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The Panic in Needle Park is a 1971 American drama film directed by Jerry Schatzberg and starring Al Pacino (in his first lead role) and Kitty Winn. [2] The screenplay was written by Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne, adapted from the 1966 novel by James Mills . The film portrays life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in "Needle Park ...
- $1,645,000
- The Panic in Needle Park, 1966 novel, by James Mills
- July 13, 1971
- Dominick Dunne
Jan 18, 2021 · 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 addict and small-time hustler, and Helen, a homeless girl who finds in her relationship with Bobby the stability she craves.
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Jun 1, 1971 · The Panic in Needle Park: Directed by Jerry Schatzberg. With Al Pacino, Kitty Winn, Alan Vint, Richard Bright. Follows the lives of heroin addicts who frequent "Needle Park" in New York City.
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- Drama
- Jerry Schatzberg
- 1971-06-01
The New York Times carried one of those public confession ads that apologize for the ads that have gone before. "Did our ads blow it for 'The Panic in Needle Park'!" the studio says. Their mistake (according to the current ad) was to play up the drama and love story in the movie, and play down the shock, the horror, the strong stuff.
Bobby (Al Pacino) is a heroin addict who lives in "Needle Park," the nickname for an area on the Upper West Side of Manhattan where junkies congregate. He meets Helen (Kitty Winn), a lonely homeless girl, and they fall in love. However, Bobby also introduces Helen to heroin, and she eventually becomes addicted, too.
Panic In Needle Park, The (1971) -- (Movie Clip) The Chick Is Sick After a long stretch of subway noise under the credits, director Jerry Schatzberg joins Helen (Kitty Winn) riding downtown where she joins artist boyfriend Marco (Raul Julia), then Bobby (Al Pacino), evidently his dealer, joins them, opening The Panic In Needle Park, 1971, from a novel by James Mills.
Mar 5, 2018 Full Review Mark Holcomb Time Out Rated: 2/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Fernando F. Croce Slant Magazine The Panic in the Needle Park rolls up the drug culture's sleeve and picks at the ...
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- Drama
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