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The Panic in Needle Park

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Original title

The Panic in Needle Park

Year

1971

Running time

110 min.

Country

United States

Director

Jerry Schatzberg

Screenwriter

Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne, James Mills

Cast

Cinematography

Adam Holender

Producer

Didion-Dunne. Distributor: 20th Century Fox

Genre

Drama | Drugs. Cult movie

Synopsis

Drugs become an obsession for a young girl who goes to New York for an abortion. Her new boyfriend is imprisoned for robbery in order to support both their habits. She resorts to prostitution to continue her drug habit, and trouble occurs when her boyfriend realizes she was instrumental in his being sent to jail.

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Awards: 1971: Cannes Film Festival: Best Actress (Kitty Winn). Nominated for Palme d'Or

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Critics' reviews

"The Panic in Needle Park is a total triumph. Gritty, gutsy, compelling, and vivid to the point of revulsion, it is an overpowering tragedy about urban drug addiction."

Variety Staff: Variety
"Remembered mainly as the neophyte Pacino’s launching pad into Godfather stardom, the modestly scaled, harrowing Panic in Needle Park has over the decades proven to be nearly as influential as Coppola’s blockbuster"

Fernando F. Croce: Slant
"A gruelling but highly responsible film about the influence of heroin on a New York street romance."

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