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After Hours [Import]

Griffin Dunne , Rosanna Arquette , Martin Scorsese    R (Restricted)   DVD
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)

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This well-regarded cult film is a tense Kafka-esque tale concerning what happens to a likable computer guy who is in the wrong place at the wrong time in the city that never sleeps--New York. This is a New York infested with bizarre characters vividly brought to life by a once-in-a-lifetime cast. Griffin Dunne's wonderfully controlled comic performance as Paul Hackett is the glue that holds this increasingly surreal film together. Scorsese utilizes a full array of independent and underground film techniques, including special film speed manipulations, angles, and edits, deftly capturing the strange rhythms of an after-hours New York City. Many will find the jokes clever, and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny. Some, however, will find the film an excruciating series of staged circumstances setting up a sadistically cruel dark nightmare of horrors. And there are a few lines of dialogue so poorly written they remind you how unbelievable the thin story really is. But forgive the film these few lapses--overall it's a wild, surreal ride. The most offbeat character is the beehive-sporting, Monkee-obsessed neurotic played to perfection by Teri Garr. And the moment when Griffin Dunne uses his last quarter to play Peggy Lee's "Is That All There Is" and dances with Verna Bloom while an angry mob searches SoHo for him is an inspired bit of lunacy. --Christopher J. Jarmick

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3.0 out of 5 stars sometimes amusing, more often irritating Mar 9 2005
By "zhaow"
Format:DVD
scorsese continues to expose the underside of subcultures most of us never see. this time it's the nocturnal bohemian world of 80's soho. the story is simple: uptown square wanders into downtown counterculture and unwittingly gets entangled in one bizzare epidsode after another. the film itself is occasionally funny, a few times even laugh out loud so, but it's more often irritating. comedy was never scorsese's strong suit.

rent it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This review is for Amazon's impeccable memory May 23 2004
Format:DVD
When I searched for this film two years ago Amazon.com informed me that it wasn't available on dvd, but if I wanted they'd send me an email when it became available. And now, two years later, they've sent me that email! I've had friends tell me that they'll call me back in five minutes and they forget to do it, but Amazon.com, after two freaking years, remembers to get back to me about this obscure, hard-to-find movie. This blows my mind.

5 stars to Amazon, and maybe I'll get around to watching "After Hours" some day.

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5.0 out of 5 stars makes you wish scorsese would make more comedies April 9 2004
Uptown east side guy finds himself in an entirely new world, even though it's on the same island of Manhattan. This is not a new theme but I doubt if I've ever seen it carried out as far as Scorsese's AFTER HOURS. Griffin Dunne is perfect as the Everyman from a safe neighborhood who, on the hunt for a date (Roseanne Arquette in a very eerie role), finds himself in the artsy/clubby/s&m world of SOHO and the West Village.

The result is a hilarious black comedy with great performances, including a cameo by Cheech and Chong. Scorsese' pacing is breathtaking and right on the money. One of my favorite moments is when a large group of would-be vigilantes try to chase down Griffin Dunne, and their "armored vehicle" is an ice cream truck. There is too much going on here to describe in one review. Just give this one viewing, and you'll be glad you stayed up late to watch.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great, surreal, dark comedy
I very much liked this movie for it was a wickedly, fast-paced, unpredictable, black comedy/thriller which was directed by Martin Scorsese. Read more
Published on Mar 2 2004 by Matthew Patay
5.0 out of 5 stars Surrender Dorothy
I was 17 when I saw this and it stayed with me for many years. Its a phobic nightmare of a story that makes you squirm with delight watching the main character nearly pay with his... Read more
Published on Jan 27 2003 by watchdog
5.0 out of 5 stars Modern-Day Book of Job
Right now I just finished watching 'After Hours,' a film that
makes me somewhat home- and timesick for Soho and the Village in the late 80s. Read more
Published on Sep 12 2002 by Interplanetary Funksmanship
4.0 out of 5 stars Don't Wait Until AFTER HOURS To View This Cult Pleasure
AFTER HOURS is one of those rare comic gems that actually gets funnier as it grows older. While one could argue that 'after hours' New York City is truly the centerpiece to this... Read more
Published on Jun 18 2002 by Edward Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the few "One of a kind" films
Every once in a great while someone will make a film that is so original, so bizarre, yet we can strangely relate to that we tag them "One of a Kind" films. Read more
Published on April 21 2002 by RDtoo
5.0 out of 5 stars One heck of a clever film! Wish it was not so forgotten.
This movie is one the best movies I have ever seen with Griffin Dunne. This tells the story of a man who has a very boring ordinary job and life and wishes to change it. Read more
Published on Feb 24 2002 by Azien Munro
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! A Scorsese Gem!
Martin Scorsese was honored with by the Cannes Film Festival as best Director in 1986 for his brilliant dark comedy After Hours. Read more
Published on Dec 17 2001 by brigsbmc@cs.com
5.0 out of 5 stars Bagel and cream cheese paperweights?
One of the funniest most twisted films ever made.
This film is truley remarkable for it's intertwinings of absolutly everyone who comes onto the screen. Read more
Published on Oct 29 2001 by Fredrick A. Waff
5.0 out of 5 stars outstanding! (I mean it)
I have seen this movie back in late 80's 1986 most probably, and only once. Yet, I do remember a lot of details about the weird orchestra of events happening, and that I was just... Read more
Published on Oct 16 2001 by "kuntikin"
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
This is sacrilege to say so, but this movie is Martin Scorsese's greatest. I love it.
Published on Sep 15 2001
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