Washington Heights Movie Review 2002

Washington Heights is an upper west side Manhattan neighborhood largely populated by immigrants from the Dominican Republic. Widower Eddie Ramirez (Milian) provides for his family by running a bodega and would like his twenty-something son Carlos (Perez) to take over the business. But Carlos is a cartoonist with dreams of his own, who wants to move out of the 'hood, although his girlfriend Maggie (Navedo) is reluctant. Then Eddie is shot and Carlos is forced to mind the store, which makes the son feel even more trapped by circumstance. An effective portrayal (warts-and-all) that has something of a pat ending.

Distribution

CinemaNow, 4553 Glencoe Ave., Ste. 200, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, URL: http://www.cinemanow.com, Remarks: Formerly known as Lions Gate Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 85 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

New York, New York, Family Drama, Dads, Shops & Shopping, Art & Artists

Screenplay

Alfredo de Villa, Nat Moss

Cast

Manny Perez, Tomas Milian, Danny Hoch, Andrea Navedo, Jude Ciccolella, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Reyes, Callie (Calliope) Thorne, David Zayas

Cinematography

Claudio Chea

Director

Alfredo de Villa

Music

Leigh Roberts

Other

Andre Bellware, Tom Donahue, Sandra Goldmark, Charlotte Bourke

Producer

Luis Dantas, Tom Donahue, Samy Boy Entertainment, Mac Releasing