Summary
A New York City street artist rescues a baby girl after her father is murdered. He then sets off to find the mother, but has to first learn how to care for the child. Ultimately he ends up in a horse drawn chase for the murderers.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 73Audiences 70GoodWatch 63
Tomatometer79%
Metascore66
IMDb7.2
Audience score68%
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 100102Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 4 more
Released
1989
September 15, 1989
37 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 3 more12 people
- Charles LaneThe Artist
- Robert ClohessyAlley Tough
- TATom AlpernBookseller
- NANicole AlysiaChild
- EAEdwin AnthonyPenny Pincher
- ACAngel CappellinoBully's Mother
- Edie FalcoCarriage Couple
- SWSandye WilsonYoung Woman
- DWDarnell WilliamsFather
- Trula HoosierMother
- Bill SageCarriage Couple
- Michael BaskinDoorman / Street Cop
Directing · 1
- Charles Lane Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Production · 2
- Vicki Lebenbaum Executive Producer
- Howard M. Brickner Executive Producer
Editing · 1
- Anne Stein Editor
Sound · 1
- Marc Marder Music
Art · 2
- Lyn Pinezich Production Design
- Ina Mayhew Art Direction
Other crew · 1
- Bill Dill Cinematography
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