Mickey One is a 1965 film starring Warren Beatty and directed by Arthur Penn. Its New Wave-influenced editing and camera angles, its atmospheric noir lighting effects, its surrealistic mise en scene, its Kafkaesque paranoia and philosophical themes, and the performance given by Warren Beatty in the title role, turned the film into a cult-classic. It was also notable for its soundtrack, which re-teamed Stan Getz with arranger Eddie Sauter following their classic album Focus.
Tagline:...and the name of the game is Mickey!
After incurring the wrath of the mob, a comic flees Detroit for Chicago taking the name "Mickey One." As he returns to the stage and becomes successful, he fears that the mob will track him down. He wishes to square himself with the mob, but doesn't know what he did to anger them or what his debt is. Written by
