Carlito's Way 1993 R, 144 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma Cast: Al Pacino, Penelope Ann Miller, Sean Penn, Luis Guzman, John Leguizamo, Ingrid Rogers, James Rebhorn, Viggo Mortensen, Joseph Siravo, Adrian Pasdar, Richard Foronjy, Jorge Porcel, Frank Minucci, John Ortiz, Angel Salazar
Drug king Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino) is released from prison, thanks to his lawyer friend Dave Kleinfeld (Sean Penn) getting him out of jail on a technicality, and attempts to live life on the side of the law. He finds work running a nightclub in Manhattan and hopes to save enough to move to the Bahamas and reestablish his relationship with his old girlfriend Gail (Penelope Ann Miller). But, Carlito succumbs to Kleinfeld's maneuvering and kills a Mafia don who Kleinfeld had stolen money from. With his past continuing to interfere with his attempts to find a new life, will Carlito ever be able to get out from under the influence of Kleinfeld?
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Scarface 1983 R, 170 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma Cast: Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia, F. Murray Abraham, Mark Margolis, Miriam Colon, Paul Shenar, Harris Yulin, Angel Salazar, Pepe Serna, Arnaldo Santana, Michael P. Moran, Dennis Holahan
This gangster movie is good and on a par with Howard Hawks' 1932 version. Tony Montana aka Scarface (Al Pacino) is a Cuban refugee who claws his way to the top of the illicit Miami cocaine empire–only to be defeated by his own addiction, which will lead to his assassination.
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Sylvester 1985 PG, 103 min. Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Tim Hunter Cast: Richard Farnsworth, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Schoeffling, Constance Towers, Peter Kowanko, Yankton Hatten, Shizuko Hoshi, Chris Pedersen, Angel Salazar, Arliss Howard, Shane Serwin, James Gammon, Richard Jamison, Ariane de Vogue, Norman Bennett
A 16-year-old orphan, Charlie (Melissa Gilbert), loves horses and dreams of becoming an Olympic rider. With help from her often drunk mentor, Foster (Richard Farnsworth), Melissa trains her spirited white horse Sylvester. Charlie becomes skilled in horseback riding, and enters Sylvester in a Kentucky steeplechase competition.
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| 1. Carlito's Way (1993)
2. Scarface (1983)
3. Sylvester (1985)
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