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Requiem for a Dream (2000) 8.4
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8.4/10 from 346,287 users
Metascore: 68/100
Reviews: 1,784 user | 210 critic | 32 from Metacritic.com The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island individuals are shattered when their addictions become stronger. Director:Darren Aronofsky |
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Cast
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| Ellen Burstyn | ... | ||
| Jared Leto | ... | ||
| Jennifer Connelly | ... | ||
| Marlon Wayans | ... | ||
| Christopher McDonald | ... | ||
| Louise Lasser | ... | ||
| Marcia Jean Kurtz | ... | ||
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Janet Sarno | ... | |
| Suzanne Shepherd | ... | ||
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Joanne Gordon | ... | |
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Charlotte Aronofsky | ... | |
| Mark Margolis | ... | ||
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Michael Kaycheck | ... |
Donut Cop
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| Jack O'Connell | ... | ||
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Chas Mastin | ... |
Lyle Russel
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Drugs. They consume mind, body and soul. Once you're hooked, you're hooked. Four lives. Four addicts. Four failures. Despite their aspirations of greatness, they succumb to their addictions. Watching the addicts spiral out of control, we bear witness to the dirtiest, ugliest portions of the underworld addicts reside in. It is shocking and eye-opening but demands to be seen by both addicts and non-addicts alike. Written by Jeff Mellinger <jmell@uclink4.berkeley.edu>
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Rated R for intense depiction of drug addiction, graphic sexuality, strong language and some violence | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
27 October 2000 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Réquiem por un sueño See more »Box Office
Budget:
$4,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$64,770 (USA) (6 October 2000)Gross:
ESP 15,606,075 (Spain) (29 June 2001)Company Credits
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Performed by The Moonrats
Marcel Reginatto - Saxophone, Vocals
Brian Emrich - Bass Guitar, Vocals
Oscar Oñoz - Trumpet, Vocals
Theodore Birkey - Keyboards, Vocals
Tico Torres (as Hector Torres) - Percussion, Vocals
Darren Aronofsky - Vocals
Engineered, Programmed and Mixed by James Murphy for DFA at Plantain Recording House NYC
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Did You Know?
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Director Darren Aronofsky asked Jared Leto and Marlon Wayans to avoid sex and sugar for a period of 30 days in order to better understand an overwhelming craving. See more »Goofs
When Harry is waiting for Tyrone to return with the drugs, we can see Harry playing with a turntable. The shot of the turntable itself shows Harry's left hand on the record. In the next shot, his right hand is in the turntable. See more »Quotes
Marion: [after Harry tells her she's beautiful] That's nice, Harry. Other people have told me that before, and it was meaningless. When you say it, I hear it.See more »
Crazy Credits
The opening credits each disappear as if being melted like heroin. See more »Soundtracks
"Bugs' Got a Devilish Grin Conga"Performed by The Moonrats
Marcel Reginatto - Saxophone, Vocals
Brian Emrich - Bass Guitar, Vocals
Oscar Oñoz - Trumpet, Vocals
Theodore Birkey - Keyboards, Vocals
Tico Torres (as Hector Torres) - Percussion, Vocals
Darren Aronofsky - Vocals
Engineered, Programmed and Mixed by James Murphy for DFA at Plantain Recording House NYC
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Often hype about films lead to disappointment and after waiting 14 months after release for my local cinema to show this film, I was done thinking about it. Thank goodness too, rather than challenge my brain (not hard to do unfortunately) this film went straight for the heart, ripped it out and kicked it around the floor for 90 minutes. As the addictions plunged further into the depths of Hell, I felt myself more and more arrested by the film. I've never left a film shaking or feeling physically ill- not including Pearl Harbour, of course :) You want to look away, but cannot.
This movie is by no means flawless, but then again I would like to hope that the flaws add to the gritty reality of the film. The ending was truly the most frightening thing I have ever seen in film- forget the cheap scares of The Exorcist, Psycho and the endless bile of the 'slasher flick', this stuff is REAL.
In a country amid a 'war against drugs' this is a powerful film which could do more to turn kids away from drugs than any measly government "task-force" or classroom lecture.