The debut feature from the mono-brow genius that is Martin Scorcese. The excellent Harvey Keitel (and long time Scorcese favourite) plays JR, an unemployed kid who seems happy hanging out with his JD buddies in Little Italy. His complacent existence is thrown into freefall when he starts a relationship with a college-educated girl (played by Zina Bethune), who begins to change his perception of his community. Shot in grainy black and white, clearly influence by a Cassavettes style of naturalism, with a great early performance from Keitel, the promise of things to come are evident in this humble debut.