Brooklyn boy runs away to Coney Island. Year 1953 Video Release 2003-09-02 Studio Kino Genre Comedy MPAA Rating Not Rated Color Black and White Runtime 75 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis Widely regarded as one of the most influential and enjoyable films of the American independent cinema, Little Fugitive is an utterly charming fable that poetically captures the joys and wonders of childhood. When a seven-year-old boy Richie Andrusco is tricked into believing he killed his older brother, he gathers his meager possessions and flees to New York's nether wonderland Coney Island. Upon and beneath the crowded boardwalk, Joey experiences a day and night filled with adventures and mysteries, resulting in a film that is refreshingly spontaneous and thoroughly delightful. Hailed by critics as a groundbreaking cinematic feat, Little Fugitive won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, played in nearly 5,000 theatres in the U.S. and is now recognized as a classic of American independent film. Director Ray Ashley Cast Ray Ashley; Richie Andrusco; Rickie Brewster; Winifred Cushing; Will Lee; Charlie Moss; Tommy De Canio