Al Pacino, Raul Julia, Kitty Winn
This movie is a stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in "Needle Park" in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby, a young addic...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 19, 2007
Stats: 276 reviews
Al Pacino's first, and perhaps grittiest film. You can see why he got so popular so soon, he is fantastic in this bleak classic!
al pacino's 2nd film and i think it's his performance that saves this one. kitty winn isn't bad as helen in one or two scenes, but pacino gets the eyes, the expressions & the movement spot on in every single scene. it was never going to be a big screen hit but it was interesting ...( read more)
The Panic In Needle Park and Midnight Cowboy were the first two films that whetted my appetite for late 1960s/early 1070s American cinema. What particularly fascinated me about these films were their unflinching portrayal of those in society who were living a grim existence among...( read more)
Quietly arresting. Extremely depressing. Apparently the performance which landed Pacino the Michael Corleone role.
A must see if you want to see another great Pacino performance. I personally can't verify the authenticity of the film's portrayal of the early 70's NY junkie scene, but there isn't anything in this film that doesn't feel completely real. It almost feels like a documentary at t...( read more)
One of the most harrowing films I've ever seen. The aspect of drug addiction is depicted so realistically here, but the relationship between the two main characters is also one of the most realistic depictions of love and relationships that I think most people will ever come acro...( read more)
Great movie that must have been a shock to film audiences in 1971.It was probably the first film to show graphic drug use and reality of the heroin drug culture in NYC. Flawless performances by Pacino and Kitty Winn, and also Alan Vint as a cop who seems to be the only person who...( read more)
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