Carlito's Way

Carlito's Way
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Brian De Palma
Screenplay by	David Koepp
Based on	Carlito's Way and After Hours by Edwin Torres
Produced by	Martin Bregman Willi Baer Michael S. Bregman
Starring	Al Pacino Sean Penn Penelope Ann Miller
Cinematography	Stephen H. Burum
Edited by	Bill Pankow Kristina Boden
Music by	Patrick Doyle
Production companies	Epic Productions Bregman/Baer Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	November 12, 1993 (1993-11-12)
Running time	144 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$30 million
Box office	$64 million[1]

Carlito's Way is a 1993 American crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma and written by David Koepp, based on the novels Carlito's Way (1975) and After Hours (1979) by Judge Edwin Torres. It stars Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, Luis Guzman, John Leguizamo, Jorge Porcel, Joseph Siravo, and Viggo Mortensen.

Pacino plays Carlito Brigante, a Nuyorican criminal who vows to go straight and to retire in paradise. However, his criminal past proves difficult to escape, and he unwittingly ends up being dragged into the same activities that got him imprisoned in the first place. The film is based mainly on After Hours, but used the title of the first novel to avoid it being confused with Martin Scorsese's 1985 film of the same name. This is the second film collaboration between Pacino and De Palma, after Scarface (1983).

Carlito's Way was released on November 12, 1993, by Universal Pictures. It initially received mixed reviews from critics, with a lukewarm result at the box office, though general reception to the film has improved in the subsequent years since its release. The film gained a strong cult following and it’s generally considered one of De Palma’s most enduring films.^[2][3] Both Penn and Miller received Golden Globe nominations for their performances. A prequel titled Carlito's Way: Rise to Power, based on the first novel, was released direct-to-video in 2005.