Carlito’s Way

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Carlito's Way is a 1993 gangster film based on the novel After Hours by Judge Edwin Torres. The film adaptation was scripted by David Koepp and directed by Brian DePalma. It stars Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo and Viggo Mortensen. The movie's soundtrack, 'I Love Music', was performed by Rozalla.

Plot

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 dealer and hustler who goes to prison and struggles to go straight after his release. The 1993 film is based on After Hours (it used the title of the first novel to avoid being confused with Martin Scorsese's 1985 film After Hours) and focuses on Carlito's endeavours once he is released from prison with the help of his lawyer.

The film starts out with Carlito (Al Pacino) being released from prison after five years. The movie progresses to Carlito telling former friends that he is "retired" from the business and has no intention of returning. Instead, Carlito wishes to seek out his former love Gail (Penelope Ann Miller) and try to rekindle his relationship with her, which turns out to be somewhat of a success. As the film goes on, Carlito continues to work toward making his $75,000 in order to join his friend in the car rental business. Then Carlito is confronted by David Kleinfeld (Sean Penn) who tells him he needs his help to break a gangster out of prison or he (Kleinfeld) will be killed. Carlito agrees so he can repay his favour to Kleinfeld. During the breakout, Kleinfeld kills the man he is supposed to free and his son too.

The movie then takes a wild spin when the other son of the mobster is after Carlito for what happened to his father. After shooting Kleinfeld in the head, he goes after Carlito and chases him throughout a train station. Carlito ultimately meets his demise at the hands of Benny Blanco (John Leguizamo) who shoots him three times in the chest, starting Carlito's reflection on his life before dying on a stretcher. Gail then goes off to what was their planned destination to raise her and Carlito's child. The film ends with Gail dancing on an exotic beach with the song "You are so beautiful" playing in the background.

Prequel

Torres' first novel Carlito's Way was filmed and released direct-to-video in 2005, under the title Carlito's Way: Rise to Power. [1]

See also

• Scarface

External links

• Carlito's Way at the Internet Movie Database