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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Storyline
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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.
Featured review
I recently blew the dust off of my copy and watched it again
And I can't believe I never threw my two cents in about this one. When I first saw Angel Heart, I thought it was going to be your regular old mystery. Like a Mamet or Spillane yarn about a down on his luck private investigator drawn into a web of lies and deceit
Oh yeah, it IS like that
and then some. I was completely drawn into this movie. I found it perfectly paced. And just like other movies of this type, could not see the end coming at all. However from the beginning it felt like something was kind of different about THIS yarn. I couldn't quite put my finger on it. Kind of like the feeling you get as your walking out of the house and you just know you forgot something but you can't remember what. It was like that, a nagging at the back of your brain' feeling. And then, oh boy! When all is revealed you wish you would have just left without what ever it was you were missing, cause what you find is oh-so frightening. What a terribly wonderful story and what great direction. I can't think of anybody better that De Niro for the roll he played. If you own it: watch in again. If you haven't seen it, you must.
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- Jun 20, 2002
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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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