The Panic in Needle Park (1971)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.0/10   

Réalisateur:

Jerry Schatzberg

Writers:

James Mills (book)
Joan Didion (screenplay) ...
(suite)

Release Date:

1 octobre 1971 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Crime | Drame | Romance

Accroche:

In the dark corner of the city, they found light

Plot:

This movie is a stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in "Needle Park" in New York City...

Plot Keywords:

New York City | Addiction | City | Heroin Addict | Heroin

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Great first performance

Ensemble

Al Pacino	...	Bobby
Kitty Winn	...	Helen
Alan Vint	...	Hotch
Richard Bright	...	Hank
Kiel Martin	...	Chico
Michael McClanathan	...	Sonny
Warren Finnerty	...	Sammy
Marcia Jean Kurtz	...	Marcie
Raul Julia	...	Marco
Angie Ortega	...	Irene
Larry Marshall	...	Mickey
Paul Mace	...	Whitey
Nancy MacKay	...	Penny
Gil Rogers	...	Robins
Joe Santos	...	DiBono
Paul Sorvino	...	Samuels
Arnold Williams	...	Freddy
Vic Ramano	...	Santo (as Vic Romano)
Bryant Fraser	...	Prep School Boy
Dora Weissman	...	Pawnshop Lady
Sully Boyar	...	Doctor
Florence Tarlow	...	Ward Nurse
Rutanya Alda	...	Admitting Nurse (as Ruth Alda)
Anthony Palmer	...	Hotel Clerk
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Anthony Caso	...	Drug Addict (uncredited)
Jeffrey Walker	...	Prisoner #1 (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Jerry Schatzberg

Scénaristes
James Mills		(book)
Joan Didion		(screenplay) and
John Gregory Dunne		(screenplay)

Produit par
Dominick Dunne	....	producer
Roger M. Rothstein	....	associate producer

Image
Adam Holender		(director of photography)

Montage
Evan A. Lottman		(as Evan Lottman)

Direction artistique
Murray P. Stern

Décorateur de plateau
Philip Smith

Création des costumes
Jo Ynocencio

Maquillage
Herman Buchman	....	makeup artist
Phil Naso	....	hair stylist

Directeur de production
Roger M. Rothstein	....	unit production manager

Assistant réalisateur
Robert Greenhut	....	first assistant director
James F. Inch	....	second assistant director
Paul J. Crossey	....	dga trainee (uncredited)

Art Department
Joseph M. Caracciolo	....	property master (as Joe Caracciolo)
Edward Garzero	....	scenic artist

Technicien du son
Dennis Maitland	....	sound mixer
Al Nahmias	....	sound editor
Dick Vorisek	....	sound re-recordist (as Richard Vorisek)
Katherine Wenning	....	sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Edward R. Brown	....	camera operator (as Edward Brown)
Adger W. Cowans	....	still photographer
Robert Dolan	....	gaffer
James Finnerty	....	key grip
Emmanuel Metaxas	....	assistant camera
Ron Zarilla	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
George Newman	....	wardrobe: men
Marilyn Putnam	....	wardrobe: women

Editorial Department
Martin Plachter	....	assistant editor

Transportation Department
Raymond Hartwick	....	transportation captain

Divers
Nancy Hopton	....	script supervisor (as Nancy Tonery)
Shari Leibowitz	....	production secretary
Ruth A. Oberdorfer	....	secretary to producer
Sue Dwiggins	....	production secretary (uncredited)
Eileen Peterson	....	publicist (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Gadd Productions Corp.
• Didion-Dunne

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1971) (USA) (theatrical)
• Abril Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Atlantic Film (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
• CBS/Fox (1993) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Fox Film (1972) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Media Cooperation One (MC-One) (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Video Beat (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Video Beat (????) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Marion Dougherty Associates  casting

Autre(s) titre(s):

Panique à Needle Park (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]

Durée:

110 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Australia:MA (cable rating) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Australia:R | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1971) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:PG | USA:R (original rating)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Gadd Productions Corp.

Anecdotes:

Robert De Niro read for the part of Bobby but Jerry Schatzberg had already decided on Pacino.

Guillemet:

Hank: What are you gonna do?
Helen: Well, I'm not gonna do it with you.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Planting the Seeds of Evil (2006) (V)

Great first performance

When I first saw this film, Al Pacino was an unknown actor, yet to play in the Godfather. I usually just enjoy the movie, but I was surprised by how fine an actor the star was. I wondered why I had never seen this guy before.

Pacino has made many fine films, but this one is actually one of his best..and very few people have ever heard of it. It used to be available on VHS, but has been out of print now for about twenty years. I was finally able to get a very expensive used copy from an internet vendor specializing in hard to get film.

I just hope that this comes out in DVD.