

No Picnic
1990-07-12 · 86 min · ★ 6.9
Down-and-out jukebox operator Macabee Cohn wanders the cheap tenements, dive bars, and derelict streets of the East Village in search of a mysterious woman in a striped dress.
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- Directors
- Philip Hartman
- Production companies
- Films Charas, Great Jones Film Group
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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David BrisbinMac
Luis GuzmánArroyo
Richard HellIrate Tenant
Steve BuscemiDead Pimp
Ryan CutronaLive Pimp
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