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6.0/10   301 votes
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Director:
Gary Winick
Writer (WGA):
Lee Drysdale (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
6 September 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Angel celebrates the birth of his daughter by taking his first hit of crack cocaine. With the hesitant support of his wife... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
It's all in the acting. more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive drug use, strong language, some violence and sexuality.
Runtime:
89 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Spain:18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Chile:14 | Portugal:M/18 (video premiere) | UK:15 (video premiere) | USA:R
Company:
Concrete Films more

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Filmed in 1993. more
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References Four Rooms (1995) more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
It's all in the acting., 13 June 2004
8/10
Author: jemmytee from Los Angeles, Ca.

Without Mira Sorvino, Paul Calderon and (most especially) Michael Imperioli, this would have been just the latest "Afterschool Special" edition of "Panic In Needle Park" crossed with "The Man With The Golden Arm" and a few of the seven naughty words the FCC so dislikes.

I can see why it took a couple of years (and probably Mira's Oscar) to get this movie released. The writing is uninspired. The directing is just okay. And the feel of the film is cheap, even for a low-budget indie from New York.

But the acting! Mira Sorvino shines as Monika. Paul Calderon makes Raymond's shift from good buddy to monster not only plausible but inevitable. And Michael Imperioli as Angel...he's got the chops, baby. I realize most everybody knows him as Christopher from "The Sopranos" (and he's good in that), but here he blinds us with Angel's hunger -- from needing to provide for his family right through to needing the rocky stuff.

Intended message -- "Stay away from drugs, children, or they'll ruin not only your life but the lives of those who love you."

Actual message -- "With fine actors, even leftover meatloaf can seem like prime rib."

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