Manhattan, zwei Uhr nachts (1984)

Manhattan, zwei Uhr nachts: Directed by Abel Ferrara. With Tom Berenger, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Scalia, Melanie Griffith. Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and maimed by a psycho-killer. A conflicted ex-boxer-turned-talent-manager and his business partner and friend, who represent some of the girls, set out to find him before he strikes again.

“Although FEAR CITY is provocatively titillating, and sex drenched, it really never manages to seduce. However, the film does a remarkable job of capturing the essence of early 80u0026#39;s tawdry 42nd St. Midtown Manhattan (Pre-Disneyfication). And, the film boasts a cavalcade of 80u0026#39;s talent; Tom Berenger, Billy Dee Williams, Melanie Griffith, and Rae Dawn Chong. Although director Able Ferrara was throttled by too many producers, he has still managed to craft a fairly interesting picture. What makes FEAR CITY slightly unusual is the treatment of the killer. In most films of this nature, the primary aim is to identify and demonstrate the Evil Doeru0026#39;s, Means, Motive, and Opportunity. However, in FEAR CITY Ferrara only shows the manifestation of the killeru0026#39;s violence, and nearly nothing is divulged of his character or motivation. The killer is shown as a mere cipher, and such a depiction is more in keeping with the Horror Genre rather than Detective Fiction. FEAR CITY is certainly not a great film, or even one of Able Ferraru0026#39;s better efforts, but it is still worthy of a look.”