Carlito's Way
Brief Synopsis
Puerto Rican ex-con Carlito Brigante tries to retire from his life of crime but old ties seem to make it impossible.
Cast & Crew
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Brian De Palma
Director
Anthony Catanese
Cynthia Lamontagne
Troy A Hawkes
Christopher Bregman
Debbie Benitez
Film Details
Also Known As
Atrapado por su pasado, L' impasse, impasse
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Crime
Drama
Period
Thriller
Release Date
1993
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Bahamas; Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 21m
Synopsis
Puerto Rican ex-con Carlito Brigante tries to retire from his life of crime but old ties seem to make it impossible.
Cast
Anthony Catanese
Cynthia Lamontagne
Troy A Hawkes
Christopher Bregman
Debbie Benitez
Edmonte Salvato
Chuck Zito
Nelson Vasquez
Brian Tarantina
Mary Hammett
Elliot Santiago
Gene Canfield
John Michael Bolger
Michael Hadge
Alfred Sauchelli
Ralph Destino
Jorge Porcel
John Finn
Luka Toma
Michael Moran
Adrian Pasdar
Vincent Jerosa
Bo Dietl
Frank Pietrangolare
John Leguizamo
Rene Rivera
Steven Puente
James Bulleit
Sharmagne Leland-st John
Dan Brennan
Roberta Mathes
Joseph Siravo
James Rebhorn
Joe Conzo
Sherie Mambru
Crystal Haney
Richard Foronjy
John Agustin Ortiz
Penelope Ann Miller
Al Israel
Frank Ferrara
Angel Salazar
Ruben Rivera
Mel Gorham
Sonny Zito
Luis Guzman
Al Pacino
Dean Rader-duval
Victor Sierra
Natalia Rey
Richard Council
Jon Seda
Viggo Mortensen
Owen Hollander
Drita Barak
Tony Cucci
Jason Daryn
James V Miller
Paul Mazursky
Gaetano Lisi
Sean Penn
Tera Tabrizi
Orlando Urdaneta
Sam Weber
Kim Rideout
Ingrid Rogers
Yelba Matamoros
Jaime Tirelli
Juliette Ortega
Gregory Misciagno
Freddy Rio
Caesar Cordova
Jaime Sanchez
Rick Aviles
Garry Blackwood
Christina Murphy
Mike G. Sheehan
Walter T Meade
Marc Antony
Vincent Pastore
Mike Ramos
Brenda Hernandez
Lindsey Lombardi
Debra Niewald
Frank Minucci
Rocco Sisto
Crew
Price Abbott
Assistant
Alan Adelman
Lighting
G. A. Aguilar
Stunts
Robert Albertell
Set Production Assistant
Stuart Allen
Other
Jill E Anderson
Wardrobe Supervisor
Marc Antony
Song Performer
Jennifer Apel
Assistant Editor
William Armstrong
Scenic Artist
Lawrence Ashmore
Music Arranger
Edward J Aulisi
Stunts
Willi Baer
Producer
Brooks Baldwin
Dialect Coach
Bridget M Bardach
Craft Service
Ray Barretto
Song
Ray Barretto
Song Performer
Gene Bashinelli
Thanks
Ike Behar
Other
Jim Belletier
Assistant Camera Operator
Shirley Belwood
Assistant Property Master
Lydia Benaim
Hair Stylist
Debbie Benitez
Choreographer
Jellybean Benitez
Music Supervisor
Paul F Bernard
Set Production Assistant
Martin Bernstein
Construction Coordinator
Mark Bero
Special Effects Assistant
Louis Bertini
Assistant Sound Editor
Sue Blainey
Assistant Editor
Lyda Blank
Assistant Location Manager
Margot Boccia
Makeup Artist
Kristina Boden
Editor
Gregory Bolton
Art Director
Andy Bostinto
Consultant
Trissy Bowers
Assistant Editor
Martin Bregman
Producer
Michael S Bregman
Producer
Jeanne Brennan
Assistant Production Coordinator
Richard Brick
Thanks
Aude Bronson-howard
Costume Designer
Rolland M. Brooks
Scenic Artist
Kris Bulakowski
Assistant Sound Editor
Milton Buras
Hair Stylist
Mark Burchard
Wardrobe Supervisor
Daniel Burns
Set Production Assistant
Sam Burrell
Grip
Michael Burton
Song
Stephen H Burum
Director Of Photography
Wilfred Caban
Special Effects Assistant
Charlie Candelario
Consultant
Debbie Canfield
Props
Philip C. Canfield
Props
Bill Capucillo
Stand-In
Harry Wayne Casey
Song
Kevin Center
Office Assistant
Al Cerullo
Stunts
Richard P. Cirincione
Sound Editor
Joe Cocker
Song Performer
Willie Colon
Song Performer
Willie Colon
Song
Francis Connolly Jr.
Other
Joseph Conzo
Consultant
Sara Corrigan
Assistant Sound Editor
Danny Coss
Location Scout
Tom Costabile
Foreman
Bob Crewe
Song
Lou Crisa
Other
Celia Cruz
Song Performer
Michael Curry
Carpenter
Jennifer D'angelo
Set Production Assistant
Orlando De La Rosa
Song
Keiko Deguchi
Assistant Editor
Mike Delaney
Gaffer
Leo Delibes
Music Composer
Craig Dibona
Camera Operator
Lee Dichter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Claudette Didul
On-Set Dresser
Bo Dietl
Security
Katy Dilkes
Scenic Artist
John K Donohue
Grip
Carrol Dorrian
Extras Casting Assistant
Patrick Doyle
Music
Linda Dunn
Assistant
Fleet Emerson
Extras Casting Assistant
Michelle Erb
Set Production Assistant
E J Evans
Stunts
Neil Fallon
Sound
Sylvia Fay
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Bruce Feinberg
Thanks
Frank Ferrara
Stunts
Irene Ferrari
Costumes
David Filippi
Set Production Assistant
Jimmy Finnerty
Best Boy
Bobby Fisher
Song
Jim Fitzpatrick
Best Boy
Kevin Fitzpatrick
Electrician
Frank Fleming
Wardrobe Assistant
Pedro Flores
Song
Harry Ford
Grip
David Foster
Song
Jan Foster
Location Manager
Ortwin Freyermuth
Executive Producer
Susan Sklar Friedman
Sound Editor
Kenneth Gamble
Song
Joseph Garzero
Other
Barry Gibb
Song
Maurice Gibb
Song
Robin Gibb
Song
Ed Gleason
Video
Louis Goldman
Photography
Brad Goss
Grip
Christina Green
Office Assistant
Leroy Green
Song
Adam Greenhaus
Dga Trainee
Tony Grocki
Assistant Sound Editor
Joe Grodzinsky
Thanks
Bruce Lee Gross
Lead Set Dresser
Marlena Grzaslewicz
Assistant Sound Editor
Steven R Hammond
Transportation Captain
Gene Harrison
Stunts
Barbara J Hause
Wardrobe Supervisor
Thomas J Heilig
Transportation Co-Captain
Carol Ann Hillson
Assistant Editor
Elizabeth Himelstein
Dialect Coach
Ronnie Hisaw
Production Auditor
Petr Hlinomaz
Electrician
Sam Hoffman
Assistant Director
Wally Holmes
Song
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunts
Jeffrey Hornaday
Choreographer
Ray Hubley
Assistant Editor
Leon Huff
Song
Delroy Hunter
Other
Larry Huston
Steadicam Operator
Pete Iglio
Thanks
Laura Iler
Props
Sean Jablonski
Office Assistant
Askia Won-ling Jacob
Costumes
Jonny R. Johnson
Thanks
Barbara Kastner
Props
Tyrone G. Kersey
Song
Tom Kerwick
Grip
Steve Kirshoff
Special Effects Coordinator
Michael Klawitter
Thanks
Robin Koenig
On-Set Dresser
David Koepp
Screenplay
Dan Korintus
Assistant Sound Editor
William Kraft
Music Conductor
Keri Kravitz
Post-Production Assistant
Michael Kriston
Hair Stylist
Ondrej Kubicek
Camera Trainee
Cynthia Lamontagne
Production Assistant
Ed Larkin
Grip
Michael Laudati
Makeup Artist
Hector Lavoe
Song
Hector Lavoe
Song Performer
Les Lazarowitz
Sound Mixer
Michael Leather
Props
Jerry Leeds
Assistant Director
Sylvester Levay
Song
Hal Levinsohn
Adr Editor
James Lovelett
Stunts
David Lowry
Dolly Grip
Craig Lyman
Makeup Artist
Cheryl Lynn
Song Performer
Cheryl Lynn
Song
Todd Macnicholl
Grip
Jim Manzione
Electrician
Geni Marino
Assistant
Juanito Marqez
Song
Jackie Martin
Production Coordinator
Tony Martinez
Adr Editor
Alison Mcbryde
Casting Associate
Larry Mcconkey
Steadicam Operator
Jim Mccullagh
Electrician
Jane Mcculley
Adr Supervisor
Michael Mcdonald
Electrician
Timothy Mcdowell
Extras Casting Assistant
Gene Mcfadden
Song
Robert Mcgavin
Rigging Gaffer
Kathleen Mcgill
Production Associate
Kevin Mcmahon
Grip
Dennis Mcneill
Color Timer
Nick Meyers
Music Editor
Billy Miller
Key Grip
Jim Miller
Grip
Matt Miller
Grip
Mike Mirkin
Stunts
Eytan Mirsky
Assistant Sound Editor
Jenny Montalbano-hind
Assistant
Branka Mrkic-tana
Sound Editor
Cynthia Mudd
Makeup Artist
David Nadian
Music
James H Nau
Sound Editor
Chris Nelson
On-Set Dresser
Billy Nichols
Song
Kenny Nolan
Song
T. J. O'mara
Boom Operator
Peter Odabashian
Sound Editor
Anthony Ortiz
Sound
Lisa Jeanne Ortiz
Set Production Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
Atrapado por su pasado, L' impasse, impasse
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Crime
Drama
Period
Thriller
Release Date
1993
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Bahamas; Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 21m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall November 10, 1993
Wide Release in United States November 12, 1993
Released in United States on Video April 13, 1994
Released in United States February 1994
Released in United States October 2009
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (out of competition) February 10-21, 1994.
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 8-12, 2009.
Feature acting debut for Ingrid Rogers.
Began shooting March 22, 1993.
Completed shooting July 20, 1993.
Released in United States Fall November 10, 1993
Wide Release in United States November 12, 1993
Released in United States on Video April 13, 1994
Released in United States February 1994 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (out of competition) February 10-21, 1994.)
Released in United States October 2009 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 8-12, 2009.)
