CAST AND CREW

DIRECTOR
Al Pacino
David F. Wheeler

WRITING CREDITS
Heathcote Williams

PRODUCER
Michael Hadge

CAST
Al Pacino Graham
Paul Guilfoyle Ray
Joseph Maher David
James Bulleit Theatre Manager

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The two main characters are roomates: Graham and Ray. Cockney men, articulate and intelligent in spite of being considered "lower class". They play games with each other all the time speaking in cryptic language and glances, inside jokes and power plays.

Opening credits: a red screen with the words "Local Stigmatic" in black.

The first scene is at the dog track. The opening shot is a great closeup of the greyhounds coming out of a starting gate. Graham watches the dogs from the stands as they finish the race. (Al is wearing what looks like the glasses he wore in "Author! Author!" )

It has never been released to the public. Al donated a copy to the Museum of Modern Art with the stipulation that it can only be shown with is permission. They have problems with how to release it because it's only about an hour long. It's also in 16mm which is ok for tv, but not great quality for a big screen release.It was filmed in 1989 in about 16-17 days.Al didn't want to wear glasses, the director wanted him to, so they compromised by having him wear reading glasses. (There are actually two different pairs of glasses. The first only appear at the dog track at the beginning, and looked just like the one's in "Author, Author". For the rest of the film you only see him with the reading glasses.