Scorsese's paranoid, Kafka-esque black comedy following an office worker chump (Griffin Dunne) who - after meeting a girl in Soho,...
Scorsese's paranoid, Kafka-esque black comedy following an office worker chump (Griffin Dunne) who - after meeting a girl in Soho, New York for a date - sinks into the worst night of his life. Now a cult classic, the film was a flop on release despite gaining positive reviews and Scorsese picking up Best Director at Cannes. The script was written by 26-year-old Joseph Minion while he was studying film at Columbia University.
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Thoughtfully constructed
Might be the tightest movie that Scorsese has ever made. While its lead character haplessly spirals out of control, the filmmaking is anything but. Every moment of this nocturnal odyssey feels so meticulously and thoughtfully constructed, running on the fumes of liberated artistic impulses popping off every which way. Read full article
90 %68 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
87 %22,373 reviewsAudience score rating
"Anxiety-ridden picture would have been pretty funny if it didn't play like a confirmation of everyone's worst fears about contemporary urban life."
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Variety
Variety"Inventive film-making of the first order."
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Time Out
Time Out"Not, ultimately, a satisfying film, but it's often vigorously unsettling. In this season of homogenized pap, that should be read as praise."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"This is the work of a master filmmaker who controls his effects so skillfully that I was drained by this film."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Martin Scorsese's take on NYC puts a hip spin on Joe Minion's cleverly constructed nightmare."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineAfter Hours | Details
Award winner- Best Director winner at Cannes Film Festival 1986
- Rating
- M, Adult themes
- Runtime
- 97
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
