7.1
Desert Hearts
1985
“Any call can be murder, any stop can be suicide, any night can be the last.”
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
October 22, 19992h 1mEN
6.6
1.2K votes
Overview
Once called "Father Frank" for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank Pierce sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried everything he can to get fired, calling in sick, delaying taking calls where he might have to face one more victim he couldn't help, yet cannot quit the job on his own.
Director
Martin ScorseseWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$32.0M
Revenue
$16.8M
Production Companies
Scott Rudin ProductionsTouchstone PicturesParamount PicturesCappa/De Fina Productions
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User Reviews
John Chard
9.0Powerful and engrossing cinema from a truly great team. Frank Pierce is a member of the Nork York paramedics, serving the Hell's Kitchen district he is witness to some terrible incidents. As he starts to crack under the pressure of the job, and getting no help from a succession of zany partners, Frank may just find solace with an ex-junkie girl who's father he brought in dying of a heart attack. Martin Scorsese can never be accused of not being adventurous, after dabbling in Eastern spiritualism with 1997s Kundun, he returns to New York and tackles a wing of America's tortured heroes. Ba…
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JPV852
4.0Been a long time since I last watched this and according to IMDb I gave it a 3/10. With the new Paramount release on 4K, I decided to give it another watch and while I can appreciate some of the style and even performances, this one just didn't do much for me and is one of Scorsese's lesser movies. Probably won't ever revisit this one. **2.25/5**