The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
DVD5 | ISO | PAL | 2.40:1 | 720x576 | 4600 kbps | 4.4Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 224 Kbps | Subtitles: Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
01:50:00 | USA | Drama
DVD5 | ISO | PAL | 2.40:1 | 720x576 | 4600 kbps | 4.4Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 224 Kbps | Subtitles: Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
01:50:00 | USA | Drama
This movie is a stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in "Needle Park" in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby, a young addict and small-time hustler, and Helen, a homeless girl who finds in her relationship with Bobby the stability she craves. She becomes addicted too, and life goes downhill for them both as their addiction deepens, eventually leading to a series of betrayals. But, in spite of it all, the relationship between Bobby and Helen endures.
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Cast: Al Pacino, Kitty Winn, Alan Vint, Richard Bright, Kiel Martin, Michael McClanathan, Warren Finnerty, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Raul Julia, Angie Ortega, Larry Marshall, Paul Mace, Nancy MacKay, Gil Rogers, Joe Santos, Paul Sorvino, Arnold Williams, Vic Ramano, Bryant Fraser, Dora Weissman, Sully Boyar, Florence Tarlow, Rutanya Alda, Anthony Palmer, Anthony Caso, Jeffrey Walker
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
Extras:
- Biographies Al Pacino, Kitty Winn
IMDb
The film is a winner. In this day an age of lukewarm, banal 70's retro chic it's nice to see the real thing. Al Pacino turns in a naturalistic speedball performance, and as a slice of New York grunge it's pretty damn fine. If you want plots though buy an allotment. But, you do get to follow various drugged out cats through the scuzzball minutia of their lives, and among the grimy spoons, and zesty needlework there is even time for a few low key gags. I think it is a minor 70's classic. Not for everyone's tastes, but if you like The King Of Marvin Gardens, and the strange dabblings of Paul Morrisey & co you will dig it. It is obvious that both Kids/Another Day In Paradise and Drugstore Cowboy are very much in its debt.
~ jcdelorme71
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
