The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
Average Rating: 6.7/10
Reviews Counted: 10
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 3
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Critic Reviews: 4
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 2
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A couple loves heroin as much as they love each other in Jerry Schatzberg's grim drug drama. After an illegal abortion at the behest of her faithless lover (Raul Julia), lost innocent Helen (Kitty Winn) finds solace with small-time crook Bobby (Al Pacino), a regular in Manhattan's "Needle Park." As Bobby shows her around his Upper West Side world, the two become inseparable. When Helen realizes that Bobby is a full-blown junkie, she joins him in addiction, and their downward spiral begins in
Jul 13, 1971 Wide
Jun 19, 2007
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Cast
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Al Pacino
Bobby -
Kitty Winn
Helen -
Alan Vint
Hotchner -
Richard Bright
Hank -
Kiel Martin
Chico -
Michael McClanathan
Sonny -
Sully Boyar
Doctor -
Warren Finnerty
Sammy -
Bryant Fraser
Prep Schoolboy -
Raul Julia
Marco -
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Marcie -
Nancy MacKay
Penny -
Paul Mace
Whitey -
Larry Marshall
Mickey -
Angie Ortega
Irene -
Gil Rogers
Robins -
Joe Santos
DiBono -
Paul Sorvino
Samuels -
Arnold Williams
Freddy -
Anthony Palmer
Hotel Clerk -
Florence Tarlow
Ward Nurse -
Dora Weissman
Pawnshop Lady
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All Critics (12) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (4) | DVD (2)
The movie's well-fed, camera-loving cast and general air of self-satisfied slumming reveal Panic for what it is: the kind of drug movie a pair of Malibu intellectuals and a fashion photographer would cook up.
A gruelling but highly responsible film about the influence of heroin on a New York street romance.
Top CriticIt is not filled with quick cutting or gimmicky editing, but Jerry Schatzberg's direction is so confident that we cover the ground effortlessly.
Made its mark during its day, but has become outdated.
A sample of '70s grit worth reviving, though anybody fiending for a fix of extras will be worse off than the film's craven addicts.
The Panic in the Needle Park rolls up the drug culture's sleeve and picks at the scabs underneath.
An occasion to meditate upon the frightfulness of heroin addiction and why many youth opt for the euphoria of white powder rather than the promises of the American dream.
More a character study than any kind of narrative story, it's moderately worthwhile but far from a classic.
Além de contar com as estupendas atuações de Winn e Pacino (em sua brilhante estréia no Cinema), este ainda é um dos melhores filmes já produzidos sobre dependência química.
A brilliantly performed, remarkably un-exploitative (and occasionally funny) portrayal of the ravages of drug addiction, shot with searing documentary-style realism from Schatzberg.
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Foreign Titles
- Panic in Needle Park (DE)
- Panic in Needle Park (UK)
