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Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
| Carlito's Way: Rise to Power | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Michael Bregman |
| Screenplay by | Michael Bregman |
| Based on | Carlito's Way by Edwin Torres |
| Produced by | Martin Bregman |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Adam Holender |
| Edited by | David Ray |
| Music by | Joe Delia |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $9 million |
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power is a 2005 prequel to Brian De Palma's 1993 film Carlito's Way. It is based on the 1975 novel Carlito's Way by Edwin Torres. The previous film was based on the 1979 Torres novel After Hours, but was retitled to avoid it being confused with Martin Scorsese’s 1985 film of the same name. The film was written and directed by Michael Bregman, who produced the first film. His father, Martin Bregman, produced both films.[1] The film was released in limited theaters 20 days prior to being released on DVD.[2]
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power stars Jay Hernandez as Carlito Brigante, and chronicles Brigante's rise as a heroin dealer in 1960s Harlem, New York. The film also features Mario Van Peebles, Michael Joseph Kelly, Luis Guzmán, Jaclyn DeSantis, Sean Combs, Burt Young, and Domenick Lombardozzi.
Critically panned, the film nevertheless received Torres' commendation as an accurate adaptation of the first half of his novel.[3]
- ^ Weinberg, Scott (October 9, 2005). "DVD Talk". DVD Talk. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ Gates, Anita (October 1, 2005). "Carlito, When He Was Young". The New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ "Carlito's Way Rise to Power". Highdefdigest.com. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
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