Angel Heart
ANGEL HEARTÂ (18)
D: Alan Parker
Tristar/Carolco (Alan Marshall & Elliot
Kastner)
USA 🇺🇸 1987
109 mins
Thriller/Mystery
W: Alan Parker [based on the novel 'Fallen Angel'
by William Hjortsberg]
DP:Â Michael Seresin
Ed: Gerry Hambling
Mus: Trevor Jones
PD: Brian Morris
Mickey Rourke (Harry Angel), Robert DeNiro (Louis
Cypher), Lisa Bonet (Epiphany Proudfoot), Charlotte Rampling (Margaret Krusemark)
New York, 1955. Harry Angel (Rourke) is hired for
$125 a day to track down the big band singer Johnny Favorite.Â
What seems like a straightforward missing persons
case dramatically becomes a murder hunt for the down-and-out detective.Â
His client, Louis Cyphre (DeNiro), a mysterious
stranger, ups his fee to keep Angel on the case. Â Each of Angel's leads ends up as a victim of a ritualistic act of murder as he begins to put the pieces of the jigsaw of
Johnny's strange story into place.
An atmospheric, moody thriller from director Alan
Parker, with a couple of decent performances from the two main actors. Â The most negative thing about the entire movie is that it's so obvious to anyone with half a brain what
the big twist is.
6/10
Did You Know:
Lisa Bonet was fired from TV's The Cosby Show for
appearing topless in this movie.
Award Wins & Nominations:
MILSTEAD MOVIE AWARDS:
Wins: none
Nominations: 2 (Best Cinematography; Best Original Score)
OSCARS:
Wins: none
Nominations: none
BAFTAS
Wins: none
Nominations: none
OTHER WINS:
Jupiter Award (Best International Actor)