It's the first movie of my real-time Pacino adventures. The Panic in Needle Park. WOW.
The Panic in Needle Park, for the uninitiated, is a 1971 movie about druggies 'n' stuff.
It stars our boy Al in the lead as Bobby, a sweet minor thug turned junkie with the best wardrobe ever.
Kitty Wynn costars as the sweet young thang Bobby helps move past Marco's pot brownies.
That, my friend, is the not-dated-at-all trailer from the original release.
A bit of trivia: Footage of Pacino's performance in this, his first starring role, is what Francis Ford Coppola used to convince reluctant studio heads to give an unknown Al a chance. So, eventually, finally, they relented and let Coppola cast him in the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather. (God forbid they didn't get to cast Robert Redford! The horror! What a bunch of dumbheads. What were they thinking? A blonde-haired Michael. Yeeeaaaah. Okay. Riiiiiiight.)
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In all seriousness, this movie gets a 9.9 out of 10! A masterpiece of young Pacino if there ever was one.
The breakdown of the scores:
Al's hotness: 10
Story: 9.85
Other Actors Not Sucking: 10
Is Richard Bright in this Movie? YES?: 10
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Stoked. I've been waiting for a pristine copy of this film for many years. The best true to life movie on drug addiction ever. The best and worst of times of the true dope fiend. Amazing how many people have never seen this film. Now is their chance.
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