Mikey and Nicky

Mikey and Nicky
Elaine May, 1976, 106 mins, R

Curated by NAC Member Will Foran.

Starring John Cassavetes as a desperate small-time mobster and Peter Falk as his longtime, childhood friend. Nick is desperate, holed up in a cheap hotel, suffering from an ulcer and convinced that a local mobster wants him killed. He calls Mikey, his friend since childhood, but when Mikey arrives, Nick won’t let him in: his moods swing. So begins a long night as Mike tries to take care of Nick, calm him down and get him out of town. “A neglected gem of 70’s crime cinema”,

“The movie grinds along its dark, mordant, and fascinating path until it culminates in one of the most emotionally harrowing scenes ever filmed.” – Austin Chronicle