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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Not For Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1977 DVD Release: 08/12/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 40 mins Studio: Fox Lorber Members Wishing: 5 Genres: Drama, Prison Film

"Short eyes" is prison slang for a man who sodomizes little boys. Fitting this odious description is new inmate Bruce Davison, who is arrested and locked up with the scum of the earth. Despite their own depravities, Davison's fellow prisoners consider him the lowest form of human life, and proceed to treat him accordingly, in a series of appalling episodes that must have been as hard to film as they are to watch. Most of the supporting cast is comprised of real-life hoodlums, junkies and killers; small wonder that Davison retains his deer-in-the-headlights facial expression throughout the film. Short Eyes was based on a play by Miguel Pinero. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Bruce Davison - Clark Davis
Jose Perez - Juan
Nathan George - Ice
Don Blakely - El Raheem
Shawn Elliott - Paco

This hard-hitting screen adaptation of Miguel Piñero's drama has been given a simple but effective presentation on DVD. Short Eyes has been given a letterboxed transfer at its original widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1, which has been enhanced for playback on 16x9 monitors. The audio, in English, has been remixed for Dolby Digital 5.1 playback; no foreign language options have been included. As a bonus, this DVD features an alternate commentary track, in which director Robert A. Young and filmmaker Leon Ichaso (who directed a film biography of the late playwright Pinero) discuss the film and its writer. Links to the film's website and filmographies have also been included. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide