10 Screenwriting Lessons From ANGEL HEART (1987)

ANGEL HEART Alan Parker’s ANGEL HEART is an odd blend of genres, taking noir, psychological thriller and horror to a three-way shotgun wedding. The screenwriting lessons it can teach us are similarly diverse. The basic plot is this: a private detective named Harry Angel is hired by the mysterious Louis Cyphre to track down ex-singer Johnny Favorite, but everyone Angel questions seems to end up dead… **Warning: this article contains spoilers** Screenwriting lessons from an unconventional film… Angel Heart -

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