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American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince

1978 · 55 min

An intimate, rambling evening of gripping barroom tales that veers between laughter and quiet dread.

Directed by
Martin Scorsese
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Martin Scorsese spends an evening with larger-than-life raconteur Steven Prince—a former drug addict, road manager for Neil Diamond, and actor—as he recounts stories from his colorful life.
How it feels
Dark, melancholic, warm and absurd. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Addiction, memory, death, survival
Content
Strong language. Mild violence, gore and sexual content.
Note
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Genres
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour5
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Martin Scorsese
Written by
Julia Cameron, Mardik Martin
Starring
Steven Prince, Martin Scorsese, George Memmoli
Cinematography
Michael Chapman
Runtime
55 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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