Angel Heart

Angel Heart is a 1987 film about a private detective who is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer called Johnny Favorite.
 * Directed and written by Alan Parker, based on the novel Falling Angel by William Hjortsberg.

It will scare you to your very soul. (taglines)

Louis Cyphre

 * Alas... how terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the wise, Johnny?
 * You know what they say about slugs. They always leave slime in their tracks.
 * The flesh is weak, Johnny. Only the soul is immortal. [darkly] And yours belongs to ME [eyes chillingly shine yellow].
 * They say there's just enough religion in the world to make men hate one another, but not enough to make them love.
 * No matter how cleverly you sneak up on a mirror, your reflection always looks you straight in the eye.

Dialogue

 * Louis Cyphre: Are you an atheist?
 * Harry Angel: Yeah, I'm from Brooklyn.


 * Harry Angel: How did he die?
 * Cop: Technically? Asphyxiation by his own genitalia.
 * Harry Angel: And not so technically?
 * Cop: Somebody cut his dick off, stuffed it in his mouth and choked him to death.


 * Louis Cyphre: Some religions think that the egg is the symbol of the soul, did you know that?
 * Harry Angel: No I didn't know that.
 * Louis Cyphre: Would you like an egg?
 * Harry Angel: No, thank you. I got a thing about chickens. [Sees Cyphre crunching an egg]


 * Harry Angel: What's your name?
 * Epiphany Proudfoot: Epiphany Proudfoot.
 * Harry Angel: Your mother left you a very beautiful name, Epiphany.
 * Epiphany Proudfoot: Not much else.


 * Harry Angel: She was doing my chart. I gave her Johnny's birthdate, February 14th. Except someone got to her and took out their own Valentine card. They split her open, and they cut out her heart. I guess she couldn't predict the future for herself.
 * Louis Cyphre: The future isn't what it used to be Mr. Angel.


 * Harry Angel: "Louis Cyphre"... "Lucifer". Even your NAME is a dime store joke.
 * Louis Cyphre: "Mephistopheles" is SUCH a mouthful in Manhattan, Johnny.


 * Cop: You're going to burn for this, Angel.
 * Harry Angel: I know. In hell. [Sees his grandson's eyes glowing]

Taglines

 * It will scare you to your very soul.
 * Harry Angel is searching for the truth... Pray he doesn't find it.
 * Harry Angel has been hired to search for the truth... Pray he doesn't find it.
 * Nothing can prepare you for the ending of Angel Heart.

Cast

 * Mickey Rourke - Harry Angel
 * Robert De Niro - Louis Cyphre
 * Lisa Bonet - Epiphany Proudfoot
 * Charlotte Rampling - Margaret Krusemark
 * Stocker Fontelieu - Ethan Krusemark
 * Brownie McGhee - Toots Sweet
 * Michael Higgins - Dr. Albert Fowler
 * Elizabeth Whitcraft - Connie