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Carlito's Way (1993)
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Reviews Counted: 32
Fresh: 26
Rotten:6
Average Rating: 6.8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 25 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Notorious Puerto Rican heroin dealer Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino) is released from jail on a technicality thanks to the manipulations of his sleazy lawyer buddy (Sean Penn). All he wants is to keep... Notorious Puerto Rican heroin dealer Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino) is released from jail on a technicality thanks to the manipulations of his sleazy lawyer buddy (Sean Penn). All he wants is to keep his nose clean and earn enough money to start a business in the Bahamas--and maybe rekindle romance with his old flame, played by Penelope Ann Miller. Instead he finds himself back in trouble as a result of old-world codes of honor and misguided loyalties. It all takes place in 1975 Manhattan, in and around a nightclub Carlito manages, so there's plenty of classic disco music pulsing on the soundtrack. John Leguizamo plays one of the younger generation of hoodlums out to prove something. Viggo Mortensen and Luis Guzmán star as a couple of Carlito's buddies from the old days. Brian De Palma, who directed Pacino a decade earlier in SCARFACE, makes this seem almost like that film's sequel. As expected, there's plenty of elaborate tracking shots and suspenseful set pieces, most memorably a pulse-pounding chase through Grand Central Station. It's adapted from two novels by New York Supreme Court Judge Edwin Torres based on his childhood in East Harlem. [More]
Starring: Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo
Starring: Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo, Ingrid Rogers, Luis Guzmán, James Rebhorn, Joseph Siravo, Viggo Mortensen, Richard Foronjy, Jorge Porcel, Frank Minucci, Adrian Pasdar
Director: Brian De Palma
Director: Brian De Palma
Producer: Martin Bregman, Michael Scott Bregman, Willi Baer
Screenwriter: David Koepp
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Release:
May 24, 2009
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Collectors Edition
- Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
- Dolby Digital Mono - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
- Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
- Making Of: THE MAKING OF CARLITO'S WAY
Interactive Features:
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Access
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Reviews for Carlito's Way
A lengthy cat-and-mouse chase scene at the film's climax practically surpasses Hitchcock and even gives Scorsese's GoodFellas a run for its money.
A great story told by a master filmmaker; sterling actors playing some truly fascinating characters; and a bunch of cinematic set-pieces that are worthy of repeat viewings.
The film is a redundancy and only those who have played Brian De Palma's other movies so much they've memorized the dialogue are going to be interested. Al Pacino portrays a reformed gangster trying to break away from his earlier lifestyle. Needless to sa
De Palma and Pacino tread some very familiar ground . . . But while it all feels a bit recycled at times, it still works
Charts the efforts of a Puerto Rican drug-dealer just released from prison to put the life of crime behind him
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