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The Panic in Needle Park
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.
1971 · Directed by Jerry Schatzberg · 110 min · Drama · Romance · Crime · 15 frames
Tagline
God help Bobby and Helen, they're in love in Needle Park
Crew
- Screenplay: Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne
- Cinematography: Adam Holender
- Edited by: Evan A. Lottman
- Music: Katherine Wenning
- Produced by: Dominick Dunne
Cast
- Al Pacino as Bobby
- Kitty Winn as Helen
- Alan Vint as Hotch
- Richard Bright as Hank
- Kiel Martin as Chico
- Michael McClanathan as Sonny
- Warren Finnerty as Sammy
- Marcia Jean Kurtz as Marcie
- Raúl Juliá as Marco
- Angie Ortega as Irene
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Dunne-Didion-Dunne
- Budget: $1,645,000
- Box office: $2,197,000
- Themes: heroin, drug addiction, love, betrayal, manhattan, new york city, heroin addiction, death of pet, needle
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