After Hours (1985)

An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho who he met that evening at a coffee shop.

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writer:

Joseph Minion

Stars:

Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Griffin Dunne	...	Paul Hackett
Rosanna Arquette	...	Marcy
Verna Bloom	...	June
Tommy Chong	...	Pepe (as Thomas Chong)
Linda Fiorentino	...	Kiki
Teri Garr	...	Julie
John Heard	...	Tom the Bartender
Cheech Marin	...	Neil
Catherine O'Hara	...	Gail
Dick Miller	...	Waiter
Will Patton	...	Horst
Robert Plunket	...	Street Pickup
Bronson Pinchot	...	Lloyd
Rocco Sisto	...	Coffee Shop Cashier
Larry Block	...	Taxi Driver

Storyline

A meek word processor in New York impulsively travels downtown to Soho for date with an attractive, but apparently disturbed young woman, and finds himself trapped in a nightmarishly surreal vortex of improbable coincidences and farcical circumstances.

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Plot Keywords:

black comedy | mistaken identity | mohawk haircut | mini skirt | bikini panties | 

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Taglines:

What is the very worst night you ever had...? [UK Video]

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

The conversation between Paul and the bouncer at Club Berlin is mostly from Franz Kafka's "Before The Law."

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Goofs

In the diner, Marcy's blouse is on/off her shoulder between shots.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Paul Hackett: [Paul and Lloyd in front of a computer terminal] Alright, punch. Punch it in.
Lloyd: Right.
Paul Hackett: Okay, let's, first of all, refresh the screen here. Alright, and go into "format ruler".
[Lloyd punches at the keyboard]
Paul Hackett: There.
Lloyd: All right. Now, file?
Paul Hackett: Right.
Lloyd: Right?
[presses a key]
[...]

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Crazy Credits

The closing credits are displayed over a moving shot of Paul's office, during which more and more employees show up for work. When the camera passes Paul's desk again, he has disappeared.

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Connections

Featured in The Directors: The Films of Martin Scorsese (2000)

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Soundtracks

I Don't Know Where I Stand
Composed and Performed by Joni Mitchell
Published by Siquomb
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records

User Reviews

All he wants to do is go home, simple huh?

Such a dark, ironic and uncomfortably funny string of events plus a large helping of bizarre, paranoid and unpredictable characters have never before been forged into one story.

The film follows Paul Hacket (Griffin Dunne) on a date from hell, where from square one it all goes horribly wrong. As we move on, the mood winds up into a frenzied nightmare as this poor mans' plight goes from bad to worse. "All I want to do is go home" he says, running for his life from an angry mob.

The story isn't complex, which you may think could bore, but the characters are so delightfully wacky that you can't help but be transfixed.

We've all had bad days when we've said "Phew! What a nightmare!" - well forget it, until you've taken half the knocks this guy does, you've had but a walk in the park.

Don't just rent this movie - buy it.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 October 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Night in SoHo

Filming Locations:

128 Spring Street, Soho, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$45,435, 15 September 1985

Gross USA:

$10,609,321

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$10,609,321

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Geffen Company, Double Play

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1