Carlito's Way
Carlito's Way is a 1993 crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma, starring Al Pacino as a Puerto Rican ex-convict trying to go straight after being released from prison.
The title refers to the protagonist's personal code and approach to life.
The film has become a cult classic, frequently referenced in hip-hop culture: He thinks he's Carlito, trying to leave the game behind.
- PacinoItalian-American film legend
- gangsterCriminal organization member
- BronxNYC's northernmost borough
- 1970sFourth decade, twentieth century
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
Al Pacino · getting out · cocaine · nightclub · Gail · lawyer · prison · Puerto Rican · pool hall · sequel · escape · loyalty · ambition · rise and fall · crime · hustle · street life · streets
narrative trajectory
Carlito's WayScarface
Criminal's disfigurement-based nickname
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