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Angel Heart (1987) 7.4
Harry Angel has a new case, to find a man called Johnny Favourite. Except things aren't quite that simple, and Johnny doesn't want to be found. Let's just say that, amongst the period ... See full summary » Director:Alan Parker |
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Harry Angel has a new case, to find a man called Johnny Favourite. Except things aren't quite that simple, and Johnny doesn't want to be found. Let's just say that, amongst the period detail and beautiful scenery, it all gets really, really nasty. Written by &view=simple&sort=alpha&ref_=tt_stry_pl">David Carroll <davidc@atom.ansto.gov.au>
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Harry Angel is searching for the truth... Pray he doesn't find it. See more »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
6 March 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$17,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$17,185,632 (USA)Company Credits
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Performed by La Vern Baker
Written by La Vern Baker, Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler
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Johnny Favorite's real name is Liebling, which is commonly used in German for "sweetheart" or "darling" (or angel), but its secondary meaning is "favorite". See more »Goofs
When Harry Angel makes his tape recording, he gives the date as 3 January 1955. Later he quotes from the television program, The Mickey Mouse Club (1955) which did not premiere until 3 October 1955. See more »Crazy Credits
Scene during credits shows Mickey Rourke's character descending to 'Hell' inside of an elevator. See more »Soundtracks
Soul On FirePerformed by La Vern Baker
Written by La Vern Baker, Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler
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I do not go much for that Parker kind of stuff("Midnight express" ,albeit technically breathtaking was a little racist,"Shoot the moon" was a big bore,and you've got to be into Pink Floyd to appreciate such a work as "the wall")"Angel Heart " is a different matter,because it deals with the horror and fantasy genre.Against all odds,for someone who had never tackled this difficult genre,Parker succeeded magnificently.The screenplay is first-rate,with a strong story,with an ending you'll never guess (and I will not reveal it of course!)Including drugs,voodoo,sabbath ,intense love scenes,featuring a wonderful cast:Rourke,who had never been better (and never would)and a frighteningly deadpan DeNiro cast as Louis Cipher,this movie takes us along in a meandering,labyrinthine investigation in which private detective Rourke will find so dreadful things he won't escape unharmed. The supporting cast is excellent:Charlotte Rampling stays only a few minutes on the screen ,and yet,we remember her and her tea.The same goes for the junkie doctor.I'd tone it for one thing:the elevator scene might have been borrowed from an old French movie,"Huis clos",directed by Jacqueline Audry,from Jean-Paul Sartre's play(1956).