The Panic in Needle Park

The Panic in Needle Park

Infobox_Film
name = The Panic In Needle Park


image_size= 175px
director = Jerry Schatzberg
producer = Dominick Dunne
writer = James Mills
starring = Al Pacino
Kitty Winn
Paul Sorvino
Richard Bright
Raul Julia
distributor = 20th Century Fox
released = May 9 1971
runtime = 110 mins
language = English
imdb_id = 0067549
cinematography = Adam Holender
awards =
budget =

"The Panic in Needle Park" is a 1971 American film directed by Jerry Schatzberg and starring Al Pacino in his second film appearance. [cite web |publisher=Jerry Schatzberg's Official Website |url=http://www.jerryschatzberg.com/bio.html |title=Biography |first=Michel |last=Ciment] The screenplay was written by Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne, adapted from the book by James Mills. [cite news |work=TIME |title=Straight Shooters |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,878447,00.html |first=Jay |last=Cocks |date=1971-08-02]

The film is a stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in "Needle Park" (Sherman Square) in New York City. [cite news |title=Screen: Schatzberg's 'The Panic in Needle Park'; Drug Addicts Trapped on Upper West Side Kitty Winn and Pacino Are Ill-Fated Lovers |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10616FA395C1A7493C6A8178CD85F458785F9 |work=The New York Times |first=Roger |last=Greenspun |date=1971-07-14] To set the atmosphere, no music was used in the film.

Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby (Al Pacino), a young addict and small-time hustler, and Helen (Kitty Winn), a restless woman who finds Bobby charismatic. She becomes an addict, and life goes downhill for them both as their addictions deepen, eventually leading to a series of betrayals. For her portrayal of Helen, Kitty won the Best Actress Award at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.

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