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Carlito's
way
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Movie
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& cast
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Book: Carlito's Way and After Hours (1975)
Movie: Carlito's Way (1993)
Premise
movie:
"A Puerto Rican ex-con pledges to stay away from his
former drug dealing ways but finds himself being dragged back by his
past connections and the naive machinations of his lawyer and best
friend. Hoping to raise enough money to get away from New York,
Carlito Brigante takes on the job of running a nightclub, renews an
affair with a dancer but old associates and old instincts suck him
back into a world of violence and mistrust."
from:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106519/plotsummary
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Premise
book:
"These two streetwise novels bring you the story of
Carlito Brigante: Puerto Rican, hustler, drug dealer, and survivor.
Carlito's Way follows him through Spanish Harlem's no
exit world of gangs, drugs, pimping, and the Mob, from the 1940s to the early 1970s.
After Hours finds Carlito released from a five
year prison stint, and the world he knows is gone: cocaine has replaced heroin and the disco
scene is in full swing. If he wants to make money, Carlito needs to
adapt quickly. Smart and funny, these two inspired the 1993 Brian de
Palma film, Carlito's Way, starring Al Pacino."
from:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/
1853754900/103-9612205-2891816?v=glance
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Author:
Judge Edwin Torres (born 1931 in New York City) is the
author of the crime novel Carlito's Way.
Both of Torres' parents emigrated from Puerto Rico and
settled down in El Barrio in Manhattan's Spanish
Harlem. Even though he grew up in poverty, Torres was
able to attend and graduate from Stuyvesant High
School. He then attended City College of the City
University of New York, followed by the Brooklyn
College School of Law. In 1958 Torres was admitted to
the New York State Bar. In 1977 Torres was appointed to the New York State
Criminal Court. Three years later in 1980 he was
elected to the State Supreme Court, where he is a
justice representing the Twelfth Judicial District in
New York City. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over
felony cases, and Judge Torres has presided over a
number of high profile murder
cases. When Judge Torres isn't in court presiding over a
case, he explores the seedy, crime-ridden city streets
of drug dealers, gangsters and crooked cops. His
investigations inspired him to become a writer of
hard-boiled crime fiction. In 1975, Judge Torres wrote Carlito's Way and its
sequel After Hours, which follow the exploits of
Carlito Brigante, a fictional Puerto Rican drug
kingpin and hustler who goes to prison and then
struggles to go "straight" after his release. Another
novel Q & A (1977) portrays the investigation of a
decorated New York police Lieutenant suspected of
corruption. The movie version of Q & A was released in 1990
starring Nick Nolte and Armand Assante. Carlito's Way
and After Hours both inspired the 1992 motion picture
Carlito's Way which starred Al Pacino and Sean Penn,
under the direction of Brian
DePalma. Judge Edwin Torres continues to work as both a Judge
and a writer.
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Director:
Brian De Palma
Cast:
Al Pacino (Carlito Brigante ), Sean Penn (David
Kleinfeld), Penelope Ann Miller (Gail), John Leguizamo (Benny Blanco), Ingrid
Rogers (Steffie), Luis Guzmán (Pachanga), James Rebhorn (Dist. Atty.
Norwalk), Joseph Siravo (Vincent 'Vinnie' Taglialucci), Viggo
Mortensen (Lalin) and others.
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