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Two Bits | |
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Directed by | James Foley |
Written by | Joseph Stefano |
Produced by | Arthur Cohn |
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Cinematography | Juan Ruiz Anchía |
Edited by | Howard E. Smith |
Music by | Carter Burwell |
Production company | Connexion Film |
Distributed by | Miramax Films (Domestic) Capella International (Overseas) |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $26,282 |
Two Bits is a 1995 American drama film directed by James Foley and starring Al Pacino, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Jerry Barone. It is written by Joseph Stefano, who considered the film a personal project, with a semi-biographical story. The title refers to the American slang term for a quarter dollar: "two bits".
It is a hot summer day in 1933 in South Philadelphia, where 12-year-old Gennaro lives with his widowed mother and ailing grandfather. His grandfather sits outside holding on tight to his last quarter. He has promised the quarter to Gennaro so that the boy can buy a ticket to a plush new movie theater. However, grandpa is not ready to pass on the quarter, nor is he ready to die. He has some unfinished business with a woman from his past, and he enlists Gennaro to act as his emissary.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 40% of 10 critics' reviews are positive. [1]
The film was nominated for two Young Artist Awards: Best Family Feature and Best Young Leading Actor (Jerry Barone).[ citation needed ]