''Way Out'' is a 1967
drama
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film directed by
Irvin Yeaworth
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Irvin Shortess "Shorty" Yeaworth Jr. (February 14, 1926 – July 19, 2004) was a German-born American film director, producer, screenwriter and theme park building, builder. He began his career singing at age 10 at KDKA (AM), KDKA in P ...
and starring
Franklin Rodríguez and
Sharyn Jimenez.
Premise
The film follows the story of two men who become heroin addicts.
Cast
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Franklin Rodríguez as Frankie
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James Dunleavy
James P. Dunleavy (born 1939) was an American politician and jurist from Maine. Dunleavy, a Maine Democratic Party, Democrat, served one term in the Maine House of Representatives (1973-1974). He represented Presque Isle, Maine. After leaving the ...
as Jim
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Sharyn Jimenez as Anita
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Jerry Rutkin as Jerry
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Starr Ruiz as Stella
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Gilbert Mesa as Fats
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Cecil White as Che Che
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Louis Colon as Louie
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Rudy Rosado as Rudy
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John Gimenez John Gimenez was an American Pentecostal evangelist. He was a pastor, international overseer and bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christian ...
as Pop
Production
Filming took place in
Melrose, Bronx
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, New York City.
References
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1967 films
1967 drama films
1967 independent films
American drama films
American independent films
1960s English-language films
Films about heroin addiction
Films set in the Bronx
Films shot in New York City
Films directed by Irvin Yeaworth
1960s American films
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