Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Moderate
The story
A stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in Needle Park in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby, a young addict and small-time hustler, and Helen, a homeless girl who finds in her relationship with Bobby the stability she craves.
- heroin
- drug addiction
- love
- betrayal
- manhattan
- new york city
- heroin addiction
- death of pet
- needle
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Kiel Martin — Chico
- Michael McClanathan — Sonny
- Warren Finnerty — Sammy
- Marcia Jean Kurtz — Marcie
- Raúl Juliá — Marco
- Angie Ortega — Irene
- Larry Marshall — Mickey
- Paul Mace — Whitey
- Nancy MacKay — Penny
- Gil Rogers — Robins
- Joe Santos — DiBono
- Directed
- Jerry Schatzberg
- Written
- John Gregory Dunne, Joan Didion
Production
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 · 379 ratings
- Studio
- Dunne-Didion-Dunne
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
