All Night Long [Blu-ray]

Director: Jean-Claude Tramont Jean-Claude Tramont

Overview

Gene Hackman plays a disgruntled suburbanite who manages the Ultra-Sav, an all-night drugstore. He hates his job, hates his debts and responsibilities, and isn't overly fond of his wife (Diane Ladd) and son (Dennis Quaid). Partly as a form of protest, Hackman enters into an affair with Barbra Streisand, one of his wife's distant relatives (don't ask how she's related - it takes Hackman about thirty seconds to explain it to another character). Streisand doesn't belong in this picture at all, but she can be forgiven her acting excesses because she wasn't the first choice for the role anyway (Lisa Eichhorn dropped out just before shooting began). The best moments in All Night Long involve the steady stream of oddballs and losers who trickle into Hackman's establishment. There is also a cute Apocalypse Now parody involving a battery-operated toy helicopter. The principal attraction of All Night Long is Gene Hackman playing an endearingly recognizable modern type.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/26/2020
UPC:	0738329246617
Original Release:	1981
Rating:	R
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Region Code:	A
Language:	English
Time:	1:27:00
Sales rank:	29,082

Special Features

Interview with Screenwriter W.D. Richter; 2 Radio spots; Theatrica trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Gene Hackman	George Dupler
Barbra Streisand	Cheryl Gibbons
Diane Ladd	Helen Dupler
Dennis Quaid	Freddie Dupler
Kevin Dobson	Bobby Gibbons,Actor
William Daniels	Richard H. Copleston
Hamilton Camp	Buggams
Terry Kiser	Ultra-Sav Day Manager,Virginia
Charles Siebert	Nevins
Vernee Watson	Emily
Raleigh Bond	Ultra-Sav Doctor
Annie Girardot	French Teacher
Mitzi Hoag	Nurse
Ann Doran	Grandmother Gibbons
Judy Kerr	Joan Gibbons
James Ingersoll	Hutchinson
Tandy Cronyn	Shuster's Secretary
Len Lawson	Barney
Chris Mulkey	Russell Monk
Richard Stahl	Pharmacist
Faith Minton	Holdup Woman
Jessie Ferguson	Jacob Horowitz
Nicholas Mele	Shoplifter
Demetre Phillips	Carpenter
Lomax Study	Old Security Guard
Irene Tedrow	Loft Landlady
Peggy Pope	Waitress
Marilyn Tokuda	Michele Miller
Gary Allen	Desk Clerk
Charles White Eagle	Gibson Lone Wolf
Paul Valentine	Customer
Kendall McCarthy	Fireman
Bonnie Bartlett	Patricia
Richard Hazard	Composer
Ira Newborn	Composer

Technical Credits

W.D. Richter

Leonard Goldberg	Producer,Producer
Jean-Claude Tramont	Director
Jerry Weintraub	Producer
W.D. Richter	Screenwriter
Donna Garrett	Stunts
John K. Kean	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

The recipient of some truly dreadful reviews when first released, All Night Long is actually a moderately entertaining and amusing film, albeit one that does not live up to its promise. Much of the blame goes to director Jean-Claude Tramont and writer W.D. Richter, for the film is not as focused as it must be to make its quirky and often appealing separate components (such as almost every scene in the drug store) come together into a satisfying whole. Barbra Streisand also contributes to the film's unevenness. Her performance actually is quite good, a departure from the kind of role she usually plays and one that calls for a fairly subtle approach, as well as a genuine sexiness. The actress handles all this well, but she's still too large a presence for what is at heart a supporting role. This disrupts the delicate balance of the story and takes attention away from the main character, George. Gene Hackman is very good, making George an endearing, put-upon sad sack that captures the viewer's heart. His performance is carefully modulated, allowing him to move comfortably between extremes as necessary. It's one of his nicest, most appealing performances. On the whole, All Night Long is a decent film with some surprising rewards.