Short Eyes (film)

Short Eyes
Short Eyes
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert M. Young
Screenplay by	Miguel Piñero
Based on	Short Eyes; by Miguel Piñero
Produced by	Lewis Harris
Starring	Bruce Davison; Jose Perez; Nathan George; Don Blakely; Shawn Elliott; Miguel Piñero; Joseph Carberry; Tito Goya; Kenneth Steward; Curtis Mayfield; Freddie Fender;
Cinematography	Peter Sova
Edited by	Edward Beyer
Music by	Curtis Mayfield
Distributed by	Film League
Release date	September 28, 1977;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Short Eyes is a 1977 American prison drama film directed by Robert M. Young and based on Miguel Piñero's play of the same name.^[1] It was filmed in the Manhattan House of Detention for Men, otherwise known as The Tombs.

The Wu-Tang Clan sampled dialogue from the film for the songs "Let My Niggas Live" and "Gravel Pit" in 2000.^[2]

^ Canby, Vincent (September 28, 1977). "Film: 'Short Eyes' Eloquently Adapted". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
^ Blanco, Alvin (2011). The Wu-Tang Clan and RZA: A Trip Through Hip Hop's 36 Chambers. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-313-38442-4.