“In the aggressive self-confidence, the use of rock music, and the perceptive observation, Scorsese reveals an anthropological feel for street life and the attitudes of male adolescence.”
Harvey Keitel makes his acting debut as J.R.: a young Italian-American getting his kicks on the mean streets of Little Italy. But when he gets involved with a local girl (Zina Bethune) and decides to settle down, he struggles to reconcile an incident in his girlfriend’s past with his religious upbringing... Shot on a shoe-string budget over a period of two years, Who’s That Knocking At My Door? is the rough-diamond debut of one of the world's greatest directors - and contains themes Scorsese would return to again and again over the course of his illustrious career, as well as flashes of the genius to come. (No trailer available, but here’s a short clip.)
