King Rikki
- Alternative title
- Street King, The
- Synopsis
- A gangster version of Richard III set in contemporary Los Angeles.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2002
- Duration
- 90 mins
Credits
- Director
- James Gavin Bedford
- Producer
- John D. Vaughan
- Cinematographer
- Rob Sweeney
- Screenplay
- Jesse Graham
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Richard III
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Gangster films
Notes
- Notes
- The DVD includes an interview with Jon Seda in which he speaks about the film’s relationship to Richard III.
- General
- US video title is The STREET KING
- Reviews
- An analysis of the film is contained in the essay ‘Shakespeare and the Street: Pacino’s ‘Looking for Richard’, Bedford’s ‘Street King’ and the Common Understanding’ by Thomas Cartelli in Shakespeare the Movie, II: Popularising the Plays on Film, TV, Video and DVD edited by Richard Burt and Lynda E Boose. (London: Routledge, 2003). Cartelli asserts ‘the film’s strategy is more paradic and citational than assimilative; it ‘samples’ selected aspects of Richard III without attempting to swallow the play whole’.
Production Company
- Name
Mistral Pictures
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.com
- Web
- http://www.amazon.com External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "King Rikki". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36632 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)