Starring: Al Pacino, Kitty Winn, Alan Vint, Richard Bright, Kiel Martin Directed By: Jerry Schatzberg Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: 20th Century Fox Number of Items: 2 Region Code: 1 Release Date: June 19, 2007 Running Time: 109 minutes Theatrical Release Date: 1971
Is Al Pacino ever anything but inspiring? A truly well acted movie and a very accurate portrait of life as a heroin addict.
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.
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.
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.
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<
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