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After Hours (film)

After Hours is a 1985 American comedy film[3] is enamoured with Paul, but Paul goes back to Tom’s bar, directed by , written by Joseph Minion, finding Tom grieving over Marcy, who was his girlfriend. and starring an ensemble cast, including Rosanna Ar- He goes to the nightclub Kiki and Horst patronize, a col- quette, Griffin Dunne, Linda Fiorentino, Teri Garr, and lection of punks attempt to shave his head into a Mohawk John Heard. Paul Hackett (Dunne) experiences a series hairstyle. On the street, Paul is mistaken for a burglar and of misadventures as he tries to make his way home from is relentlessly pursued by a mob of local residents. SoHo. Paul finds Tom again, but the mob (with the assistance of Warner Home Video have released the film on VHS Julie, Gail, and Gail’s Mister Softee truck) chases Paul. in 1991 for both widescreen and pan-and-scan NTSC He ultimately seeks refuge back at the Club Berlin. Paul .[4] uses his last quarter to play Is That All There Is? by Peggy Lee and asks a woman named June to dance. Paul ex- plains he’s being pursued and June, also a sculptress, of- fers to help him. She protects him by pouring plaster on 1 Plot him in order to disguise him as a sculpture. However, she won't let him out of the plaster, which eventually hardens, Paul Hackett, a word processor, meets Marcy Franklin trapping Paul in a position that resembles the character in a cafe. They discuss their common interest in Henry depicted in Edvard Munch's The . The burglar duo Miller. Marcy leaves Paul her number and informs him then breaks into the Club Berlin and steals him, placing that she lives with a sculptor named Kiki Bridges, who him in the back of their van. He falls from the burglar’s makes and sells plaster of Paris paperweights resembling cargo near the gate to his office as the sun is rising, and cream cheese bagels. Later in the night, under the pre- he returns to work, bringing the film full circle. tense of buying a paperweight, Paul visits Marcy, taking a cab to her apartment. On his way to visit Marcy, a $20 bill is blown out the window of the cab, leaving him with only 2 Selected cast some spare pocket change. The cab driver is furious that he can't pay, thereby beginning the first in a long series of • Griffin Dunne as Paul Hackett misadventures for Paul that turn hostile through no fault of his own. At the apartment Paul meets the sculptor Kiki • Rosanna Arquette as Marcy Franklin and Marcy, and comes across a collection of photographs • Teri Garr as Julie and medications which imply that Marcy is severely dis- figured from burns on her legs and torso. As a result of • John Heard as Tom Schorr this implication, and as a result of a strained conversation with Marcy, Paul abruptly slips out of the apartment. • Catherine O'Hara as Gail Paul then attempts to go home by subway, yet the fare has • Linda Fiorentino as Kiki Bridges increased at the stroke of midnight and he finds that his pocket change is no longer sufficient to purchase a token. • Verna Bloom as June He goes to a bar where Julie, a waitress, becomes enam- • oured with him. The bar’s owner, Tom Schorr cannot Tommy Chong as Pepe open the cash register to give Paul his subway fare. They • Cheech Marin as Neil exchange keys so Paul can go to Tom’s place to fetch the cash register keys. On the way, he spots two burglars, • Will Patton as Horst Neil and Pepe, with one of Kiki’s sculptures. When he • returns the sculpture to the apartment, he finds Marcy Clarence Felder as Club Berlin bouncer has committed suicide while Kiki and a stout man named • Dick Miller as Pete, diner waiter Horst have already left to go to Club Berlin, a nightclub. • Paul attempts to return to Tom’s bar, but it is locked up, Bronson Pinchot as Lloyd with a sign indicating that Tom will be back in half an • Martin Scorsese as Club Berlin searchlight operator hour. Paul meets Julie in the street, who invites him up to her apartment to wait for Tom to reopen the bar. Julie • as Diner Cashier

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• Larry Block as from the tumultuous development of The Last Tempta- tion of Christ.[17] It currently holds an 90% rating on re- • Rocco Sisto as Coffee Shop Cashier view aggregator .[18] Film critic gave After Hours a positive review and a rating of four out of four stars. He praised the film as one of the 3 Production best in the year and said it “continues Scorsese’s attempt to combine comedy and satire with unrelenting pressure [19] ' abandonment of The Last Tempa- and a sense of all-pervading paranoia.” He later added [20] tion of Christ production was a huge disappointment to the film to his “Great Movies” list. In The Scorsese. It spurred him to focus on independent compa- Times, Vincent Canby gave the film a mixed review and nies and smaller projects.[5] The opportunity was offered called it an “entertaining tease, with individually arrest- to him by his lawyer Jay Julien, who put him through ing sequences that are well acted by Mr. Dunne and the [7] Griffin Dunne and Amy Robinson's independent group: others, but which leave you feeling somewhat conned.” “Double Play Company”. The project was called “A Night in Soho” and it was based on the script by Joseph Minion. The screenplay, originally titled “Lies” after the 5 Lawsuit 1982 Joe Frank monologue that inspired the story,[6] was written as part of an assignment for his film course at Radio artist Joe Frank later filed a lawsuit, claiming the Columbia University. He was 26 years old at the time screenplay lifted its plot setup and portions of dialogue, [7] the film was produced. The script finally became “Af- particularly in the first 30 minutes of the film, from [8] ter Hours” after Scorsese made his final amendments. his 1982 NPR Playhouse monologue “Lies”.[21] Though One of Scorsese’s inputs involves the dialogue between Frank never received official credit, he reportedly was [22] Paul and the doorman at Club Berlin, inspired by Kafka's “paid handsomely” in a settlement. Before the Law, one of the short stories included in his novel The Trial.[9][10] As Scorsese explained to Paul At- tanasio, the short story reflected his fustration towards the 6 Themes and motifs production of The Last Temptation of Christ, for which he had to continiously wait, as Joseph K had to in The This film belongs in a grouping which revolve around a [11] Trial. young working professional who is placed under threat, The film was originally to be directed by Tim Burton, but named the “yuppie nightmare cycle”,[23] a sub-genre of Scorsese read the script at a time when he was unable films which combine two genres in itself – screwball com- to get financial backing to complete The Last Temptation edy and film noir. Some critics present a psychoana- of Christ, and Burton gladly stepped aside when Scorsese lytic view of the film. Paul is constantly emasculated by expressed interest in directing. women in the film: by Kiki with her sexual aggressive- ness and a lust for masochism,[24] Marcy turning down After Hours was the first fictional film in ten years in which his sexual advances, Julie turning a vigilante mob on him, was not part of the cast.[3] and Gail entrapping him in paper-mache, rendering him British director took part in the pro- helpless. There are many references to castration within duction process of the film (Powell and editor Thelma the film,[23] most of which are shown when women are Schoonmaker married soon afterwards). Nobody was present. In the bathroom in Terminal Bar where Julie first sure how the film should end. Powell said that Paul must encounters Paul, there is an image scrawled on the wall finish up back at work, but this was initially dismissed as of a shark biting a man’s erect penis off.[25] Kiki holds too unlikely and difficult. They tried many other endings, a cigarette in her teeth when she first encounters him, a and a few were even filmed, but the only one that every- phallic symbol,[26] and Marcy makes a reference to her one felt really worked was to have Paul finish up back at husband using a double entendre when saying, “I broke work just as the new day was starting.[12] the whole thing off” when talking about her and her hus- band’s sex life.[23] A mouse trap clamps shut on a mouse when Julie tries to gift Paul the bagel paperweight. 4 Reception

The film grossed $10,609,321 in the United States.[2] 7 Music Though it was not received well by audiences, it was given positive reviews at the time and went on to be consid- The musical score for After Hours was composed by ered an “underrated” Scorsese film, and a cult classic in , who went on to collaborate multiple times its own right.[13][14][15][16] The film did, however, garner with Scorsese. Although an official soundtrack album Scorsese the Best Director Award at the 1986 Cannes was never released, many of Shore’s cues appear on the Film Festival and allowed the director to take a hiatus 2009 album Howard Shore: Collector’s Edition Vol. 1.[27] 3

In addition to the score, other music credited at the end 8 References the film is: [1] Friedman, Lawrence S. (1998). The cinema of Martin 1. “Symphony in D Major, K. 95 (K. 73n): 1st move- Scorsese. New York: Continuum. ISBN 0826410774. ment” attributed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (the [2] After Hours. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2009-12-10. work is not among Mozart’s officially numbered symphonies, but is sometimes numbered as 45) [3] Variety Staff. "After Hours". Variety. 1985. Retrieved 2009-12-10.

2. "Air on the G String (Air From Suite No. 3)" by [4] Sangster, Jim (2002). Scorsese : Virgin Film. London: Johann Sebastian Bach Virgin Books. ISBN 0753506424.

3. “En la Cueva” Performed by Cuadro Flamenco [5] Dougan, Andy (1997). Martin Scorsese. London: Orion Media. p. 77. ISBN 0752811754. 4. “Sevillanas” Composed and Performed by Manitas [6] “The Scandalous Origins of Martin Scorsese’s After de Plata Hours | Andrew Hearst”. Panopticist.com. Retrieved 2012-10-13. 5. "Night and Day", Words and Music written by Cole Porter [7] Canby, Vincent (1985-09-13). "'After Hours’ from Mar- tin Scorsese”. . Retrieved 2009-12- 6. "Body and Soul" Composed by John Green 10. [8] Keyser, Les (1995). Martin Scorsese. New York: Twayne. 7. “Quando, Quando, Quando”, Music by Tony Renis, p. 148. ISBN 0805793216. Lyrics by Pat Boone [9] Kafka, Franz. Before the Law. Retrieved 2009-12-10. 8. “Someone to Watch over Me”, Lyrics by Ira Gersh- win, Music by George Gershwin, Performed by [10] Faber, Marion (Autumn 1986). “Kafka on the Screen: Martin Scorsese’s “After Hours"". Die Unterrichtspraxis / Robert and Johnny Teaching German (Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons) 19 (2): 200–205. Retrieved March 17, 2014. 9. “You're Mine” Written by Robert Carr and Johnny Mitchell, Performed by Robert and Johnny [11] Keyser, Les (1995). Martin Scorsese. New York: Twayne. p. 145. ISBN 0805793216. 10. "We Belong Together" Performed by Robert and [12] Making of After Hours documentary Retrieved 2009-12- Johnny 10.

11. "Angel Baby" Written by Rosie Hamlin, Performed [13] Blair, Iain (2001-11-05). “The Free Game; Stars’ Cameos by Rosie and the Originals Add Touch of Realism to Faux Documentary”. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. p. 3E. 12. "Last Train to Clarksville" Composed by Bobby [14] Schembri, Jim (2003-02-14). “Martin’s ”. Hart and Tommy Boyce, Written by Tommy Boyce The Age (Melbourne). Retrieved 2009-11-16. and Bobby Hart, Performed by The Monkees [15] “Five-film DVD set defines Scorsese”. The San Diego 13. "Chelsea Morning" Composed and Performed by Union-Tribune. 2004-08-20. Retrieved 2009-11-16. Joni Mitchell [16] Lawson, Terry (2004-08-14). “Box set collects five from Martin Scorsese”. Detroit Free Press. 14. “I Don't Know Where I Stand” Composed and Per- formed by Joni Mitchell [17] “Festival de Cannes: After Hours”. festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-07-10. 15. “Over the Mountain and Across the Sea” Composed by Rex Garvin, Performed by Johnnie and Joe [18] After Hours. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2012-11-30. [19] Ebert, Roger (1985-10-11). "After Hours". Sun- 16. “One Summer Night” Written by Danny Webb, Per- Times. Retrieved 2009-12-10. formed by The Danleers [20] Ebert, Roger (2009-01-14). "After Hours". Chicago Sun- 17. "Pay to Cum" Written and Performed by Times. Retrieved 2009-12-19. Bad Brains [21] Hearst, Andrews (2008-05-27). The Scandalous Origins of Martin Scorsese’s After Hours. Retrieved 2009-12-10. 18. "Is That All There Is" Composed by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Performed by Peggy Lee [22] Emerling, Susan (2000-03-07). Public radio’s bad dream. 4 9 EXTERNAL LINKS

[23] UK, Leighton Grist, University of Winchester, (2013). The films of Martin Scorsese, 1978-99 : authorship and context II (1. publ. ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmil- lan. ISBN 9781403920355.

[24] Friedman, Lawrence S. (1998). The cinema of Martin Scorsese. New York: Continuum. ISBN 0826410774.

[25] Sangster, Jim (2002). Scorsese : Virgin Film. London: Virgin Books. pp. 132–133. ISBN 0753506424.

[26] Johnson, Sigmund Freud ; translated by Shaun Whiteside ; introduction by Jeri (2003). The psychology of love. Lon- don: . ISBN 9780141186030.

[27] “Howard Shore Collector’s Edition, Vol. 1”. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved March 17, 2014.

9 External links

• John Walker. (1989) “Art & the art world in films in the 1980s”. THES / artdesigncafe.

• After Hours at the Internet Movie Database • After Hours at Rotten Tomatoes

• After Hours at Box Office Mojo • After Hours at AllMovie 5

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