State of Grace (1990 film)

State of Grace
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPhil Joanou
Written byDennis McIntyre
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJordan Cronenweth
Edited byClaire Simpson
Music byEnnio Morricone
Production
company
Cinehaus
Distributed byOrion Pictures
Release date
  • September 14, 1990 (1990-09-14)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,911,542

State of Grace is a 1990 American neo-noir[1] crime drama film directed by Phil Joanou and starring Sean Penn, Ed Harris and Gary Oldman, also featuring Robin Wright, John Turturro, and John C. Reilly. Written by playwright Dennis McIntyre, the film was produced by Ned Dowd, Randy Ostrow, and Ron Rotholz, with a musical score by Ennio Morricone.

Although the film was not a box office success and its release overshadowed by that of the similarly-themed Goodfellas, it was received positively by most critics. Shot on location in New York City, the film was inspired by the real-life Hell's Kitchen gang, the Westies.

  1. ^ Alain Silver, ed. (28 November 1988). "Filmography of neo-noir". Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style. Elizabeth Ward (3rd ed.). Woodstock, New York: The Overlook Press. p. 438. ISBN 0-87951-479-5.