Zipper: Coney Island's Last Wild Ride

Name: Zipper: Coney Island's Last Wild Ride (2012)
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 78

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2012

1h 17m

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A real-estate mogul grabs up the rented lot of a small-time operator of a carnival ride.

Ronnie Scheib

Variety

May 31, 2024

Uniquely accessing an endless flow of rampant hypocrisy, [Zipper] should amuse audiences even as it horrifies.

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Annlee Ellingson

Los Angeles Times

Aug 29, 2013

3.5/5

The story isn't over by the time "Zipper" ends, but Nicholson manages to close on a nostalgic, if not quite hopeful, note.

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Lou Lumenick

New York Post

Aug 9, 2013

3/4

"Zipper'' tells a story of a Coney Island that is still very much a work in progress, and where there seems to be no room for small-time operators like Eddie Miranda.

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John Beifuss

Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Nov 15, 2013

2.5/4

Entertaining and engrossing...

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Michael Nordine

L.A. Weekly

Aug 28, 2013

More effective as a loving send-off than an insightful look at the so-called "tides of progress" that have led to Coney Island's slow decline.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Aug 10, 2013

7.0/10

A gentle, informative elegy for Coney Island which will never be the same again.

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Oct 30, 2013

Fantastic, essential NYC documentary filmmaking.

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Amy Nicholson

Director

Amy Nicholson

Producer

Ruben O'Malley

Cinematographer

Jerry Risius

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Mark Schwartzbard

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Laura Israel

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Synopsis

A real-estate mogul grabs up the rented lot of a small-time operator of a carnival ride.

Director: Amy Nicholson
Producer: Amy Nicholson
Production Co: Myrtle & Olive
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2016
Runtime: 1h 17m

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