What About Me is a 1993 American film drama starring, written, and directed by Rachel Amodeo[1] about a young woman who becomes homeless on the streets of New York City.[2]
Cast[edit]
- Rachel Amodeo
- Richard Edson
- Johnny Thunders
- Nick Zedd
- Gregory Corso
- Richard Hell
- Dee Dee Ramone
- Judy Carne
- Rockets Redglare
- Jerry Nolan
Reception[edit]
Critical reaction[edit]
Aaron Hillis, reviewing the film for The Village Voice in 2014, writes "Come for the cult of personality, stay for the nostalgia of a dirtier, dodgier, far cooler scene.".[3] In 2023, The New Yorker ranked the film #64 in its listing of "The Greatest Independent Films of the Twentieth Century."[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Home Is Where the Park Is". wsj.com. May 7, 2011.
- ^ "A Drama of Survival in the East Village". The New Yorker. December 2017.
- ^ "1993's What About Me Promises Nostalgia for the Dirtier, Dodgier Old Days of the Lower East Side". The Village Voice. 30 July 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ^ "The Greatest Independent Films of the Twentieth Century". The New Yorker. 28 April 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
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