Angel Heart

Year:

1987

Duration:

113 min

Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.3

Director:

Alan Parker

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1987-03-06

Filming Locations: Albany, New York, USA

Earnings

Budget: $17,000,000

Opening Weekend: $3,688,721 (USA) (8 March 1987)

Gross: $17,185,632 (USA)£1,141,192 (UK)

Cast

Actor

Character

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Elizabeth Whitcraft

Angel Heart

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

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

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

Jarrett Narcisse

Epiphany's Child

Ernest Watson

Oyster Bar Saxophonist

Rickie Monie

Oyster Bar Pianist

Sugar Blue

Toots Sweet Band - Harmonica

Pinetop Perkins

Toots Sweet Band - Piano

Deacon John Moore

Toots Sweet Band - Lead Guitar

Richard Payne

Toots Sweet Band - Double Bass

W. Alonzo Stewart

Toots Sweet Band - Drums

Lillian Boutte

Toots Sweet Band - Vocalist

Joel Adam

Tap Dancer

Darrell Beasley

Tap Dancer (as Darrel Beasley)

Stephen Beasley

Tap Dancer

Jerome Reddick

Tap Dancer

Louis Freddie Kohlman

Voodoo Drums

Stephen Kenyatta Simon

Voodoo Drums

Curtis Pierre

Voodoo Drums

Kufaru Aaron Mouton

Voodoo Drums

Roselyn Lionheart

Voodoo Musician

Marilyn Banks

Voodoo Dancer

Lula Elzy

Voodoo Dancer

Francesca J. Ridge

Voodoo Dancer

Hope Clarke

Voodoo Dancer

Oscar Best

Voodoo Dancer

Sarita Allen

Voodoo Dancer

Noel Jones

Voodoo Dancer

Valerie Jackson

Voodoo Dancer (as Varerie Jackson)

Greer Goff

Voodoo Dancer

Arlena Rolant

Voodoo Dancer

Karen Davis

Voodoo Dancer

Shirleta Jones

Voodoo Dancer

Mark L. Taylor

Voodoo Dancer (as Mark Taylor)

Did you know?

Trivia

When producer Alan Marshall first approached 'Robert de Niro' by phone about taking a part in the film, de Niro asked him "Are you the guy who produced Birdy (1984)?" When Marshall replied that he was, de Niro promptly hung up.

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Fangoria article about the movie from the time when it was released had a pictures of deleted death scene of Herman Winesap. On one picture director Alan Parker is shown sitting next to the headless corpse with blood all over the room. Same article also shows picture of partially burned body of the journalist woman who slept with Harry earlier in the movie laying next to the burned house.

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One of seven movie collaborations of "The Two Alans" - producer Alan Marshall and director Alan Parker. The films include Birdy (1984), Fame (1980), Angel Heart (1987), Bugsy Malone (1976), Midnight Express (1978), Shoot the Moon (1982) and Pink Floyd The Wall (1982).

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Goofs

The credit for "Extras Casting" is misspelled without the first T as "Exras Casting".

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During the opening credits, the person portraying the dead transient that is being sniffed by the dog blinks their eyes twice.

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After Angel's first meeting with Cyphre, when he's driving the car, he turns the steering to the right, but the car is seen turning to the left

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Quotes

Louis Cyphre: Are you an atheist?

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Det. Sterne: You're going to burn for this, Angel.

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Louis Cyphere: No matter how cleverly you sneak up on a mirror, your reflection always looks you straight in the eye.

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Faq

Q

A Note Regarding Spoilers

A

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags are used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

Q

What is the significance of the 'Hand of Glory?'

A

The Hand of Glory is a legendary item from European folklore: a hand cut from a hanged corpse turned into a wax candle that was capable of giving invisibility and opening any lock. The Hand of Glory was an item supposedly wielded by magicians and thieves, lighting the fingers like candles to put people to sleep.Margaret Krusemark has a Hand of Glory in her possession, which Harold Angel notices when he's searching in her apartment.

Q

Who is Johnny Favorite?

A

Detective Harold Angel, played by Mickey Rourke, is actually Johnny Favorite, the missing person that he was hired to track down in the first place.Johnny Favorite put his soul up for collateral in a deal with Satan in return for stardom in the music industry, but Favorite wanted to escape his fate of giving Satan his soul upon his death, so he stole Harold Angel's soul and memories and implanted them in himself in an attempt to hide his true self.Eventually he would get amnesia from an injury suffered in World War II as Johnny Favorite. The injury would allow Harold Angel's memory and soul to take over Johnny Favorite's body, fooling Johnny into believing he was Harold Angel his entire life, having no memories of who he really was and whose body he was really in.

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