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 .. Read more
| Starring | Al Pacino, Kitty Winn, Alan Vint, Richard Bright |
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| Director | Jerry Schatzberg |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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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 earnest. Weathering overdoses, prostitution, betrayals, and a panic after a major bust, the pair manages to stick together, the habit sealing their fate.~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Al Pacino, Kitty Winn, Alan Vint, Richard Bright, Kiel Martin |
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| Director | Jerry Schatzberg |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 45 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1971 To Rent: DVD: 30 Sep 2002 |
A gruelling but highly responsible film about the influence of heroin on a New York street romance. Schatzberg moves... read more on Time Out
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An Impressive Performance From A Baby Faced Pacino
The Panic in Needle Park and Midnight Cowboy were the first two films that whetted my appetite for late 1960s/early 1970s American cinema. What particularly ... read more »
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Pins & needles
See this movie !
It's not pleasant and it is not happy !!
but it might be true !!!!!!!!!!
......and see those locationsread more »
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Urban Nightmare Romance
Panic in Needle Park is a film that captures the essence of 70s US cinema outside of the big blockbusters of the period. It is gritty and depressing, but ... read more »
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THE ORIGINAL TRain Spotting
Shows the lows of a heroin addiction
Very good for its day
Like a hard version of trainspotting in neW yrok
With out the laughs... read more »
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