{"id":95612,"date":"2024-04-09T22:26:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T05:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=95612"},"modified":"2024-04-10T09:11:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T16:11:59","slug":"angel-heart-1987","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=95612","title":{"rendered":"Angel Heart (1987)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;ve got a thing about chickens.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Poster-181x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-95613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Poster-181x300.png 181w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Poster-77x128.png 77w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Poster-163x270.png 163w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Poster.png 566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn 1950s New York, private eye Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke) is hired by a lawyer (Dann Florek) to help his client Louis Cyphre (Robert De Niro) track down a missing crooner named Johnny Favorite; soon Angel finds himself involved in more mystery, murder, and darkness than he could possibly have imagined.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alan Parker Films<\/li>\n<li>Charlotte Rampling Films<\/li>\n<li>Detectives and Private Eyes<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Horror Films<\/li>\n<li>Mickey Rourke Films<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken and Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Robert De Niro Films <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAlan Parker directed this adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Falling_Angel\">William Hjortsberg&#8217;s 1978 novel <em>Falling Angel<\/em><\/a> &#8212; a spiritual <em>noir<\/em> combining a private eye flick (disheveled O&#8217;Rourke is well-cast): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-ORourke4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-ORourke4-1024x556.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-ORourke4-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-ORourke4-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-ORourke4-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-ORourke4-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-ORourke4-497x270.png 497w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-ORourke4.png 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; with mystical forces which become ever-darker as the storyline proceeds. Central to the film&#8217;s positing of the world as filled with danger and menace is the oh-so-perfect casting of De Niro as the Devil (while his identity isn&#8217;t stated outright until later on, it&#8217;s obvious enough that it can&#8217;t really be considered an early spoiler).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-De-Niro.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-De-Niro-1024x545.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-De-Niro-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-De-Niro-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-De-Niro-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-De-Niro-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-De-Niro-508x270.png 508w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-De-Niro.png 1173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We know &#8212; even if O&#8217;Rourke doesn&#8217;t &#8212; that he&#8217;s being sent on a mission to find someone who has reneged on a soul-swapping bargain. The details become much more complex, but we&#8217;re able to follow along well enough to make emergent sense of both what happened in the past &#8212; there is liberal use of cryptic flashbacks &#8212; and what&#8217;s currently unfolding. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Yqovz73SdnE\">Click here for an intriguing 25-minute video analysis<\/a>.) <\/p>\n<p>Along his travails, O&#8217;Rourke first visits an asylum, where he sweet-talks a nurse (Kathleen Wilhoite): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Asylum.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Asylum-1024x553.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Asylum-1024x553.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Asylum-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Asylum-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Asylum-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Asylum-500x270.png 500w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Asylum.png 1156w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; into divulging information that allows him to track down a heroin-addicted doctor (Michael Higgins) in New York. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Doctor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Doctor-1024x551.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Doctor-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Doctor-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Doctor-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Doctor-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Doctor-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Doctor.png 1174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He takes a trip to Coney Island: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Coney-Island.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Coney-Island-1024x551.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Coney-Island-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Coney-Island-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Coney-Island-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Coney-Island-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Coney-Island-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Coney-Island.png 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; before travelling down to New Orleans, where he encounters a beautiful young mother (Lisa Bonet): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Bonet.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Bonet-1024x545.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Bonet-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Bonet-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Bonet-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Bonet-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Bonet-507x270.png 507w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Bonet.png 1172w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; witnesses all kinds of voodoo magic: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Voodoo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Voodoo-1024x552.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"345\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Voodoo-1024x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Voodoo-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Voodoo-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Voodoo-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Voodoo-501x270.png 501w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Voodoo.png 1162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; is trailed by a couple of cops (Eliott Keener and Pruitt Taylor Vince): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Keener.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Keener-1024x524.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"328\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Keener-1024x524.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Keener-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Keener-128x66.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Keener-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Keener-527x270.png 527w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Keener.png 1156w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; books an appointment with a beautiful middle-aged tarot reader (Charlotte Rampling): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Rampling-House.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Rampling-House-1024x552.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"345\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Rampling-House-1024x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Rampling-House-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Rampling-House-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Rampling-House-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Rampling-House-501x270.png 501w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Rampling-House.png 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; meets a blues singer called Toots Sweet (real-life musician <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brownie_McGhee\">Brownie McGhee<\/a>): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-McGhee.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-McGhee-1024x558.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-McGhee-1024x558.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-McGhee-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-McGhee-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-McGhee-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-McGhee-495x270.png 495w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-McGhee.png 1167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and falls for Bonet. (This film was notorious for earning an X rating due to a sexually explicit scene between O&#8217;Rourke and Bonet, forcing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0092563\/trivia\/?item=tr5817208&#038;ref_=ext_shr_lnk\">Parker to remove 10 seconds of footage in exchange for an R.<\/a>) Be forewarned that there&#8217;s plenty of increasingly dark imagery throughout this film, but O&#8217;Rourke is appropriately repulsed by it all, and it builds to a satisfying denouement. This one remains worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mickey Rourke as Harry Angel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-ORourke.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-ORourke-1024x546.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-ORourke-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-ORourke-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-ORourke-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-ORourke-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-ORourke-506x270.png 506w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-ORourke.png 1162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Robert De Niro as Louis Cyphre<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-De-Niro3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-De-Niro3-1024x549.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"343\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-De-Niro3-1024x549.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-De-Niro3-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-De-Niro3-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-De-Niro3-768x412.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-De-Niro3-504x270.png 504w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-De-Niro3.png 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine historical production design<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Marching-Band.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Marching-Band-1024x537.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Marching-Band-1024x537.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Marching-Band-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Marching-Band-128x67.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Marching-Band-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Marching-Band-515x270.png 515w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Marching-Band.png 1182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Michael Seresin&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Silhouette.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Silhouette-1024x545.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Silhouette-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Silhouette-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Silhouette-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Silhouette-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Silhouette-507x270.png 507w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Angel-Heart-Silhouette.png 1172w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Trevor Jones&#8217; score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a controversial cult favorite. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Controversial Film<\/li>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0092563\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1987\/03\/06\/movies\/film-mickey-rourke-stars-in-angel-heart.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/horror\/angel-heart-1987.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve got a thing about chickens.&#8221; Synopsis: In 1950s New York, private eye Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke) is hired by a lawyer (Dann Florek) to help his client Louis Cyphre (Robert De Niro) track down a missing crooner named Johnny Favorite; soon Angel finds himself involved in more mystery, murder, and darkness than he could possibly have imagined. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alan Parker Films Charlotte Rampling Films Detectives and Private Eyes Historical Drama Horror Films Mickey Rourke Films&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=95612\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=95612"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95674,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95612\/revisions\/95674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}