Film

Slaves of New York

1989 · 2h 4m · Drama

Slaves of art. Slaves of love.

IMDb

5.7

Rotten Tomatoes

22%

Meet the denizens of New York City: artists, prostitutes, saints, and seers. All are aspiring toward either fame or oblivion while hoping for love and acceptance. Instead they find high rent, faithless partners, and dead-end careers.

Bernadette Peters

Eleanor

Chris Sarandon

Victor Okrent

Mary Beth Hurt

Ginger Booth

Madeleine Potter

Daria

Adam Coleman Howard

Stash

Charles McCaughan

Sherman

Mercedes Ruehl

Samantha

Joe Leeway

Jonny Jalouse

Anna Katarina

Mooshka

Bruce Peter Young

Mikell

Michael Schoeffling

Jan

Jonas Abry

Mickey

Stephen Bastone

Chauffeur

Denise Beaumont

Ballerina (as Denise Marie Beaumont)

Mark Boone Junior

Mitch

Dianne Brill

Jagger

• James IvoryDirector
• Tama JanowitzScreenplay
• Ismail MerchantProducer
• Gary HendlerProducer
• Tony Pierce-RobertsDirector of Photography
• Richard RobbinsOriginal Music Composer
• Katherine WenningEditor
• Howard FeuerCasting

Release date

March 18, 1989

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 4m

Rated

R

Genres

Drama

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