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Back Against the Wall

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Midwest experimental filmmaker James Fotopoulos employs his grim cinematic style for the film, in which Levey lives in a harshly lit apartment decorated with mostly cardboard boxes.

Critics Reviews

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Stephen Holden New York Times 03/13/2002
3.5/5
Although made on a shoestring and unevenly acted, conjures a Lynch-like vision of the rotting underbelly of Middle America. Go to Full Review V.A. Musetto New York Post 03/13/2002
2.5/4
If ... you're the adventurous sort, check it out. Go to Full Review J. Hoberman Village Voice 03/12/2002
The strongest Fotopoulos I've seen. Go to Full Review Film Threat 12/06/2005
2/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 09/07/2005
2/5
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 03/07/2005
1/5
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02/08/2013 I am awesome in it! my name is Ernie E Frantz ! See more 09/09/2009 Out of Fotopoulos work, this one I really do like. The story is much more accessible, the direction is better and it may teeter on Lynchian proportions, it still shows Fotopoulos finding his own voice instead of somebody else's. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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James Fotopoulos

Director

Martin Shannon

Levey

Michael Wexler

Vince

Debbie Mulcahy

June

Ernie E. Frantz

Ed

Joe Antico

Actor
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Movie Info

Synopsis Midwest experimental filmmaker James Fotopoulos employs his grim cinematic style for the film, in which Levey lives in a harshly lit apartment decorated with mostly cardboard boxes.
Director
James Fotopoulos
Producer
James Fotopoulos
Screenwriter
James Fotopoulos
Production Co
Fantasma Inc.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 11, 2003
Runtime
1h 34m