Night and the City (1992 film)

Night and the City
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Irwin Winkler
Produced by	Irwin Winkler Jane Rosenthal
Written by	Richard Price (screenplay)
Starring	Robert De Niro Jessica Lange
Music by	James Newton Howard
Cinematography	Tak Fujimoto
Editing by	David Brenner
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	October 16, 1992
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$6,202,756

Night and the City is a 1992 remake of the 1950 film noir of the same name, itself an adaptation of Gerald Kersh's novel of the same name. The film stars Robert De Niro and Jessica Lange and is directed by Irwin Winkler from a script by Richard Price.

Plot

A two-bit New York lawyer named Harry Fabian gets caught up in his own scams. First he infuriates local crime figure and boxing promoter Ira "Boom Boom" Grossman by filing a baseless lawsuit against one of his boxers. Then he compounds the situation by recruiting Boom Boom's estranged brother, former professional prizefighter Al Grossman, to be his partner as he attempts to stage a boxing promotion himself.

Harry's debts mount, causing him to approach the ruthless loan shark Mr. Peck and to count on a loan by bar owner Phil Nassaro, who secretly hates Harry and has become aware of his wife Helen's affair with him. Helen, the one true friend Harry has, is also betrayed when Harry pretends to acquire a liquor license for her new restaurant, giving her a forged one instead.

Everything that can go wrong does go wrong, including Al Grossman's collapse from a heart attack. Harry runs out of chances as he desperately tries to avoid the wrath of those he has crossed.

Cast

• Robert De Niro as Harry Fabian
• Jessica Lange as Helen
• Alan King as Boom Boom Grossman
• Jack Warden as Al Grossman
• Cliff Gorman as Phil
• Eli Wallach as Peck
• Barry Primus as Tommy

Production

This version of Night and the City departs from the source novel and the original film by substituting the sport of pro wrestling, which was by the early 1990s targeted mostly at children, with boxing. Like the original 1950 film noir with the same name, the film was released by 20th Century Fox.

External links

• Night and the City at the Internet Movie Database