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Genre | Drama, Comedy, Action & Adventure |
Format | NTSC, Multiple Formats, Anamorphic, Dubbed, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Subtitled, Color |
Contributor | Murray Moston, Victor Argo, John P. Codiglia, Dick Miller, Martin Scorsese, Catherine O'Hara, Larry Block, Verna Bloom, Linda Fiorentino, John Heard, Cheech Marin, Will Patton, Teri Garr, Clarke Evans, Robert Plunket, Tommy Chong, Bronson Pinchot, Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Rocco Sisto See more |
Language | English, French |
Runtime | 1 hour and 37 minutes |
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After Hours (Scorsese Collection) (DVD) When an uptown New Yorker innocently meets a downtown girl, he's uncontrollably drawn into a vortex of wild, malevolent and paranoid adventures After Hours. Paul Hackett's (Griffin Dunne) terrible night happens in the SoHo area of downtown Manhattan when he goes to keep a date with Marcy (Rosanna Arquette). Nothing in his humdrum life as a word processor has prepared him for his surreal encounters with Marcy; her far-out artist roommate Kiki (Linda Fiorentino); cocktail waitress Julie (Teri Garr); ice cream vendor Gail (Catherine O'Hara); June (Verna Bloom), who lives in the basement of a nightclub; and Mark (Robert Plunket) who is ripe for his first gay experience. Now, Paul longs only for the safety of his upper-East Side apartment ... but will he ever make it home?
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.52 ounces
- Item model number : 19119
- Director : Martin Scorsese
- Media Format : NTSC, Multiple Formats, Anamorphic, Dubbed, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Subtitled, Color
- Run time : 1 hour and 37 minutes
- Release date : August 17, 2004
- Actors : Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom, Tommy Chong, Linda Fiorentino
- Dubbed: : French
- Subtitles: : English, Spanish, French
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), Unqualified
- Studio : WarnerBrothers
- ASIN : B000286RNE
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #6,370 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #676 in Action & Adventure DVDs
- #736 in Comedy (Movies & TV)
- #933 in Drama DVDs
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After doing some research I now see he is much more than just this film and after seeing it again I realize it is a much better picture than I even realized when I saw it long ago and loved it. Without giving much away I will just say it is tantalizing and painful and provocative. I related to it a lot having spent some time clubbing in NY in my youth and having my own crazy adventures. What I missed was how certain arch-types are hammered over and over in the movie but through a variety of characters. What seems like a sort of random series of events each have much in common. It reminded me of some deep fears I actually have and helped me to face them. Maybe, years ago, when I first saw it I subconsciously related to this movie on a deep level. Today 30 years on it was really helpful for me to confront these deeply held ideas.
In After Hours he found a project that he felt he could channel his depression into, and could possibly serve to help restore his former joy of filmmaking. After Hours was being developed as a Tim Burton vehicle at the time (he was hired based on the strength of his short film Vincent). After hearing that the script was initially sent to Scorsese, and that he was now interested in directing, Burton respectfully declined the director's chair not wanting to get in the way of Scorsese. Going into the film, Scorsese felt that if he could not finish this film properly he would never make another film again.
Paul Hackett (Griffin Dunne) is nothing more than an average word processor. One night after work he runs into a woman named Marcy (Rosanna Arquette) who invites him to her friend's place in Soho for a date. After spending some time with her, though, he realizes that she's a bit more than he can take so he makes a run for it when she's in the room. Unfortunately (or fortunately for us) he finds himself on the streets of Soho with no money and things quickly spiral further out of control as he contends with eccentric locals, mobs mistaking him for a burglar, and a suicide he may have caused.
Scorsese isn't known as a director of comedy, but here he proves that he has a special flourish for it. As most of his films will attest to, Scorsese feels most at home when in his native New York. Here he borrows liberally from Hitchcock ramping up the tension and suspense throughout the film. Just watching the manic energy of the film you can tell that Scorsese was reinvigorated by the opportunity to make a film that steps away from his usual film type.
The casting doesn't skimp on a cast that can easily bring the funny. Included in the cast are Christopher Guest regular Catherine O'Hara as well as Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong. While this is a comedy, the comedy is treated with a wry wit. Every situation is treated as a serious life or death situation rather than posting huge signs pointing out where the comedy is supposed to be like you see in a lot of modern comedy. At one point Paul witnesses a wife murder her husband and mutters to himself, completely deadpan, "I'm probably going to get blamed for that."
The real key to making this work, though, is Griffin Dunne. Employing some method acting to improve his reactions, Dunne gives a brilliant performance. He draws the viewer into his performance, making you feel for him while you also simultaneously laugh at his expense. At one point to capture the right reaction walking into an empty club, he walked a couple blocks to a bar, ordered a drink for everyone at the bar, and ran out when the bartender asked for the money. He ran the entire two blocks to the set and Scorsese started the cameras the moment he stepped on the set. (For full disclosure, Dunne did go back and pay the bar.)
In the end, After Hours was critically acclaimed, Scorsese won the Best Director award at Cannes, it doubled its budget in box office revenue, and in 1988 he was finally able to make and release The Last Temptation of Christ. This is one of Scorsese's lesser known films, achieving more of a cult status, but that doesn't mean it's one of his worst films. I highly recommend that you give this a try if you haven't seen it already. It's a fun romp through the city, with a touch of danger and suspense that easily ranks up with the best of Scorsese's canon.
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my 4-day President's Day weekend), one of the funniest
side-splitting films I have ever seen. I waited so
long for it come out on DVD and received it from
Amazon.com last week.
"After Hours" is the story of a guy who leaves work on
a normal day, and the events that transpire from 5
p.m. to 7 a.m. When I first saw it some 15 years ago,
I was rolling in laughter. This afternoon the
laughter grew to tears. I loved every moment even
more so than the first time around.
Director Martin Scorsese is at his best with this gem.
It went straight to my funny bone, only because it
follows a lifeline so similar to mine. Griffin Dunne
is the star...and what a superb job he does. But the
supporting cast is priceless. Add to Griffin's role
as the poor soul who should have never gone to the
diner to read "Tropic of Cancer", a supporting cast of
Rosanna Arquette, Teri Garr, Linda Fiorentino, John
Heard, "Cheech" Marin, and Verna Bloom, you have
created a masterpiece. And what makes this so much
more masterful is the fact that Griffin Dunne plays
the role of Paul Hackett...that's right..."PAUL".
What happens to Paul "after hours" is so tragic and
comical (and the way it unfolds is a credit to the
screenwriters), it is simply unforgettable...unless
you are me. This film mirrors my life. It has all of
the friends, lovers and "influences" that have made me
what I am today...nothing to boast about but
everything to laugh about. It reminds me of so many
of the crazy women I have dated (or married)...the
insane friends I've endured (some of you are reading
this now), but most importantly it is a snapshot of
life...reality...relationships...and the way we handle
influences that come into our lives. Poor Paul is put
on the brink of insanity (in only one night)...a film
that has stood the test of time...a film that reminds
me so much of "ME"....and maybe "YOU".
Compounded by a classic soundtrack which includes such
songs as "One Summer Night", "Angel Baby", Mozart
concerto's....AND...."Peggy Lee's "Is That All There
Is?"..this one is priceless.
And may I also add, that I'm a Rosanna Arquette
admirer. Though she only survives the first 20
minutes of the film, she is a genuine actress that
deserves to be recognized by the Academy. I will
never forget her in the classic made-for-cable film,
"The Wrong Man", and her inspiring role as a medium in
"Black Rainbow". And Teri Garr is right there, too.
She portrays "Miss Beehive, 1965"...hilarious! Both
remind me so much of past loves. Enough of that!
"After Hours" gets a solid "10" in the comedy genre'.
It is not a film you want to see with commercials.
Everything is so tightly woven together, you must
watch it uninterrupted.
From lovely Marcie, to Kiki "Kinky" Bridges...Cheech
and Chong...and all the crazy people that seem so
normal in this flick...so real in our lives...this one
is a must. If it doesn't have you rolling in the
aisles, you need to have a root canal for excitement
in your life!!!
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Zum Film: Ein Meisterwerk! Die albtraumhafte Komödie zeigt skurrile Szenen und bizarre Typen, mit einem ganz speziellen Humor, der auch bei mehrmaligem Betrachten noch zündet.
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