As a complete who loves to watch full director’s movies, I often see a lot of bad movies. Some directors, like Stanley Kubrick, have never made a bad movie, and I even ranked Stanley Kubrick’s Top 10 Films to prove it. But Martin Scorsese is different, as he has directed far more films than Kubrick’s 13 feature-length films. By now, most people have probably seen the best Martin Scorsese films like taxi driverAnd good comradesAnd the late. But, other movies like Boxcar BerthaAnd kundunAnd Resurrecting the deadIt’s usually not mentioned much in conversation. Having said that, another Scorsese movie that should seldom bring up conversation is his 1985 black comedy, After hours.
In fact, I haven’t even heard of it before After hours I even went to Scorsese’s Wikipedia page to check out his movies I still need to watch, and After hours It is an interesting case. Hot off his box office bomb heels, The king of comedy (Which, by the way, is an excellent movie and even shares a connection to the movie, joker), After hours It represents a new and exciting aspect of Scorsese that also has movies like The last temptation of ChristAnd money color. Unfortunately, this aspect was mostly overshadowed by his work in the ’90s, which started in the ’90s good comrades.
That’s a shame, though, since then After hours She is definitely, in my opinion anyway, the hidden gem of Martin Scorsese films, and I have five reasons for that.
He’s really funny and darker than anything else in his movie
Most of Scorsese’s films contain a bit of stinging humor to them. Irish He deals with a very serious topic with the murder of Jimmy Hoffa, but there are plenty of funny moments amid all the drama. the same with good comrades And casino. The theme is dark, sure, but sprinkle it in a little more subtle to make it not too dark.
On the other end of the spectrum are Scorsese’s serious works, such as SilenceAnd age of innocenceAnd The last temptation of Christ, which are never meant to make you smile. And then, you have After hoursA true comedy, but so dark, that it might even be the darkest in his entire movie.
This is a movie that treats death as a joke. People always say how you like movies blazing saddles It can’t be made today, and they’re right. But the same can be said about After hoursfeaturing a black sense of humor that only one of the Nic Cage of Nic Cage films can rival, vampire kisswhich is logical, because both vampire kiss And After hours It had the same screenwriter, Joseph Mignon. That said, as dark as After hours It is, still very much a comedy. The gallows teaser may not be for everyone, it’s definitely for a certain viewer, and I’m definitely one of them.
Stress is too intense, and it can make you sick
Only one movie made me nauseous with stress, and that’s Adam Sandler’s Uncut Gemstones (which should have been nominated for Best Film), but After hours She is close again. What begins as a man who just wants a fun night on the town soon overlaps with a night of hell. Paul Hackett (played by Griffin Dunn) loses his money, and the second time that happens, you already know things are going south pretty quickly.
But, it’s just amazing How do Anything goes south. I won’t spoil anything for you because I want you to see it, but within a few hours, poor Paul goes from seeing a woman in her boyfriend’s apartment to running for his life by the end of the night. Even though the movie is a black comedy, I was really nauseous at the thought of what could possibly go wrong. It doesn’t help that the movie feels like it gets deeper and deeper into the darkness of the night the longer the movie goes on. Speaking of this topic…
It was shot entirely at night in New York, which made it feel different from his other films
taxi driver Probably one of the greatest New York City movies ever made, and everyone knows it, but After hours It’s also a love letter to New York, albeit one that celebrates her weirdness rather than her fears. The movie was shot entirely at night to really make it feel like New York, and there are entire streets in the city that are completely empty of people, making it look like a time capsule of sorts. It also looks totally unique and unlike any of Scorsese’s other films, as there is a ticking clock not found in his other films.
Much like how some cinematographers like to use natural lighting during daytime shots, After hours He does the same thing, but at night. I’ve never seen a movie that really looked like a certain period of the day, but After hours Really, which makes her stand out in Scorsese’s great filmography.
Acting is top notch
Griffin Dunne is great as a charismatic Paul who had a terrible night, but also impressive are the rest of the cast, some of whom have key parts, like Rosanna Arquette as the woman who started the terrible night, even Cheech and Chong, who drive around in a truck and may or may not steal from Everyone in the neighborhood.
in many ways, After hours It looks like a series of vignettes, although it isn’t. It seems so because every character Paul encounters really demands every scene. So, even though not one character stays for very long, besides Paul, each character feels noteworthy because the acting is so exceptional. I especially like Will Patton as Hurst, who is literally in the movie for only a few minutes. But it’s gorgeous every minute!
It made him fall in love with filmmaking again, which led to the second part of his stellar career
Finally, and I didn’t know this until I watched the short documentary, “Photographing Your Life: The Making of “After Hours”But Martin Scorsese was very depressed The king of comedy Bombing at the box office. As he wanted to direct The last temptation of Christ, but he wasn’t able to at the time, so he was kind of in a rut. According to an excellent article in RespectedHe had to say:
I remember it was the last day of 1983. The King of Comedy had come out earlier that year. And on New Years Eve, I was getting dressed to go to Jay Cox’s house. I’ve had the TV turned on in the background and for some reason it’s set to Entertainment Tonight. And I heard them say like an annoyance before they went to the commercial, “Next: Film of the Year Fail!” So I was stuck around to see what it was. What is the failed movie of the year? And when they came back, they said he was the king of comedy! You’ve been a general failure! Moreover, I was planning to make the last trial of Christ, which had just been cancelled. So it was a double whammy. I didn’t have anything after that. And I knew I would start over.
After hours Scorsese had it all started! The movie actually got all of his money and then some on his meager budget, but more importantly, it made Scorsese feel like a worthy director again. In the same article, Scorsese said:
After Hours was a standalone movie. It was shorter and cheaper. I just wanted to know if I still had the energy to shoot fast. There is a certain passion that you have to make in the streets or taxi driver and raging bull. I had to find it again.
So, if not for After hoursMaybe we didn’t get the revitalized Scorsese who directed movies like good comradesAnd the pilotand yes even The last temptation of ChristWhich is what happened a few years later After hours, in 1988.
That’s why if you love Martin Scorsese, you owe it to yourself to watch After hours. She is the hidden gem of his career.
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