Atlantic City (1980)

Director:

Louis Malle

Guionista:

John Guare (written by)

Release Date:

3 abril 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance

Frase comercial:

She made him become what he always wanted to be - a lover, a hero, a rich man...and a killer!

Plot:

Lou is a small time gangster, who thinks he used to be something big. He meets up with a younger girl...

Plot Keywords:

Gangster | May December Romance | Drug Dealer | Motel | Gambling

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 22 wins & 14 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Screenwriter John Guare and director Louis Malle give tribute to people in transition, set to the back drop of a city in transition.

Cast

Burt Lancaster	...	Lou Pascal
Susan Sarandon	...	Sally Matthews
Michel Piccoli	...	Joseph
Hollis McLaren	...	Chrissie
Robert Joy	...	Dave Matthews
Moses Znaimer	...	Felix
Robert Goulet	...	Singer in hospital (special guest star)
Al Waxman	...	Alfie (special appearance by)
Kate Reid	...	Grace Pinza
Angus MacInnes	...	Vinnie
Sean Sullivan	...	Buddy
Wallace Shawn	...	Waiter (as Wally Shawn)
Harvey Atkin	...	Bus driver
Norma Dell'Agnese	...	Jeanne
Louis Del Grande	...	Mr. Shapiro

También conocida como:

Atlantic City (USA)
Atlantic City (Argentina) (Spain) [es]

Duración:

104 min

País:

USA | Canada | France

Idioma:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

West Germany:16 (f) | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Iceland:L | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Albany Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Company:

International Cinema Corporation

Trivialidades:

In his conversation with Buddy, the reminiscent bathroom attendant, Lou mentions an incident that involved Nucky Johnson. Johnson was one of the most powerful New Jersey Republican's and a racketeer with the mob who ran Atlantic City from 1910-1941 before being jailed in 1941 for income tax evasion for which he served four years in prison.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In the beginning of this film we see a shot of a very large hotel being demolished, presumably to make way for the construction of a new hotel and casino. The imploded hotel is the old Traymore hotel one of Atlantic City's largest and most famous pre-casino resorts. The movie portrays the hotel as being demolished in 1979-80 so that it can be replaced with a new hotel/casino, gambling just being legalized in Atlantic City in 1978. However, the Traymore was closed and demolished in 1972 six years before gambling was legalized in AC and seven to eight years before the film was made.

Quotes:

Chrissie: Oh, I never use seatbelts. I don't believe in gravity.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: Road to Rhode Island (#2.13)" (2000)

Soundtrack:

Norma

Screenwriter John Guare and director Louis Malle give tribute to people in transition, set to the back drop of a city in transition.

Set in 1970s Atlantic City in the early days of legalized gambling, we find a young woman (Susan Sarandon) working in the fish section of a casino restaurant while learning to be a card dealer. At the same time, an elderly, small-time hood (Burt Lancaster) is stuck taking care of a gangster's widow (Kate Reid). Sarandon's husband and her younger sister ran off together and unexpectedly reappear looking for a place to stay. Her sister is now pregnant and her low-life husband is trying to sell drugs stolen from a big-time dealer in Philadelphia. Sarandon's husband meets Lancaster in a bar while trying to set up a deal to sell the drugs, and he convinces Lancaster to be his "mule." Lancaster and Sarandon being neighbors -- with her brother in law as the mutual acquaintance -- are brought together and become involved in more trouble than they ever thought imaginable.

The refreshing aspect of this motion picture is that it avoids the typical Hollywood pitfall where character development and dialogue play second fiddle to car chases and stunt scenes. In Atlantic City the odious characters and sticky situations are secondary to the development/relationships of the lead characters. This is the first excellent performance on film of a young Sarandon, and one of the finest performances of Lancaster's distinguished career.

This film has been butchered on cable, VHS, and laserdisc. Please let's have a quality remaster on DVD in widescreen format.