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Angel Heart

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Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke) is a private detective contracted by Louis Cyphre (Robert De Niro) to track down the iconic singer Johnny Favorite. However, everybody that Angel questions about Favorite seems to meet a tragic demise. Eventually the trail leads Angel to New Orleans where he learns that Favorite had dabbled in the black arts. As Favorite's whereabouts and true identity become clear, Angel learns that being hired by Cyphre was not a random choice.
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Angel Heart lures viewers into its disturbing, brutal mystery with authentic noir flair and a palpably hypnotic mood.

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Joseph Jon Lanthier Slant Magazine 11/22/2009
2/4
Metaphysical and emotional anemia is an important tradition in cult horror/mystery, a category the daffy plot twists and crimson, incestuous excesses of Angel Heart sit quite cozily in. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
3.5/4
Angel Heart is a thriller and a horror movie, but most of all it's an exuberant exercise in style, in which Parker and his actors have fun taking it to the limit. Go to Full Review
Sean Burns WBUR’s Arts & Culture 11/05/2022
Scary as hell but also something of a hoot, with a mordant sense of humor and some of the genre’s greatest character names. Go to Full Review
Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault 08/31/2022
B+
Alan Parker, who seemed incapable of making a technically sloppy film, creates a thick mood of menace. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 05/17/2022
5/5
..an essential purchase for fans of all the considerable talents involved, and for horror aficionados in general... Go to Full Review
Stephen Silver Tilt Magazine 03/19/2022
4/5
One of the great New Orleans movies, as well as one of the film's that inspired Charlie and Donald Kaufman's 'The Three" (35th anniversary) Go to Full Review
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Anson L Nov 30 Angel Heart is a stylish, arresting, and beautifully sculpted thriller. See more Stoner J @Stoner Nov 11 A really unique neo-noir horror mashup, and and awesome flick with a really cool twist ending See more Neil P Nov 11 Great film this. Voodoo and horror mixed up in a gumshoe detective tale with a great twist. Also more proof that 80s era Mickey Rourke was a fantastic actor. See more Jerod S @jeroduptown Sep 11 Rourke is hired to find a singer and gets sucked into a dark world of magic and death. DeNiro is always a good devil.... See more Theo E Aug 30 A Haiku Review: Good southern-fried noir But slow, overshadowed with Too much blood and boobs See more Cecilia B Jul 10 I saw it the first time when I was too young . And I hated it! Seeing it again now, I understand why! It’s too provocative for a young mind. Now I love it - it’s brilliant!! It’s a little slow and it’s trying too hard to be a Film Noir now and then. And de Niros name is a bit snicker-inducing. But the evil feels real and so does the acting. I’m not a fan of any of the lead actors/actresses but they really fit in these roles!! The sex-scene with the rain turning to blood is gruesome. It’s really very good in an almost surprising way See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke) is a private detective contracted by Louis Cyphre (Robert De Niro) to track down the iconic singer Johnny Favorite. However, everybody that Angel questions about Favorite seems to meet a tragic demise. Eventually the trail leads Angel to New Orleans where he learns that Favorite had dabbled in the black arts. As Favorite's whereabouts and true identity become clear, Angel learns that being hired by Cyphre was not a random choice.
Director
Alan Parker
Producer
Elliott Kastner
Screenwriter
William Hjortsberg, Alan Parker
Distributor
TriStar Pictures, Live Video
Production Co
Carolco Pictures Inc.
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 6, 1987, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$14.4M
Runtime
1h 53m
Sound Mix
Dolby, Magnetic Stereo 6 Track, Surround
Aspect Ratio
35mm, Flat (1.85:1)
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