Director: Michael De Avila
Writer(s): Michael De Avila (story), George Gilmore
Starring: Sam Gray, David Johansen, James McCaffrey, Carolyn McCormick, Chris Noth, Michael Rispoli, Roger Robinson, Sherry Stringfield, Tony Todd, Jamie Walters, James Burton, Modeste Slywka, Billy Jaye, Michael Massee, Eddie Brill, David Wright, Frederique Van Der Wal, Penn Jillette, Laura Kightlinger, Joni Ruth White, Adib Goldmansour, Rochelly Baez, Robert Karp, Ephran Catlin, Rick Gomez, Maggie Low, Helena Dedic, Owen Comaskey, John Clement, James Freeman, Lizz Winstead
Synopsis: Set almost entirely inside a dive bar in Manhattan, New York City, known as a “gin joint” or a “watering hole”, the regular patrons at Eppine’s Bar attempt to cope with the homogenizing world around them as they struggle with personal and political identity as the rest of the city slowly gives into gentrification while the place stands as the last battleground for individualism. Centering on the bartender Sal, and the elderly regular Burnzy, they witness and interact with various people that walk into the bar on this one long day whom include businessmen, college kids, a local bookie, a local cop, a drag queen, an abrasive gambler, annoying tourists, a kind yuppie woman, an alcoholic artist, and many others.
Release Date: December 18, 2001 (USA) | Length: 85 min | Genre: Comedy, Drama | Certificate: NR | Note(s): I couldn’t find the actual 1995 release date, only the DVD release date. That’s what’s listed above.