Angel Heart
Brief Synopsis
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A gumshoe private investigator is hired by a mysterious and malevolent client to find a missing crooner who owes him on a debt, but when the PI starts his investigation he is thwarted by the murders of his possible witnesses and haunted by unexplainable demonic nightmares. As he nears and nears his
Cast & Crew
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Alan Parker
Director
Lula Elzy
Darrel Beasley
Rickie Monie
Oakley Dalton
Michael Higgins
Film Details
Also Known As
Angel Heart - Aux portes de l'enfer, El corazón del ángel
MPAA Rating
Genre
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
1987
Distribution Company
TriStar Pictures
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 53m
Synopsis
A gumshoe private investigator is hired by a mysterious and malevolent client to find a missing crooner who owes him on a debt, but when the PI starts his investigation he is thwarted by the murders of his possible witnesses and haunted by unexplainable demonic nightmares. As he nears and nears his catch, the identity of the missing person is closer to him than he thinks.
Director
Alan Parker
Director
Cast
Lula Elzy
Darrel Beasley
Rickie Monie
Oakley Dalton
Michael Higgins
Francesca J Ridge
Mark Taylor
Sugar Blue
David Petitjean
Shirleta Jones
W Alonzo Stewart
Karmen Harris
Viola Dunbar
Karen Jo Davis
Nicole Burdette
Hope Clarke
Curtis Pierre
Jarrett Narcisse
Oscar Best
Greer Goff
Kathleen Wilhoite
Dann Florek
Kufaru Aaron Mouton
Elizabeth Whitcraft
Deacon Johnmoore
Brownie Mcghee
Charlotte Rampling
Rick Washburn
Louis Freddie Kohlman
Ernest Watson
Yvonne Bywaters
Stephen Beasley
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Eliott Keener
Stephen Kenyatta Simon
Neil Newlon
Lisa Bonet
Lillian Boutte
Charles Gordone
Stocker Fontelieu
Gerald L Orange
Noel Jones
Joshua Frank
Sarita Allen
Murray Bandel
Kendell Lupe
Joel Adam
Roselyn Lionheart
Loys Bergeron
Joe Perkins
Richard Payne
Jerome Reddick
Valerie Jackson
Arlena Rolant
Percy Martin
Peggy Severe
George Flower
Mickey Rourke
Marilyn Banks
Judith Drake
Robert De Niro
Crew
Maher Ahmad
Assistant Art Director
Tom Allen
Property Master
Robert M Andres
Grip
Lavern Baker
Song Performer
Antony Baldasare
On-Set Dresser
Clive Barrett
Assistant Editor
Michael Lee Benson
On-Set Dresser
Russell Berg
Special Effects Assistant
Alicia Bernard
Production
Elin Bjorkman
Wardrobe Supervisor
Julie A. Bloom
Production Assistant
Peter Bloor
Electrician
Simon Bosanquet
Production Supervisor
Risa Bramon Garcia
Casting
Sarah M Brim
Assistant Director
Aude Bronson-howard
Costumes
J. C. Brotherhood
Special Effects Supervisor
Charles Cecil
Construction
Chris Chandler
Production Assistant
Danajean Cicerchi
Assistant
Jocelyne Cita
Assistant Editor
Wayne Clapion
Production Assistant
Janice Clark
Assistant
Warren Clymer
Other
Jeremy Conway
Assistant Art Director
Franco Corelli
Song Performer
Thomas Costabile
Construction
Glenn Cunningham
Assistant Editor
Robert Dattila
Associate Producer
Daniel R Davis
Other
Isabelle Degeofroy
Assistant
David Dempsey
Production Assistant
Victor Denicola
Hairdresser
Roger Dietz
Scenic Artist
Michael Dister
Dga Trainee
Jim Donahue
Best Boy
Dick Dros
Auditor
Tony Dunne
Construction Coordinator
Andy Duppin
Stunts
John M. Dwyer
Lead Set Dresser
Ann Edgeworth
Props
Anthony Evans
Song
Christian Faber
Production Assistant
Louis Falco
Choreographer
Joseph Fanning
Transportation Captain
Michael Fedack
Grip
Jonathan Filley
Location Manager
Martha Fishkin
On-Set Dresser
David Craig Forrest
Makeup
Robert J Franco
Set Decorator
Margery Z Gabrielson
Sign Writer
Armin Ganz
Art Director
Peter Govey
Titles
Eddie Green
Song
Leonard Green
Assistant Editor
Gerry Hambling
Editor
Sandy Hamilton
Props
Barbara J Hause
Wardrobe Supervisor
William Hjortsberg
Source Material (From Novel)
John Lee Hooker
Song Performer
Joy Hooper
Stunts
Billy Hopkins
Casting
Haddon Hufford
Dolly Grip
Paul Hulme
Music
Michael Hunold
Electrician
Larry Huston
Assistant Camera Operator
Mark Hutto
Production Assistant
Robert Ippolito
Grip
Jeanne Joe
Assistant
Ingrid Johanson
Production Coordinator
Trevor Jones
Music
Eddy Joseph
Sound Editor
Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
Elliott Kastner
Producer
Uri Katoni
Assistant Editor
Pamela Katz
Camera Assistant
Clive R Kay
Special Effects
John A. Kelly
Scenic Artist
Ric Kidney
Assistant Director
Maureen Kleinman
Production Assistant
Dorre Koeser
Assistant Editor
George Kontaxis
Photography
Isabelle Kramer
Casting
Robert Laden
Makeup
Rick Landry
Casting
Linda Lawrence
Assistant
Paul Leblanc
Hair
Jean-pierre Lelong
Foley
Jay Lempart
Production Assistant
Michael Levine
Camera Operator
Heidi Levitt
Casting Associate
Robert J Litt
Sound
Dennis J Lootens
Electrician
Charles M Lum
Production Assistant
Todd Macnicholl
Grip
Harry Madsen
Stunt Coordinator
Maria Marini
Assistant
Alan Marshall
Producer
Steve Maslow
Sound
David Massar
Production Assistant
Felix Mauras
Stunts
Steve Mcauliff
Animal Trainer
David Ross Mccarty
Location Coordinator
Bufort Mcclerkins
Stunts
Larry Mcconkey
Steadicam Operator
Brown Mcghee
Song
Danny Michael
Sound
Alvin Milliken
Transportation Coordinator
Dennis Milliken
Other
Brian Morris
Production Designer
Kevin Murphy
Electrician
Perry Nichols
Stunts
Nina Kostroff Noble
Assistant Director
Bob Nolan
Color Timer
Michael Nozik
Unit Production Manager
Eamonn O'keeffe
Assistant Camera Operator
Felix Oliver
Production Assistant
Michael Papadapolous
Electrician
Virginia Parillo
Negative Cutting
Alan Parker
Screenplay
Alexander Parker
Assistant Editor
George Pattison
Key Grip
Alvin Perry
Assistant
Lisa Peterson
Casting Associate
Joe Petruccio
Construction Coordinator
Ron Phipps
Other
Dale Pierce-johnson
Assistant
Courtney Pine
Music
Leslie Pope
Set Decorator
Charles Quinlivan
Grip
Erin Quinn
Assistant
Corky Randall
Animal Wrangler
John Ransom
Construction
Grant Reid
Production Assistant
Mary Richards
Production Coordinator
Michael Roberts
Camera Operator
Dana Robin
Production Assistant
Scott Rosenstock
Lead Set Dresser
Gilly Ruben
Assistant
Stephanie Samuel
Casting Associate
Jill Greenberg Sands
Production Assistant
Mark Sarver
Production Assistant
Connie Sawyer
Electrician
Brad Schnurr
Craft Service
Franklin Scott
Stunts
Woody Sempliner
Production Assistant
Al Sens
Transportation Captain
Michael Seresin
Director Of Photography
Mary Shelton
Production Assistant
Heidi Shulman
Wardrobe Assistant
Jamie Silverstein
Electrician
Bessie Smith
Song Performer
Guy Snodgrass
Craft Service
Robin Squibb
Script Supervisor
Susan Starr
Camera Assistant
Allen Stillman
Electrician
Leeann Stonebreaker
Production Assistant
Marc-jon Sullivan
Boom Operator
Roy Thomas
Stunts
Clayton Townsend
Location Manager
William Trent
Editor
Michael Trim
Electrician
Elliot Tyson
Sound
Andrew Vajna
Executive Producer
Ceci Vajna
Assistant
Richard Ventre
Scenic Artist
Paul Wachter
Grip
Shirley A Walker
Stunts
Jeff Ward
Stunts
Webster Whinery
Stunts
Carla White
Makeup
Clarence Williams
Song
Spencer Williams Jr.
Song
Kristi Zea
Art Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Angel Heart - Aux portes de l'enfer, El corazón del ángel
MPAA Rating
Genre
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
1987
Distribution Company
TriStar Pictures
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 53m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States July 1989
Released in United States Spring March 6, 1987
Shown at Moscow International Film Festival (market) July 7-18, 1989.
Began shooting March 31, 1986.
Completed shooting August 1986.
Released in United States Spring March 6, 1987
Released in United States July 1989 (Shown at Moscow International Film Festival (market) July 7-18, 1989.)
