A private investigator is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite. But the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn.A private investigator is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite. But the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn.A private investigator is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite. But the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 5 nominations
Gerald Orange
- Pastor John
- (as Gerald L. Orange)
Dave Petitjean
- Baptism Preacher
- (as David Petitjean)
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- TriviaWriter and director Sir Alan Parker claims that Robert De Niro's performance as Louis Cyphre was so eerie and realistic that he generally avoided him during his scenes, letting him just direct himself.
- GoofsIn New Orleans, there is a daybill ad for a drive-in movie theater posted on a mailbox, which advertises a showing of Cast a Giant Shadow (1966), released 11 years after the setting. The poster also features the Elvis film "Double Trouble" and the Waylon Jennings film "Nashville Rebel", both from the late 60s.
- Quotes
Louis Cyphre: Alas... how terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the wise, Johnny?
- Crazy creditsAfter the end credits roll, you hear the whisper on a black screen, "Harry? Johnny?"
- Alternate versionsA scene featuring Mickey Rourke and Lisa Bonet having sex was slightly cut by around 10 secs before release in order to avoid a X rating. The European theatrical version and US video version restore the missing footage.
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Parker's peak,Rourke's finest performance.
I do not go much for that Parker kind of stuff("Midnight express" ,albeit technically breathtaking was a little racist,"Shoot the moon" was a big bore,and you've got to be into Pink Floyd to appreciate such a work as "the wall")"Angel Heart " is a different matter,because it deals with the horror and fantasy genre.Against all odds,for someone who had never tackled this difficult genre,Parker succeeded magnificently.The screenplay is first-rate,with a strong story,with an ending you'll never guess (and I will not reveal it of course!)Including drugs,voodoo,sabbath ,intense love scenes,featuring a wonderful cast:Rourke,who had never been better (and never would)and a frighteningly deadpan DeNiro cast as Louis Cipher,this movie takes us along in a meandering,labyrinthine investigation in which private detective Rourke will find so dreadful things he won't escape unharmed. The supporting cast is excellent:Charlotte Rampling stays only a few minutes on the screen ,and yet,we remember her and her tea.The same goes for the junkie doctor.I'd tone it for one thing:the elevator scene might have been borrowed from an old French movie,"Huis clos",directed by Jacqueline Audry,from Jean-Paul Sartre's play(1956).
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- Also known as
- Linh Hồn Quỷ Dữ
- Filming locations
- St Charles Track Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA(Streetcar scenes)
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Box office
- Budget
- $17,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $17,185,632
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,688,721
- Mar 8, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $17,185,954
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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