The Panic in Needle Park

1971
PG
1h 50m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

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Al Pacino and Kitty Winn in The Panic in Needle Park (1971)

Drama

Follows the lives of heroin addicts who frequent "Needle Park" in New York City.Follows the lives of heroin addicts who frequent "Needle Park" in New York City.Follows the lives of heroin addicts who frequent "Needle Park" in New York City.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

21K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,615

546

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

Trivia
There is no music in this movie whatsoever.

Goofs
[45:50] Boom microphone (and camera) visible in the upper right hand corner near the end of the stick ball game.

Quotes
Marco: You've been through some changes since I saw you. Now you wanna wipe all that out. You could, if you wanted to.

Crazy credits
The 20th Century Fox logo appears without the fanfare.

Alternate versions
Originally rated "R" in the U.S. upon its release, some profanity and drug use was cut from the film to be re-rated "PG". The "R" rated version was released on video but is now out of print and extremely rare.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Carlito's Way/The Piano/My Life/The Three Musketeers/Jamón Jamón (1993)

User reviews102

Featured review

9/10

Great first performance

When I first saw this film, Al Pacino was an unknown actor, yet to play in the Godfather. I usually just enjoy the movie, but I was surprised by how fine an actor the star was. I wondered why I had never seen this guy before.

Pacino has made many fine films, but this one is actually one of his best..and very few people have ever heard of it. It used to be available on VHS, but has been out of print now for about twenty years. I was finally able to get a very expensive used copy from an internet vendor specializing in hard to get film.

I just hope that this comes out in DVD.