After Hours

"When it's after midnight in New York City, you don't have to look for love, laughter and trouble. They'll all find you!"

1985 1h 37m EN

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 1,850

ComedyThrillerDrama

Synopsis

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Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.

“When it's after midnight in New York City, you don't have to look for love, laughter and trouble. They'll all find you!”

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Cast

Griffin Dunne
Paul Hackett
Rosanna Arquette
Marcy
Verna Bloom
June
Tommy Chong
Pepe
Linda Fiorentino
Kiki
Teri Garr
Julie
John Heard
Tom the Bartender
Cheech Marin
Neil

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Martin Scorsese
Writers: Joseph Minion
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Martin Scorsese, shot by Michael Ballhaus. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Howard Shore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Thelma Schoonmaker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Griffin Dunne and Rosanna Arquette and Verna Bloom carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When it's after midnight in New York City, you don't have to look for love, laughter and trouble. They'll all find you!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0088680 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Martin Scorsese directs. Michael Ballhaus behind the camera. Howard Shore scores. Thelma Schoonmaker cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Martin Scorsese, shot by Michael Ballhaus. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Howard Shore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Thelma Schoonmaker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Griffin Dunne and Rosanna Arquette and Verna Bloom carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "When it's after midnight in New York City, you don't have to look for love, laughter and trouble. They'll all find you!".
8IMDB entry: tt0088680 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 24 themes, including "new york city", "suicide", "date", "subway".
10Released under 23 different titles around the world.