Summary:
Adapted from a novel by pulp writer Jim Thompson, After Dark, My Sweet evokes memories of the film noirs of yore. Jason Patric plays Collie, a short-fused ex-boxer who gets mixed up with alcoholic widow Fay (Rachel Ward) and burned-out former lawman Uncle Bud (Bruce Dern). These two lowlifes involve Collie in a kidnapping scheme. At first willing to go along with th... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Jason Patric - (Kevin 'kid' Collins)
Rachel Ward - (Fay Anderson)
Bruce Dern - (Uncle Bud)
George Dickerson - (Doc Goldman)
James Cotton - (Charlie)
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Review:
After Dark, My Sweet, adapted from cult-favorite crime novelist Jim Thompson's 1955 novel, is a dark and involving yet flawed modern-day film noir. Director James Foley and cinematographer Mark Plummer successfully creates a mood of desperation, which partially explains the motivations of the characters, but are not helped by a weak scr... Continue >>

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