(pb; 1974: play)
From the back cover
"This powerful drama of prison life is set in a house of detention where a group of young convicts-predominantly black and Puerto Rican-taunt, fight, insult, and entertain one another in an attempt to preserve their sanity and to create a semblance of community. When a young white prisoner accused of child molesting is thrown into the cell block by a guard who says he belongs in Sing Sing because "the men up there konw what to do with degenerates like you," the stage is set for an explosive series of events; for, among prisoners, this child molester called "short eyes" is the lowest of criminals."
Review
Short Eyes is a stark, word-efficient
and societally- and racially-charged fast- and brief-read work with an
effective twist at its finish. Its characters’ personalities and motivations
are skillfully sketched out, with hinted-at depths that further explain their
actions. It is a great, sometimes disturbing play.
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The resulting film was released stateside on September 30, 1977. It received a limited release. Robert M. Young directed it. Miguel Pinero is listed as its unofficial screenwriter.
José Pérez played Juan. Nathan George played Ice. Don Blakely played El Raheem. Tony DiBenedetto played Tony. Shawn Elliott played Paco. Tito Goya played Cupcakes. Joseph Carberry played Longshoe.
Play author Miguel Piñero played Go-Go. Bruce Davison played Clark Davis. Richard Matamoros played Gomez.
Keith Davis played Mr. Brown. Bob O'Connell played Mr. Allard. Bob Maroff played Mr. Nett. Mark Margolis played Mr. Morrison.
Luis Guzmán had a role in it, but the name of his character is not listed by IMDb.
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