Pie in the Sky
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAllen Baron
Written byAllen Baron
Produced byMerrill Brody
Dorothy E. Reed
StarringLee Grant
Richard Bray
Michael Higgins
Robert Allen
Sylvia Miles
CinematographyMerrill S. Brody, Don Malkames
Edited byRalph Rosenblum
Music byRobert Mersey
Production
company
Barbroo Productions / Bischoff-Diamond Corporation
Distributed byAllied Artists
Release date
1964
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$180,000[1]

Pie in the Sky is a 1964 American film drama written and directed by Allen Baron and starring Lee Grant, Sylvia Miles, and youngster Richard Bray (his only film work).[2] Although filmed in 1962, financial and distribution problems delayed release until 1964. Shortly after the initial release, it was retitled Terror in the City.[3]

Plot

A nine-year-old boy, Brill (Richard Bray), who lives on a farm, hitchhikes to New York City. He finds work selling papers with a gang of shoeshine boys and paper carriers managed by teen punk Rick (Jaime Charlamagne), who keeps half their earnings. Brill wins Rick's money in a crap game, and he goes on the town with his Puerto Rican friend Paco (Roberto Marsach).

When Rick's gang gives Brill a beating, prostitute Suzy (Lee Grant) takes care of Brill, buys him new clothes and takes him on a tour of Manhattan. After Suzy is picked up by the police, Brill buys a bicycle to ride back to the farm. However, a truck ruins the bicycle on the highway, and he stays the night at the home of an elderly African-American couple. Back home the next day, he gives his father the rest of his money.

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References

  1. ^ Variety Film Reviews. 1 January 1964.
  2. ^ Lucinda Ramsey (2016). "Pie in the Sky (1964)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Terror in the City". FilmAffinity. filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

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