Review of The Panic in Needle Park (1971) by Fernando F. Croce for Slant Magazine — 08 May 2007
Remembered mainly as the neophyte Pacino’s launching pad into Godfather stardom, the modestly scaled, harrowing Panic in Needle Park has over the decades proven to be nearly as influential as Coppola’s blockbuster, setting a cinematic template later used by Drugstore Cowboy, Requiem for a Dream, and a good deal of Sundance Channel fodder.
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This review of The Panic in Needle Park (1971) was written by Fernando F. Croce and published by Slant Magazine on 08 May 2007.
The Panic in Needle Park has generally received positive reviews.
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