Night and the City (1992)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Irwin Winkler

Writers (WGA):

Gerald Kersh (novel)
Richard Price (screenplay)

Release Date:

1993 (Austria)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

The story about a cheating and incompetent lawyer (Harry Fabian) who suddenly gets obsessed on becoming a boxing promoter.

Plot Keywords:

Color Remake Of Black And White Film | Remake | Neo Noir | Independent Film | Based On Novel

Cast

Robert De Niro	...	Harry Fabian
Jessica Lange	...	Helen Nasseros
Cliff Gorman	...	Phil Nasseros
Alan King	...	Ira 'Boom Boom' Grossman
Jack Warden	...	Al Grossman
Eli Wallach	...	Peck
Barry Primus	...	Tommy Tessler
Gene Kirkwood	...	Resnick
Ignazio Spalla	...	Cuda Sanchez (as Pedro Sanchez)
Gerard Murphy	...	Steel Jaw #1 (as Gerry Murphy)
Clem Caserta	...	Steel Jaw #2
Anthony Canarozzi	...	Emmett Gorgon
David W. Butler	...	John Bonney
Byron Utley	...	Frisker at Disco Club
Margo Winkler	...	Judge Parker

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Brazil:14 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Penta Films

Trivia:

This was the first of two films written by Richard Price that Martin Scorsese left the helm as director. The second film was 'Clockers' in which Scorsese turned over the project to Spike Lee so he could instead direct 'Casino'.

Quotes:

Peck: Harry, you ever hear of Murphy's Law? Anything that can go wrong WILL go wrong. That law was dedicated to guys like you.

Movie Connections:

Version of Night and the City (1950)

Soundtrack:

Love Doesn't Matter

Boring and badly made

Am I the only one who constantly sees the microphone at the top of the screen, sometime including the stick that holds it ! People who make such errors shouldn't be allowed to direct movies, especially if they turn out as boring as this one. This movie proves that no mather how good the actor(s) and script or how big the budget, if you have a bad director you get a bad picture. At least Irwin Winkler is a good producer.