August Pullman est né avec une malformation du visage. Jusqu'à maintenant, sa mère lui a toujours fait l'école à la maison, mais c'est désormais le temps pour Auggy d'affronter la réalité et de fréquenter une école primaire normale. Comme ses parents le craignaient, le garçon est rapidement victime d'intimidation de la part de ses camarades de classe. L'enfant persévèrera malgré les difficultés et finira par influencer positivement tous les gens qui graviteront dans son cercle. Parce qu'il faut parfois s'efforcer de voir au-delà de ce que nos yeux peuvent nous montrer.

Neuf représentants d'une bande d'adolescents de Coney Island, les Warriors, se sont rendus à un congrès convoqué dans le Bronx. Un chef prestigieux invite les jeunes à une action collective contre les forces de l'ordre, mais il est tué en pleine péroraison par un détraqué qui fait porter la responsabilité de son geste par les Warriors. Ces derniers cherchent à regagner leur quartier par le métro, mais doivent faire face à diverses bandes lancées à leurs trousses.

Frankie, un adolescent sans but qui vit aux abords de Brooklyn, passe un été épouvantable. Entre son père mourant et sa mère qui veut qu'il se trouve une petite amie, il tente d'échapper à la désolation de la vie de famille en sévissant avec ses délinquants d'amis et en flirtant avec des hommes plus âgés sur internet. Lorsque ses conversations et ses sessions de webcaméra en ligne s'intensifient, il s'acoquine finalement avec des types d'une plage de drague des environs tout en entamant une prudente relation avec une jeune femme. Alors que Frankie lutte pour concilier ses désirs antagonistes, ses décisions vont le faire dégringoler vers d'irréversibles conséquences.

Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.

Dans les années 50, l'été new-yorkais rime avec Coney Island, ce petit coin de paradis de Brooklyn où il y a l'océan Atlantique, une plage et un parc d'attractions. Les gens déferlent en grand monde, créant une cacophonie sonore qui donne mal à la tête de Ginny. Cette mère de famille habite et travaille près de la grande roue en rêvant d'une vie meilleure. Une romance avec un jeune sauveteur la persuade de quitter son mari. C'est avant que sa belle-fille qui est recherchée par la mafia vienne tout remettre en question en s'amourachant de son amant.

The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.

Speedy loses his job as a soda jerk, then spends the day with his girl at Coney Island. He then becomes a cab driver and delivers Babe Ruth to Yankee Stadium, where he stays to see the game. When the railroad tries to run the last horse-drawn trolley (operated by his girl's grandfather) out of business, Speedy organizes the neighborhood old-timers to thwart their scheme.

Set ten years after the events at the Paris Opera House, the Phantom has fled to New York, where he lives amongst the joyrides and freak shows of Coney Island. He has finally found a place for his music to soar, all that is missing is his love Christine Daaé. In a bid to win back her love, the Phantom lures Christine, her husband Raoul, and their young son Gustave from Manhattan, to the glittering and glorious world of Coney Island... they have no idea what lies in store for them...

Set at the turn of the century, smooth talking con man Eddie Johnson weasels his way into a job at friend and rival Joe Rocco's Coney Island night spot. Eddie meets the club's star attraction (and Joe's love interest), Kate Farley, a brash singer with a penchant for flashy clothes. Eddie and Kate argue as he tries to soften her image. Eventually, Kate becomes the toast of Coney Island and the two fall in love. Joe then tries to sabotage their marriage plans.

Garland Jeffreys, the mixed-race Brooklyn native whose music defied industry norms, receives long-overdue recognition in this enlightening documentary. His unique fusion of folk, soul, and rock earned him accolades abroad, yet left him underrated at home. Jeffreys’ story, narrated from his NYC home and featuring interviews with fans like Harvey Keitel, Laurie Anderson, and Vernon Reid sheds light on the life and artistry of an unclassifiable talent.

Two people go to Coney Island to find romance and wind up in jail.

Man drugs, photographs & tortures women he meets by personal ads.

Before there was Disneyland, there was Coney Island. By the turn of the century, this tiny piece of New York real estate was internationally famous. On summer Sundays, three great pleasure domes--Steeplechase, Luna Park and Dreamland--competed for the patronage of a half-million people. By day it was the world's most amazing amusement park, by night, an electric "Eden".

Tammany Burke, young owner of a giant roller coaster, is fighting heavy odds against a syndicate led by financial baron Hughey Cooper. Assisted by his sweetheart, Joan, and her father, Jingles Wellman, formerly a clown, Burke prepares for a sabotage of his machine by syndicate hirelings. In the midst of a great battle the riot squad arrives to arrest the troublemakers, and Burke and his sweetheart are left in happy possession of their roller coaster.

During WWI Bill Pettigrew, a naive young Texan soldier is sent to New York for basic training. He meets worldly wise actress Daisy Heath when her car nearly runs him over.

A bumbling detective chases an escaped convict in an amusement park haunted house in Coney Island.

A psychopathic killer uses the carousel ride at a carnival to pick his victims, whom he then murders and dismembers.

The title of this short is a play on the title of the feature film Destination Moon (which itself has an animated sequence made by Walter Lantz and starring Woody Woodpecker) and once again Magoo and his myopia take an adventure, hand in hand, off to the "Moon". The life that man leads!

This is the second volume of ultra-rare oddities, obscurities and jaw-droppers that may be among the best 85 minutes Something Weird has ever assembled and almost all of them from the original negatives! Titles include The Martians (1962), Tops ‘n Tunes (1964), Swinger (1966), Slumber Party (196?), Chemical Pop (196?), The Assignation (1963), A Christmas Fantasy (196?), Woton’s Wake (1964) and some newly-discovered trailers for live midnight shows.

Two rivals address the years of animosity that defined their careers and their shared dream of achieving greatness on the world’s biggest stage: the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.