
A forlorn teenager abandoned in New York City spirals out of control, from a troubled kid to an accidental addict, after he mistakes the welcoming embrace of a Lower East Side drug dealer for the love of family. Offering a humorous take on the absurdity of the junky lifestyle, STRAIGHT OUTTA TOMPKINS also presents a fearlessly honest portrayal of the violence and danger that come with teen drug use.... (Full plot summary below)
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A forlorn teenager abandoned in New York City spirals out of control, from a troubled kid to an accidental addict, after he mistakes the welcoming embrace of a Lower East Side drug dealer for the love of family. Offering a humorous take on the absurdity of the junky lifestyle, STRAIGHT OUTTA TOMPKINS also presents a fearlessly honest portrayal of the violence and danger that come with teen drug use.
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| VarietyJustin ChangBenson displays more energy and assurance behind the camera than he does in front of it; even still, his tonal command of his own narrative is wobbly at best, employing cynical humor and climactic eruptions of violence to jazz up what is ultimately an overly earnest and predictable cautionary tale. |
| New York PostSara StewartOnly in his early 20s, Zephyr Benson makes a remarkably assured debut as writer, director and star of Straight Outta Tompkins, his tongue-in-cheek title for his past as a middle-class drug dealer in lower Manhattan. |
| Village VoiceAshley ClarkStraight Outta Tompkins is rarely boring, but neither does it come close to attaining the hard-hitting moral force its creator is clearly striving for. |
| User ReviewRick RIf you grew up in or around the city (or any city for that matter) you'll understand and probably enjoy it as much as i did. if you grew up in the midwest you'll probably hate it. pretty straight to the point. its a movie about latch key kids. |
| User ReviewDavid SI saw this in the Village on Friday, me & my husband loved it, we are in awe that young Zephyr Benson made such a great little flick @ age 21. The movie is set in NYC where Gene is a kid pretty much left on his own, making some bad choices after his Mom dies and his Dad abandons him, he does what he thinks he needs to to survive but drugs take him to the depths of hell. I never lost interest watching this movie, it is really good and I'd see it again when it comes to more theaters closer to me. Great movie, see it is you get a chance, by the way it doesn't hurt that Benson has some talented genes, his Dad is Robby Benson and his Mom is Karla DeVito Benson! |
| User ReviewSteve SWriter/director/actor Zephyr Benson chronicles his own serious issues struggling with drug addiction and selling of narcotics in a rough area of New York City. It is at times a bit awkward, but it succeeds is feeling pretty authentic in its depiction of the mean streets of the Tmpkins area. Benson takes command of his material and surprises with how self assured he is. |