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The Panic in Needle Park

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

  • Movie
  • 1971
  • R
  • 1h 50m

Directed by Jerry Schatzberg

6.8

TMDB audience rating
6.8 out of 10 from 386 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Al Pacino

    Al PacinoBobby

  • Kitty Winn

    Kitty WinnHelen

  • Alan Vint

    Alan VintHotch

  • Richard Bright

    Richard BrightHank

  • Kiel Martin

    Kiel MartinChico

  • Michael McClanathan

    Michael McClanathanSonny

  • Warren Finnerty

    Warren FinnertySammy

  • Marcia Jean Kurtz

    Marcia Jean KurtzMarcie

  • Raúl Juliá

    Raúl JuliáMarco

  • Angie OrtegaIrene

  • Larry Marshall

    Larry MarshallMickey

  • Paul Mace

    Paul MaceWhitey

  • Nancy MacKayPenny

  • Gil Rogers

    Gil RogersRobins

  • Joe Santos

    Joe SantosDiBono

  • Paul Sorvino

    Paul SorvinoSamuels

  • Arnold WilliamsFreddy

  • Vic RamanoSanto

Director
Jerry Schatzberg
Writer
Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne
Music
Katherine Wenning
Cinematography
Adam Holender