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Angel Heart

  • 1987
  • R
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
100K
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Robert De Niro and Mickey Rourke in Angel Heart (1987)
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In 1955 New Orleans, small-time private investigator Harry Angel is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cypher to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite, but the investigation takes an... Read allIn 1955 New Orleans, small-time private investigator Harry Angel is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cypher to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite, but the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn.In 1955 New Orleans, small-time private investigator Harry Angel is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cypher to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite, but the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn.

  • Director
    • Alan Parker
  • Writers
    • William Hjortsberg
    • Alan Parker
  • Stars
    • Mickey Rourke
    • Robert De Niro
    • Lisa Bonet
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    100K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,569
    284
    • Director
      • Alan Parker
    • Writers
      • William Hjortsberg
      • Alan Parker
    • Stars
      • Mickey Rourke
      • Robert De Niro
      • Lisa Bonet
    • 331User reviews
    • 157Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Mickey Rourke
    Mickey Rourke
    • Harry Angel
    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Louis Cyphre
    Lisa Bonet
    Lisa Bonet
    • Epiphany Proudfoot
    Charlotte Rampling
    Charlotte Rampling
    • Margaret Krusemark
    Stocker Fontelieu
    • Ethan Krusemark
    Brownie McGhee
    • Toots Sweet
    Michael Higgins
    Michael Higgins
    • Dr. Albert Fowler
    Elizabeth Whitcraft
    • Connie
    Eliott Keener
    • Det. Sterne
    Charles Gordone
    • Spider Simpson
    Dann Florek
    Dann Florek
    • Herman Winesap
    Kathleen Wilhoite
    Kathleen Wilhoite
    • Nurse
    George Buck
    • Izzy
    Judith Drake
    • Izzy's Wife
    Gerald Orange
    • Pastor John
    • (as Gerald L. Orange)
    Peggy Severe
    • Mammy Carter - Herb Store Proprietor
    Pruitt Taylor Vince
    Pruitt Taylor Vince
    • Det. Deimos
    Dave Petitjean
    • Baptism Preacher
    • (as David Petitjean)
    • Director
      • Alan Parker
    • Writers
      • William Hjortsberg
      • Alan Parker
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Writer and director Sir Alan Parker claims that Robert De Niro's performance as Louis Cyphre was so eerie and realistic that he generally avoided him during his scenes, letting him just direct himself.
    • Goofs
      In New Orleans, there is a daybill ad for a drive-in movie theater posted on a mailbox, which advertises a showing of Cast a Giant Shadow (1966), released 11 years after the setting. The poster also features the Elvis film "Double Trouble" and the Waylon Jennings film "Nashville Rebel", both from the late 60s.
    • Quotes

      Louis Cyphre: Alas... how terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the wise, Johnny?

    • Crazy credits
      After the end credits roll, you hear the whisper on a black screen, "Harry? Johnny?"
    • Alternate versions
      A scene featuring Mickey Rourke and Lisa Bonet having sex was slightly cut by around 10 secs before release in order to avoid a X rating. The European theatrical version and US video version restore the missing footage.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Tin Men/Some Kind of Wonderful/Angel Heart/A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Girl Of My Dreams
      Performed by Glen Gray and his Casa Loma Orchestra

      Courtesy of MCA Records

    User reviews331

    Featured review
    10/10

    Alan Parker's Masterpiece

    "Angel Heart" deserves to be considered Alan Parker's masterpiece. The direction is truly amazing, as Parker drives us deeply through a meticulously prepared dark atmosphere, full of allegories and secret hints.

    In "Angel Heart", we watch Mickey Rourke in his finest acting hour, who plays Harry Angel, a private investigator hired by the mysterious Louis Cyphre, depicted by the great Robert De Niro. Cyphre assigns Angel the task to find a guy named Johnny Favorite who has disappeared, with whom he has unsettled debts. The task is much harder than it first looks however, as Angel bumps into several murders in the process; and as if that were not enough, the quest makes him realize some very unpleasant truths about himself and Mr. Cyphre.

    As noted before, both Rourke and De Niro are excellent in their roles; a high mark goes for the rest of the cast as well, with Lisa Bonnet standing out as charming and apocryphal Epiphany Proudfoot. Yet, the 10/10 mark for this film is definitely credited to Alan Parker's direction: It is his masterpiece.
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    • Dec 21, 2004
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 6, 1987 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Official site
      • StudioCanal International (France)
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Corazón de ángel
    • Filming locations
      • St Charles Track Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA(Streetcar scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Carolco International N.V.
      • Winkast Film Productions
      • Union
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $17,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,185,632
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,688,721
      • Mar 8, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $17,185,954
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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