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Requiem for a Dream (2000) 8.4
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Metascore: 68/100
Reviews: 1,781 user | 209 critic | 32 from Metacritic.com The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island individuals are shattered when their addictions become stronger. Director:Darren Aronofsky |
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Cast
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| Ellen Burstyn | ... | ||
| Jared Leto | ... | ||
| Jennifer Connelly | ... | ||
| Marlon Wayans | ... | ||
| Christopher McDonald | ... | ||
| Louise Lasser | ... | ||
| Marcia Jean Kurtz | ... | ||
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Janet Sarno | ... | |
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Joanne Gordon | ... | |
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Charlotte Aronofsky | ... | |
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Michael Kaycheck | ... |
Donut Cop
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Chas Mastin | ... |
Lyle Russel
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Drugs. They consume mind, body and soul. Once you're hooked, you're hooked. Four lives. Four addicts. Four failures. Despite their aspirations of greatness, they succumb to their addictions. Watching the addicts spiral out of control, we bear witness to the dirtiest, ugliest portions of the underworld addicts reside in. It is shocking and eye-opening but demands to be seen by both addicts and non-addicts alike. Written by Jeff Mellinger <jmell@uclink4.berkeley.edu>
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Rated R for intense depiction of drug addiction, graphic sexuality, strong language and some violence | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
27 October 2000 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Réquiem por un sueño See more »Box Office
Budget:
$4,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$64,770 (USA) (6 October 2000)Gross:
ESP 15,606,075 (Spain) (29 June 2001)Company Credits
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When XXXX is taking medicine with booze a close up shot of his eye is shown, with his pupil widening. This same shot is shown multiple time in Requiem for a Dream, with the same sound effect. See more »
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
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Did You Know?
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When Ellen Burstyn first read the script offered by Darren Aronofsky, she was horrified by it and rejected the role. It was not until after she watched a video of Pi Aronofsky's previous film - that she changed her mind and accepted the role. See more »Goofs
When Sara is trying on the red dress but it won't zip up all the way, in the mirror behind her you can see the 'fat suit' used to give Ellen Burstyn the larger appearance. See more »Quotes
Laughing Guard: That's the trouble with ya New York dope fiends. Ya got a rotten attitude.See more »
Crazy Credits
The 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". See more »Connections
Referenced in Layer Cake (2004)When XXXX is taking medicine with booze a close up shot of his eye is shown, with his pupil widening. This same shot is shown multiple time in Requiem for a Dream, with the same sound effect. See more »
Soundtracks
"Bugs' Got a Devilish Grin 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
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being someone who had a history with drugs, i found this movie to be slightly more than ground-breaking. i saw this film in the midst of a downward spiral, and it turned me right around! having friends with the same plans, such as sell drugs to buy more drugs..it made me look at my life and theirs and see exactly what the future had in store.
now, every time i see this movie since escaping that life, i cry. i cry for my past and those who still live in it. this movie has more to say to people my age than any drug education movie we were afforded in school. honestly, i wonder when the school systems will wisen up to what is really going to get kid's attention; movies that show that pros as well as the cons of drugs, or a movie that shows the complete and utter devastation drugs will bring to your life, and the lives of those around you. honestly, had i seen this film before my sophomore year of high school, i would have never even dreamed of taking more than the prescribed dose of advil.
granted, my little summary or comment of this movie does not entail anything informative about the movie itself, i must say, i feel this is the best way i know to express my views.