Search results
Harry Angel, a down-and-out Brooklyn detective, is hired to track down a singer on an odyssey that will take him through the desperate streets of Harlem, the smoke-filled jazz clubs of New Orleans, and the swamps of Louisiana and its seedy underworld of voodoo. Alan Parker. Director, Screenplay. William Hjortsberg. Novel.
Apr 29, 2022. Angel Heart is a classic detective film of the late 80s with elements of neo-noir and psychological horror films. A star-studded cast, great acting by Mickey Rourke and a slyly braided plot. A lover of this genre, Angel Heart will clearly like the presence of an otherworldly and unknown. Read More.
Oct 5, 2018 · Made in 1987, the film should have been a box office success. Directed by Parker, and starring Mickey Rourke and Robert De Niro, the signs all pointed to a classy supernatural thriller that would fill the cinema; however, it was a production marred with controversy that eventually caused the film to be buried under an R-rating.
Oscar® nominee Mickey Rourke (THE WRESTLER) is Harry Angel, a down-and-out Brooklyn detective who is hired by the mysterious Louis Cyphre (Oscar® winner Robert De Niro, RAGING BULL, THE GODFATHER: PART II) to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite on an odyssey that will take Angel through the desperate streets of Harlem, the smoke-filled jazz clubs of New Orleans, and ultimately to the ...
Alan Parker's `Angel Heart' is one of the chosen few! Complex and confusing at times, but warmly recommended to fans of the occult and mysterious cinema. Mickey Rourke shines as protagonist Harry Angel. An unshaved, chain-smoking private eye with a chicken-phobia!
Oct 13, 2017 · Rourke entered 1987 off the back of a surprise $100 million hit in 9 1/2 Weeks, but with reviews already mixed, Angel Heart – weird, adult, decidedly feelbad – was released in the era of the ...
Jul 16, 2020 · Angel Heart (1987) is an excellent Neo-Noir film. But it is dark. It is partially set in one of my favorite cities, New Orleans. I picked this film because it bridges the horror of October and moves us into the Noirvember celebration as a Neo-Noir. When I first saw this movie at the theater, most people weren’t as aware of Film Noir and even ...
