Fear City
| Fear City | |
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| Directed by | Abel Ferrara |
| Written by | Nicholas St. John |
| Produced by | Bruce Cohn Curtis |
| Starring | Tom Berenger Billy Dee Williams Jack Scalia Melanie Griffith Rossano Brazzi Rae Dawn Chong Joe Santos Michael V. Gazzo Jan Murray Maria Conchita Alonso Ola Ray |
| Cinematography | James Lemmo |
| Edited by | Jack W. Holmes Anthony Redman |
| Music by | Dick Halligan Joe Delia |
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| Distributed by | Aquarius Releasing |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4 million |
Fear City is a 1984 American neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by Abel Ferrara, and written by his longtime collaborator Nicholas St. John. It stars Tom Berenger, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Scalia, and Melanie Griffith in the leading roles, with supporting parts played by Rossano Brazzi, Rae Dawn Chong, Joe Santos, Michael V. Gazzo and Jan Murray.
The film follows a former boxer turned mob-connected nightclub promoter (Berenger) and a fiercely driven police Detective (Williams), investigating a brutal serial killer targeting strippers in Manhattan. The title alludes to the Fear City pamphlets distributed by the New York Police Department.
Fear City was Ferrara's first to be produced by a major studio, 20th Century Fox. However, it was distributed by independent company Aquarius Releasing. It received mixed reviews.