''The Local Stigmatic'' is a 1990 film directed by David Wheeler and produced by and starring Al Pacino. It was filmed and edited during the late 1980s. It had a showing at the

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in New York City in March 1990, but was never released theatrically. It was released on DVD as part of "The Al Pacino Box Set" in June 2007. The film is 56 minutes long. It follows the story of two British friends who spend their time walking about London discussing dog track racing. ''The Local Stigmatic'' is based on a stage play by

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Cast

* Al Pacino - Graham *

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- Ray *

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- David

Reception

The movie was not a critical success.

References

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* * American films based on plays 1990 films Films scored by Howard Shore 1990s English-language films {{short-film-stub