Fear City

Before becoming the critics’ darling with his bleak and gritty art dramas, Abel Ferrara was making his name with exploitation films. Some of those were bleak and gritty too. That included his 1984 crime thriller *Fear City*. The protagonist, played by Tom Berenger, is Matt Rossi, former boxer who, together with his best friend Nicky Parzeno (played by Jack Scalia), runs New York City talents agency specialised in pr…