Carlito's Way (1993)

Director:

Brian De Palma

Writers (WGA):

Edwin Torres (novels)
David Koepp (screenplay)

Release Date:

10 marraskuu 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A Puerto-Rican ex-con, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of NYC.

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Violence | Puerto Rican | Drugs | Nightclub

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 win

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Al Pacino	...	Carlito 'Charlie' Brigante
Sean Penn	...	David Kleinfeld
Penelope Ann Miller	...	Gail
John Leguizamo	...	Benny Blanco
Ingrid Rogers	...	Steffie
Luis Guzmán	...	Pachanga (as Luis Guzman)
James Rebhorn	...	Dist. Atty. Norwalk
Joseph Siravo	...	Vincent 'Vinnie' Taglialucci
Viggo Mortensen	...	Lalin
Richard Foronjy	...	Pete Amadesso
Jorge Porcel	...	Saso (Ron)
Frank Minucci	...	Tony Taglialucci
Adrian Pasdar	...	Frankie Taglialucci
John Ortiz	...	Guajiro (as John Augstin Ortiz)
Ángel Salazar	...	Walberto

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, drug content, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

144 min | USA:145 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Singapore:M18 | Portugal:M/16 | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (bw) | New Zealand:M | Norway:18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

4th Avenue Subway Station, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

In 1989, film producer Elliott Kastner filed a lawsuit against Pacino for allegedly backing out of a deal to star in a film as Carlito with Marlon Brando as Kleinfeld. The suit was eventually dropped.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Near the end of the film when Carlito is getting his money from the lockbox under the bar, he opens it to see 2 stacks of $100 bills. The face pictured on the bills is not Benjamin Franklin, but Ulysses S. Grant, who should be on the $50 bill.

Quotes:

Walberto: Should have figured I'd find you walking around up here. Doing a little memory lane.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Daymaker (2007)

Soundtrack:

Muneca

After watching this film, i felt stupid.

I really did feel stupid because i avoided watching this film for quite a long time for apparently no reason. Nothing could have prepared me for what was ahead when i finally did decide to give it a go.

It's just a masterful piece of film making and has all the ingredients you need in a masterpiece.

The cast is simply brilliant led by Al Pacino, arguably the best actor ever seen on the American screen and Senn Penn who was extremely annoying in Casualties of War(1989) but in this movie he did a good if not not great job.

One of the few good films in Brian De Palma's long career and it definitely doesn't deserve to be so underrated, I can't believe it was not nominated for no Oscars or golden globes or any other major awards.

10/10