John Aquino

Set in 1959, Diner shows how five young men resist their adulthood and seek refuge in their beloved Diner. The mundane, childish, and titillating details of their lives are shared. But the golden moments pass, and the men shoulder their responsibilities, leaving the Diner behind.

B級映画専門の音響効果音マンのジャックは、ホラー映画で使う音を求めて“風の音”を録音しに出かける。そこで車の川への転落事故を目撃した彼は、とっさに川に飛び込みサリーという女性を救うが、同乗していた次期大統領の有力候補は救えなかった。宿の部屋で事故の時に録音していた音を聞いていたジャックは、“銃声”の存在に気がつく。一方テレビでは、同じく偶然、現場に居合わせたというカメラマンが事故を語っていた。

From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers call their police station, which really seems like an outpost in enemy's country. The story follows officer Murphy, who seems to be a tuff cynic, but in truth he's a moralist with a sense for justice.

A debt-ridden divorced mother and factory worker strives to get a higher-paying job on the traditionally all-male main assembly line.