Product Details

• Actors: Al Pacino, Kitty Winn, Alan Vint, Richard Bright, Kiel Martin
• Directors: Jerry Schatzberg
• Writers: James Mills, Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne
• Producers: Dominick Dunne, Roger M. Rothstein
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Dubbed: English, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: June 19, 2007
• Run Time: 110 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000A9QK6E
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,600 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "The Panic in Needle Park" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

Pacino shows he can play a junkie, too. He and Kitty Winn play small-time crook and good girl gone bad who get hooked on heroin, and begin the long downhill slide. One of the best drug abuse films of the early 70's.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Still one of the Best November 8, 2007

By Charles E. Lewis

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I hadn't seen this flick since it's original release. I've been waiting a looonnng time for it to come out on DVD. In my opinion it is STILL the most realistic, gritty, depressing, and believeable portrayal of the lifestyle of heroin junkies ever put on film. I worked in law enforcement and had an up-front and personal view of the kinds of people this movie was about. The only truer depiction would have to be an on the scene filmed documentary. They rarely make movies as good as this one these days.

21 of 26 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Compulsory For Anbody Thinking of Using June 26, 2007

By David Baldwin

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I was a little taken aback by the film's "PG" rating. Drug use is treated frankly, there's some strong language and fleeting nudity. But then I thought why shouldn't young people of a certain age see this film. They are the most vulnerable in being ensnared into the drug culture and maybe they should heed the film's cautionary message. I also found the timing of this film's release, 1971, interesting because it comes at a time when the drug culture was in full bloom and we were only a few years removed from "Easy Rider". The selling point is, of course, Al Pacino who is nothing short of amazing as the small-time thief who goes from pecking to full-blown addiction. I thought this was more Kitty Winn's picture, though. Her character could be anybody's daughter who for reason's unknown takes up a serious drug habit. The film is essentially a love story between Pacino and Winn's characters. I couldn't decide whether the love between the two brought a little light to their dismal straits or that they were enabling each other into a worse addiction. For obvious reasons the film's message is timeless because, unfortunately, we don't live in a perfect world. Pacino and director Jerry Schatzberg would later collaborate on another seventies gem, "Scarecrow", that is well worth checking out.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Al Pacino's first starring role, a stunning debut. April 8, 2007

By Carlos Rodriguez

Format:DVD

Thirty-six years (1971) after it came out it is finally being released on DVD. This stark and grim film was heavily criticized by critics mostly because of its brutal and honest drug content. Filmed on location in New York City, THE PANIC IN NEEDLE PARK, marked the real beginning of what was to become the amazing career of one of the greatest actors to ever grace the screen the legendary Al Pacino. Great movie that I am happy is finally making its way to video. The movie had been released in Europe for some time but never in the United States that is until now. I will definitely be purchasing this underrated movie classic that for years has become among die-hard Pacino fans one of his most sought after movies ever. To the studio that finally thought about releasing this movie after so many years of waiting I thank you kindly.