All Night Long (1981)

29% of critics liked it
(7 reviews)
23% of users liked it
(1,548 ratings)

Gene Hackman plays a disgruntled suburbanite who manages the Ultra-Sav, an all-night drugstore. He hates his job, hates his debts and responsibilities, and isn't overly fond of his wife (Diane Ladd) and son (Dennis Quaid). Partly as a form of protest, Hackman enters into an affair with Barbra… More Gene Hackman plays a disgruntled suburbanite who manages the Ultra-Sav, an all-night drugstore. He hates his job, hates his debts and responsibilities, and isn't overly fond of his wife (Diane Ladd) and son (Dennis Quaid). Partly as a form of protest, Hackman enters into an affair with Barbra Streisand, one of his wife's distant relatives (don't ask how she's related - it takes Hackman about thirty seconds to explain it to another character). Streisand doesn't belong in this picture at all, but she can be forgiven her acting excesses because she wasn't the first choice for the role anyway (Lisa Eichhorn dropped out just before shooting began). The best moments in All Night Long involve the steady stream of oddballs and losers who trickle into Hackman's establishment. There is also a cute Apocalypse Now parody involving a battery-operated toy helicopter. The principal attraction of All Night Long is Gene Hackman playing an endearingly recognizable modern type. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 28 min.
Directed By: Jean-Claude Tramont
Genres: Drama, Romance, Comedy

In Theaters: Mar 6, 1981 Wide
On DVD: Aug 27, 2002

Critic Reviews

James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
Certainly offbeat in its use of the stars, although not terribly convincing
Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Protagonizado por um Gene Hackman absolutamente à vontade, este ótimo filme pode ser visto como uma espécie de predecessor de Beleza Americana.

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Christopher B

How can anyone resist a movie who's tagline is "Human beings are garbage". Sign me up! Actually this film is not near as disturbing as the 2 others in the trilogy, but having said that, this film is disturbing as fuck. I prefer my nihilistic films to be more about… More
How can anyone resist a movie who's tagline is "Human beings are garbage". Sign me up! Actually this film is not near as disturbing as the 2 others in the trilogy, but having said that, this film is disturbing as fuck. I prefer my nihilistic films to be more about ideas than a piece of junk shock value film, and the ideas in this whole trilogy are simply terrible, but very confrontational. An excellent nasty movie.

Cast

            Gene Hackman as George Dupler

            Barbra Streisand as Cheryl Gibbons

            Diane Ladd as Helen Dupler

            Dennis Quaid as Freddie Dupler

            Kevin Dobson as Bobby Gibbons

            William Daniels as Richard H. Copleston

            Hamilton Camp as Buggoms

            Terry Kiser as Ultra-Sav day manager

            Charles Siebert as Nevins

            Vernee Watson as Emily

            Raleigh Bond as Ultra-Sav doctor

            Annie Girardot as French teacher

            Gary Allen as Desk Clerk

            Tandy Cronyn as Shuster's Secretary

            Ann Doran as Grandmother Gibbons

            Jesse Lawrence Ferguson as Jacob Horowitz

            Mitzi Hoag as Nurse

            James Ingersoll as Hutchinson

            Virginia Kiser as Virginia

            Len Lawson as Barney

            Kendall McCarthy as Fireman

            Nicholas Mele as Shoplifter

            Faith Minton as Holdup Woman

            Jim Nolan as Grandfather Gibbons

            Peggy Pope as Waitress

            Richard Stahl as Pharmacist

            Lomax Study as Old Security Guard

            Irene Tedrow as Loft Landlady

            Marilyn Tokuda as Michele Miller

            Paul Valentine as Customer

            Charles White Eagle as Gibson Lone Wolf

            Chris Mulkey as Russell Monk

            Demetre Phillips as Carpenter

            Judy Kerr as Joan Gibbons

            Bonnie Bartlett as Patricia
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