Mean Streets
1973
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Jan 14, 2009 · In “After Hours,” each new person Paul meets promises that they will take care of him, make him happy, lend him money, give him a place to stay, let him use the phone, trust him with their keys, drive him home – and every offer of mercy turns into an unanticipated danger.
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Bursting with frantic energy and tinged with black humor, After Hours is a masterful -- and often overlooked -- detour in Martin Scorsese's filmography. Read Critics Reviews
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- Martin Scorsese
- R
- Griffin Dunne
Advertisement. The movie tells the story of a night in the life of Paul Hackett ( Griffin Dunne ), a midtown Manhattan word-processing specialist who hates his job and his lonely private life. One night in a restaurant he strikes up a conversation with a winsome young woman ( Rosanna Arquette ).
After Hours is a caffeinated black comedy with an emphasis on speed. With a small crew and a tight shooting schedule, Scorsese transformed limited means into a staccato burst of creative energy, playing up the extreme paranoia and frustration of a data processor stranded in Soho.
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- Martin Scorsese
- R
Oct 11, 1985 · After Hours: Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom, Tommy Chong. Ordinary word processor Paul Hackett experiences the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit Marcy, a Soho resident that he met that evening at a coffee shop.
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- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Martin Scorsese
- 1985-10-11
In After Hours, Scorsese’s camera wanders through a tableau of living and breathing graffiti incarnated as ’80s New York City’s most dangerous bottom-feeders. Full Review | Aug 17, 2023
'After Hours' is a minor Scorcese film, the story of a man who heads out one night on a hot date with a virtual stranger. But he loses his money, the girl turns out to be downright odd and everything soon runs totally out of control.
