Rhythm Thief

Rhythm Thief

NR 1994 · 88 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama

Simon is a street retailer, his shop a corner on the lower east side in New York, his stock bootleg cassette tapes, the ambience provided via boombox. He scrounges food from restaurants, exists on vodka and peanut butter, sleeps on the floor, and cares for an unloved cat. Marty, who may be an old girlfriend, visits. Down and out in New York.

Directed by Matthew Harrison · Written by Christopher Grimm

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