Genre:
Mystery
Theatrical Release: 03/06/1987(USA)
Release Date: 01/01/2001
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time:
Flags: Graphic Violence, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Live/Artisan
The time is the 1950s: seedy Brooklyn private eye
Harry Angel (
Mickey Rourke) is hired by shady
Louis Cyphre (
Robert De Niro) to locate a
pop singer who reneged on a debt.
Harry ventures into Harlem, the first step of a
Heart of Darkness-inspired odyssey. Each time
Harry makes contact with someone who might know the singer's whereabouts, he or she is killed in a horrible, ritualistic fashion; a Satanic cult seems to be at the bottom of all the carnage.
Harry solves the mystery, all right. He just didn't know that he had the answer all along -- even before
Louis entered his office. Also available in the "unrated" video version,
Angel Heart is best known as the film that nearly got an X-rating due to a no-holds-barred sex scene involving
Mickey Rourke and
Lisa Bonet. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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