“Carlito’s Way” turns 30: the clandestine relationship on the set between Al Pacino and Penelope Ann Miller and the other 12 secrets of the film

2023-11-09 12:29:52

On November 7, 1993, the premiere of “Carlito’s Way” took place in New York, a film by Brian De Palma with Al Pacino in the role of the former Puerto Rican drug dealer Carlito Brigante and the unrecognizable Sean Penn in the role of the cocaine-addicted lawyer David Kleinfeld. The film does not tell the classic story of the rise and fall of a ruthless criminal, but the (failed) attempt of a former heroin trafficker from the 1970s to redeem himself and manage to lead a life away from violence. Based on the novels “Carlito’s Way” and “After Hours” by New York Supreme Court Justice Edwin Torres, the film has a circular script that starts and ends with the same scene. “Charlie” Brigante, hit by several gunshots, sees his dream of a Caribbean escape fail before the eyes of Gail (Penelope Ann Miller), the woman he loves and who would soon make him her father. There is no shortage of famous quotes, the romantic love story, the petty-bourgeois dream of escaping with a nest egg to an island in the Bahamas (taking over a car rental company for a living) and the theme of the unforgiving law of the road. Greeted with mixed reviews, Brian De Palma’s film achieved good success at the box office. Costing 30 million dollars, it grossed 63 million and soon became a cult among fans of the genre. 26 years after launch, here are 13 things you might not know

November 7, 2023 | 1.08pm

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