New York Street Games

New York Street Games

Film poster
Directed by Matt Levy
Produced by Matt Levy
Craig Lifschutz
Written by Matt Levy
Lars Fuchs
Starring Keith David
Hector Elizondo
Robert Klein
C. Everett Koop
Arthur Leipzig
Whoopi Goldberg
Bobby Moresco
Joe Pantoliano
Regis Philbin
Robert Costanzo
David Proval
Ray Romano
Curtis Sliwa
Annie Lanzillotto
Mike Starr
Vinny Vella
Narrated by Hector Elizondo
Music by Butch Barbella
Cinematography Michael Vitti
Edited by Lars Fuchs
Paul Petschek
Release date
  • 2010 (2010)
Running time
76 minutes
Country United States
Language English

New York Street Games is a 2010 documentary film directed by Matt Levy about children's games played by kids in New York City for centuries.[1] The games are fondly remembered by people who grew up in the city. Current and historical documentary footage shows children playing these games, interspersed with scenes of celebrities discussing their own childhood experiences playing these games on the streets of New York.[2] The story is brought to the present with discussions of the current role of street games and opinions as to what kids lose by not having the freedom to play without adult supervision, most importantly the social skills developed when kids could play in the streets.

Synopsis

New York Street Games lovingly recalls a central feature of the lives of hundreds of thousands of children who grew up in New York City in the twentieth century: games played in the streets of the city. Many of the ball games featured are played with a pink rubber ball called a Spaldeen.

The games

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