After Hours (1985)

7.6R97 minDirector: Martin Scorsese

1985 film by Martin Scorsese

After Hours is a 1985 American neo-noir black comedy film directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Joseph Minion, and produced by Amy Robinson, Griffin Dunne, and Robert F. Colesberry. Dunne stars as Paul Hackett, an office worker who experiences a series of misadventures while attempting to make his way home from Manhattan's SoHo district during the night.

After Hours was released by The Geffen Company (through Warner Bros.) on September 13, 1985. The film grossed $10.6 million against a $4.5 million budget and was critically acclaimed for its black humor, and is now considered to be a cult classic.

The film won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature. Scorsese won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Director for the film.

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What is After Hours about?
After Hours (1985) — A meek word processor in New York impulsively travels downtown to Soho for date with an attractive, but apparently disturbed young woman, and finds himself trapped in a nightmarishly surreal vortex of improbable coincidences and farcical circumstances.
Is After Hours based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is After Hours scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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