Martin Scorsese

Scorsese Shorts

Scorsese Shorts

This compilation of five early short films by Martin Scorsese offers a fascinating window onto his artistic development. Spanning the years from Scorsese’s time at NYU in the mid-1960s to the late ’70s, when he was emerging as one of the era’s most electrifying talents, Scorsese Shorts centers on the intimate home movie Italianamerican—a loving snapshot of the director’s parents—and American Boy, a freewheeling portrait of the larger-than-life raconteur Steven Prince. Also included are The Big Shave, a daringly visceral response to America’s involvement in Vietnam, and the bracing student films What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? and It’s Not Just You, Murray! Touching on many of Scorsese’s key themes—Italian American identity, family, his beloved New York City—these are hilarious, candid, and illuminating works from the pre­eminent American filmmaker of our time.

Film Info

  • United States
  • 135 minutes
  • Black and White/Color
  • English
  • Spine #1030

DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • New 4K digital restorations of all five films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on the Blu-ray:
    ITALIANAMERICAN (1974 • 49 minutes • Color • Monaural • 1.33:1 aspect ratio)
    AMERICAN BOY (1978 • 55 minutes • Color • Monaural • 1.33:1 aspect ratio)
    THE BIG SHAVE (1967 • 5 minutes • Color • Monaural • 1.33:1 aspect ratio)
    IT’S NOT JUST YOU, MURRAY! (1964 • 16 minutes • Black & White • Monaural • 1.33:1 aspect ratio)
    WHAT’S A NICE GIRL LIKE YOU DOING IN A PLACE LIKE THIS? (1963 • 10 minutes • Black & White • Monaural • 1.33:1 aspect ratio)
  • New conversation between director Martin Scorsese and film critic Farran Smith Nehme
  • New discussion among filmmakers Ari Aster and Josh and Benny Safdie
  • Public-radio interview from 1970 with Scorsese
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: An essay by film critic Bilge Ebiri and storyboards, treatments, and correspondence from Scorsese’s archive

New cover by Drusilla Adeline/Sister Hyde

Purchase Options

DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • New 4K digital restorations of all five films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on the Blu-ray:
    ITALIANAMERICAN (1974 • 49 minutes • Color • Monaural • 1.33:1 aspect ratio)
    AMERICAN BOY (1978 • 55 minutes • Color • Monaural • 1.33:1 aspect ratio)
    THE BIG SHAVE (1967 • 5 minutes • Color • Monaural • 1.33:1 aspect ratio)
    IT’S NOT JUST YOU, MURRAY! (1964 • 16 minutes • Black & White • Monaural • 1.33:1 aspect ratio)
    WHAT’S A NICE GIRL LIKE YOU DOING IN A PLACE LIKE THIS? (1963 • 10 minutes • Black & White • Monaural • 1.33:1 aspect ratio)
  • New conversation between director Martin Scorsese and film critic Farran Smith Nehme
  • New discussion among filmmakers Ari Aster and Josh and Benny Safdie
  • Public-radio interview from 1970 with Scorsese
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: An essay by film critic Bilge Ebiri and storyboards, treatments, and correspondence from Scorsese’s archive

New cover by Drusilla Adeline/Sister Hyde

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