Writer-director Jeff Stanzler has made a stunning feature debut with JUMPIN' AT THE BONEYARD. This moving and dark tale of the trickle-down effect of drug abuse rings true with a resonance not often seen in contemporary American cinema.
Manny (Tim Roth), an unemployed Irish-American, is awakened in his Bronx apartment early one morning when he hears two intruders rummaging around the kitchen. Armed with a baseball bat, he confronts them, only to discover his younger brother, Danny (Alex Arquette), a ravaged crack addict, and his
junkie girlfriend, Jeanette (Danitra Vance). After a violent confrontation, Manny spends a frenzied, anguished, and ultimately deadly ...
Released:
1992
Rated:
R
Length:
107 mins