The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
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| Directed by | Jerry Schatzberg |
| Cast | Al Pacino, Kitty Winn, Alan Vint, Richard Bright, Kiel Martin, Raul Julia, Larry Marshall, Joe Santos and Paul Sorvino |
| Theatrical Release | November 30, 1970 |
| DVD Release | June 19, 2007 |
| Running Time | 109 minutes |
| MPAA Rating | R (Restricted) |
| UPC Code | 024543114888 |
| Buy this item | $7.49 at Amazon.com As of May 13 2:56 EDT (details) 2 DVD, 20th Century Fox, Usually ships in 24 hours, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed) Or 34 new from $6.47, 8 used from $5.00 |
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(24 reviews)
Is Al Pacino ever anything but inspiring?A truly well acted movie and a very accurate portrait of life as a heroin addict. April 7, 2008
Still one of the Best
I hadn't seen this flick since it's original release. I've been waiting a looonnng time for it to come out on DVD. In my opinion it is STILL the most realistic, gritty, depressing, and believeable portrayal of the lifestyle of heroin junkies ever put on film. I worked in law enforcement and had an up-front and personal view of the kinds of people this movie was about. The only truer depiction would have to be an on the scene filmed documentary. They rarely make movies as good as this one these days. November 8, 2007
Heroin
I had never seen this movie till today. Boy what a gem! This movie is definitely a downer on a very serious subject but you really get into the people and the romance between Pacino and Kitty Witt. It starts out with him charming this very young and naive girl. Pacino is a fast talking, fast walking petty theif who lives from fix to fix trying to scavenge enough money to shoot up. It starts out with her being very naive but falling for him and accepting his 'habit'. "I'm just chipping," he tells her meaning that he isn't a full blown addict but just experimenting. But then she falls into his lifestyle. At first it is admirable because she is experiencing all the sights and sounds of New York and Pacino seems to know everybody. But then she descends into the abyss with Pacino.
Great movie. September 27, 2007
Panic in Needle Park
So sad the beginning was the end and the end was the beginning in this movie,and so real. Still loved the very young Al Pacino. September 18, 2007
A GOOD MOVIE
It is interesting to see what life was like in the 70's before aids, and all the various types of drugs we have today. We've come a long way,but, things are still pathetic< September 10, 2007