backdrop_path

    The Panic in Needle Park

    110'

    1971-06-01

    6.8

    God help Bobby and Helen, they're in love in Needle Park

    Drama,Romance,Crime

    Overview:

    A stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in Needle Park in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby, a young addict and small-time hustler, and Helen, a homeless girl who finds in her relationship with Bobby the stability she craves.

    DirectingJerry SchatzbergWritingJoan Didion

    Cast

    7

    Bobby

    Al Pacino

    1

    Helen

    Kitty Winn

    1

    Hotch

    Alan Vint

    1

    Hank

    Richard Bright

    1

    Chico

    Kiel Martin

    1

    Sonny

    Michael McClanathan

    1

    Sammy

    Warren Finnerty

    1

    Marcie

    Marcia Jean Kurtz

    2

    Marco

    Raúl Juliá

    1

    Irene

    Angie Ortega

    1

    Mickey

    Larry Marshall

    1

    Whitey

    Paul Mace

    1

    Penny

    Nancy MacKay

    1

    Robins

    Gil Rogers

    1

    DiBono

    Joe Santos

    2

    Samuels

    Paul Sorvino

    2

    Freddy

    Arnold Williams

    1

    Santo

    Vic Ramano

    1

    Prep School Boy

    Bryant Fraser

    1

    Pawnshop Lady

    Dora Weissman

    1

    Doctor

    Sully Boyar

    1

    Ward Nurse

    Florence Tarlow

    2

    Admitting Nurse

    Rutanya Alda

    1

    Hotel Clerk

    Anthony Palmer

    1

    Drug Addict (uncredited)

    Anthony Caso

    1

    Prisoner #1 (uncredited)

    Jeffrey Walker

    Details:

    • Budget: 1645000
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 2197000
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Dunne-Didion-Dunne
    • Vote Count: 386
    • Popularity: 3.5072
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:The Panic in Needle Park

    Recommndations

    6.2

    The Baker

    A quiet, stoic man, lives a monk-like...

    6.3

    More

    A German student, Stefan, now...

    5.8

    Killer Heat

    An expat PI is hired to investigate a...

    6.0

    In Secret

    In 1860s Paris, a young woman,...

    6.0

    Newness

    In contemporary Los Angeles, two...

    6

    What Doesn't Kill You

    Two childhood friends from South...

    7.1

    Candy

    A poet falls in love with an art...

    6.1

    Blind

    A novelist is blinded in a car crash...

    6.6

    Endless

    When madly in love high school...

    6.7

    Unfaithful

    A New York suburban couple's marriage...

    6.1

    The Souvenir

    A shy but ambitious film student...

    6.0

    Master Gardener

    Narvel Roth is a meticulous...

    6.5

    Snow Angels

    Waitress Annie has separated from her...

    6

    Maria's Lovers

    A World War II prisoner returns home...

    6.2

    High Art

    When Syd, a young editor at an...

    7.8

    Doing Life

    A single mother and an incarcerated...

    5.9

    Someone to Watch Over Me

    Claire Gregory, an upper class New...

    7.2

    Blue Story

    Blue Story is a tragic tale of a...

    6.6

    Sea of Love

    Seen-it-all New York detective Frank...

    6.2

    Five Dances

    A gifted young dancer arrives in New...