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Angel Heart (1987)
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04.15.08

Angel Heart (1987) Harry Angel is a private investigator. He is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer called Johnny Favorite. But the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn.

Movie Tagline:
It will scare you to your very soul.

Title: Angel Heart
Release Date: March 06, 1987
Runtime: 113 mins
Genre: Horror
All Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Languages: English, French
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Colors: Color
Sound: 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby
IMDB Rating: 7.3
Brimstone Pit Rating: 8.3 - (Rate This Horror Movie)
Category: Horror Movies Starting With A

MPAA Rating: X

Director(s):
Alan Parker

Cast:
Mickey Rourke ...Harry Angel
Robert De Niro ...Louis Cyphre
Lisa Bonet ...Epiphany Proudfoot
Charlotte Rampling ...Margaret Krusemark
Stocker Fontelieu ...Ethan Krusemark
Brownie McGhee ...Toots Sweet
Michael Higgins ...Dr. Albert Fowler
Elizabeth Whitcraft ...Connie
Eliott Keener ...Det. Sterne
Charles Gordone ...Spider Simpson
Dann Florek ...Herman Winesap
Kathleen Wilhoite ...Nurse
George Buck ...Izzy
Judith Drake ...Izzy's Wife
Gerald Orange ...Pastor John (as Gerald L. Orange)
Peggy Severe ...Mammy Carter - Herb Store Proprietor
Pruitt Taylor Vince ...Det. Deimos
Dave Petitjean ...Baptism Preacher (as David Petitjean)
Rick Washburn ...Cajun Heavy #1
Neil Newlon ...Cajun Heavy #2
Oakley Dalton ...Big Jacket
yvonne Bywaters ...Margaret's Maid
Loys T. Bergeron ...Mike
Joshua Frank ...Toothless
Karmen Harris ...Harlem Mourner
Nicole Burdette ...Ellie
Kendall Lupe ...Oyster Cajun #1
Percy Martin ...Oyster Cajun #2
Viola Dunbar ...Concierge
Murray Bandel ...Bartender

» [more cast members]

Producer(s):
Robert Dattila
Mario Kassar
Elliott Kastner
Alan Marshall
Andrew G. Vajna

Writer(s):
William Hjortsberg
Alan Parker

Composer(s):
Trevor Jones




Trailer(s):
Angel Heart Horror Film Trailer 1

Movie Soundtrack(s):
"Girl Of My Dreams"
"I Cried For You"
"Auld Lang Syne"
"Honeymoon Blues"
"Soul On Fire"
"Zu Zu Mamou"
"Sh-Boom"
"Fenesta che lucive"
"Sunny Land"
"Rainy Rainy Day"

More Movie Taglines:
  • It will scare you to your very soul.
  • Harry Angel is searching for the truth... Pray he doesn't find it.
  • Harry Angel has been hired to search for the truth... Pray he doesn't find it.
  • Nothing can prepare you for the ending of Angel Heart.
Movie Quote(s):
  • Louis Cyphre: Are you an atheist? Harry Angel: Yeah, I'm from Brooklyn.
  • Louis Cyphre: Alas... how terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the wise, Johnny?
  • Louis Cyphre: You know what they say about slugs. They always leave slime in their tracks.
  • Louis Cyphre: The flesh is weak, Johnny. Only the soul is immortal. [darkly] Louis Cyphre: And yours belongs to ME.
  • Harry Angel: Have you ever watched the Mickey mouse club? Cop: No Harry Angel: Well you know what today is? It's Wednesday, anything can happen day.
Movie Trivia:
  • Marlon Brando was briefly considered for the role of Louis Cyphre.
  • Alan Parker offered the role of Harry Angel to Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson and Robert De Niro himself before Mickey Rourke was cast.
  • Shirley Stoler was originally cast in the part of "Izzy's Wife", but was replaced by Judith Drake. Stoler's voice can still be heard at the end of the scene, singing the song, "I Cried For You".
  • When Harry Angel visits Margaret Krusemark for the first time, Margaret orders her maid to bring them tea; she and the maid speak briefly in French, which Angel obviously doesn't understand. The maid is asking "Should I bring out the best cups?" and Margaret responds "No."
  • The poem about Evangeline and her lover that everyone refers to is "Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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Keywords:
Singer, Missing Person, Bathtub, Loss Of Daughter, Male Nudity  ...[more]


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