Movie
The Panic in Needle Park
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1971-06-01
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Dunne-Didion-Dunne
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Larry Marshall as Mickey
- Paul Mace as Whitey
Crew
- Jerry Schatzberg - Director
- Joan Didion - Screenplay
- John Gregory Dunne - Screenplay
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