No Picnic
6.7
Down-and-out jukebox operator Macabee Cohn wanders the cheap tenements, dive bars, and derelict streets of the East Village in search of a mysterious woman in a striped dress.
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David Brisbin
Mac
Known for
Erin Brockovich
ER
Myoshin
Shipe
No other roles listed
Anne D'Agnillo
Anne
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Luis Guzmán
Arroyo
Known for
Wednesday
Narcos
Richard Hell
Irate Tenant
Known for
Desperately Seeking Susan
Smithereens
Steve Buscemi
Dead Pimp
Known for
Wednesday
Monsters, Inc.
Ryan Cutrona
Live Pimp
Known for
The Taking of Deborah Logan
The Quest
Clare Bauman
The Fan
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David Murray Jaffe
Big Pig Manager
Also in
Floodstage
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Judith Malina
Known for
The Addams Family
Awakenings
Chandler
Rock and Roll Porter
No other roles listed
Lerode Tayken
Bobby Bradol
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Philip Hartman Director · Ned Sublette Composer Peter Hutton Cinematographer
United States release July 12, 1990 · Produced in United States · Production Great Jones Film Group
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Great Jones Film Group
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United States
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English
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English
Release dates
United States · January 17, 1986
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · July 12, 1990
Limited theatrical
United States
January 26, 2026 · Premiere · To Save and Project: The MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation
April 17, 2026 · Limited theatrical · 4K Restoration
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