The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep..The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep..The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep..
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 37 wins & 69 nominations total
- Donut Cop
- (as Mike Kaycheck)
Storyline
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- Trivia(at around 44 mins) During Ellen Burstyn's impassioned monologue about how it feels to be old, cinematographer Matthew Libatique accidentally let the camera drift off-target. When director Darren Aronofsky called "cut" and confronted him about it, he realized the reason Libatique had let the camera drift was because he had been crying during the take and fogged up the camera's eyepiece. This was the take used in the final print.
- GoofsWhen the characters take Heroin, either injected or snorted, the sequence showing their eyes dilating is inaccurate. Opiates produce a constricting of the pupil. However, the dilating is correct when the characters are using Ecstasy and Cocaine.
- Quotes
Sara Goldfarb: I'm somebody now, Harry. Everybody likes me. Soon, millions of people will see me and they'll all like me. I'll tell them about you, and your father, how good he was to us. Remember? It's a reason to get up in the morning. It's a reason to lose weight, to fit in the red dress. It's a reason to smile. It makes tomorrow all right. What have I got Harry, hm? Why should I even make the bed, or wash the dishes? I do them, but why should I? I'm alone. Your father's gone, you're gone. I got no one to care for. What have I got, Harry? I'm lonely. I'm old.
Harry Goldfarb: You got friends, Ma.
Sara Goldfarb: Ah, it's not the same. They don't need me. I like the way I feel. I like thinking about the red dress and the television and you and your father. Now when I get the sun, I smile.
- Crazy creditsThe man on the train who says "You're whacked" to Sara when she tells him that she's going to be on TV is credited as "You're Whacked".
- Alternate versionsAvailable in both the uncut, unrated theatrical version and an edited, R-rated version (mainly for conservative rental stores like Blockbuster.)
- SoundtracksBialy & Lox Conga
Performed by The Moonrats
Marcel Reginatto - Saxophone, Vocals
Brian Emrich - Bass Guitar, Vocals
Oscar Oñoz - Trumpet, Vocals
Theodore Birkey - Keyboards, Vocals
Tico Torres (as Hector Torres) - Percussion, Vocals
Darren Aronofsky - Vocals
Engineered, Programmed and Mixed by James Murphy for DFA at Plantain Recording House NYC
As a whole I felt the movie was excellent. The visuals were well done and the editing was outstanding. The actors really put themselves into their roles. Jared Leto and Jennifer Connelly had very good chemistry, while Marlon Wayans showed he is a talented actor and not just a talented comic. Ellen Burstyn. Wow! She was amazing. I can't believe an older woman would allow herself to be filmed like that. She has some serious guts. Hands down the best female performance I've watched this year, not even close. I was totally amazed by her.
All in all, I would say Requiem For a Dream is a great movie. It had a profound impact on me and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since I watched it on opening night. I definitely recommend this movie to anyone. This is a movie everyone should see, but unfortunately not enough will.
- dropthehammer2000
- Nov 11, 2000
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Réquiem por un sueño
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $4,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,635,482
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $64,770
- Oct 8, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $7,390,108
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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