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The Local Stigmatic

  • 1990
  • TV-14
  • 56m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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Al Pacino and Paul Guilfoyle in The Local Stigmatic (1990)
Drama

Two symbiotic sociopaths play obscurely deviant mind games with each other while engaging in perversely brutal acts of violence against victims apparently chosen at random.Two symbiotic sociopaths play obscurely deviant mind games with each other while engaging in perversely brutal acts of violence against victims apparently chosen at random.Two symbiotic sociopaths play obscurely deviant mind games with each other while engaging in perversely brutal acts of violence against victims apparently chosen at random.

  • Director
    • David F. Wheeler
  • Writer
    • Heathcote Williams
  • Stars
    • Al Pacino
    • Paul Guilfoyle
    • Joseph Maher
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    1.6K
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    • Director
      • David F. Wheeler
    • Writer
      • Heathcote Williams
    • Stars
      • Al Pacino
      • Paul Guilfoyle
      • Joseph Maher
    • 6User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Al Pacino
    Al Pacino
    • Graham
    Paul Guilfoyle
    Paul Guilfoyle
    • Ray
    Joseph Maher
    Joseph Maher
    • David
    • (as Joe Maher)
    Michael Higgins
    Michael Higgins
    • Drunk man
    Brian Mallon
    • News Vendor
    James Bulleit
    • Theatre Manager
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    • Director
      • David F. Wheeler
    • Writer
      • Heathcote Williams(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Al Pacino donated a copy to the Museum of Modern Art with the stipulation that it can only be shown with his permission. A small number of screenings have taken place since 1990. The film was not widely released until June 2007.
    • Quotes

      Graham: Fame is the first disgrace, because God knows who you are. God knows who YOU are!

    • Connections
      Referenced in SAG Foundation Conversations: Al Pacino (2014)

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    3/10
    A difficult Al Pacino film for the average viewer.
    "The Local Stigmatic" is a most unusual film. Clocking in at under an hour, it's based on a play by Heathcote Williams. Because of this, it plays like a play...and Al Pacino not only stars in it but directs it. Like his other film, "Chinese Coffee", it's obvious Pacino was not concerned with making a film to make him rich...it was obviously a labor of love.

    When the film began, I was immediately taken aback by Al Pacino's incredibly bad accent. He was supposed to be Irish or British...but it sounded much more like a Brooklyn accent. While a very fine actor, he really was all wrong for the film....and I am sure I'm not the only one who could not get past this accent or those of his co-star. They just weren't appropriate to the characters they were portraying.

    As far as the film itself goes,...well, it's a labor of love...but a labor OTHERS will have a hard time enjoying. The film is incredibly talky and violent. Overall, I cannot see the average viewer enjoying this or sticking with it for long. I know I really needed to struggle to watch.
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    • Release date
      • March 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Местный стигматик
    • Filming locations
      • Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    • Production company
      • A.J.D. Productions
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      56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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