After Hours
“When it's after midnight in New York City, you don't have to look for love, laughter and trouble. They'll all find you!”
Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.
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Cast
35 people
Griffin Dunne
Paul Hackett
Known for
An American Werewolf in London
This Is Us
Rosanna Arquette
Marcy
Known for
The Big Blue
Pulp Fiction
Verna Bloom
June
Known for
High Plains Drifter
The Last Temptation of Christ
Tommy Chong
Pepe
Known for
Zootopia
That '70s Show
Linda Fiorentino
Kiki
Known for
Men in Black
Dogma
Teri Garr
Julie
Known for
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Dumb and Dumber
John Heard
Tom the Bartender
Known for
Home Alone
Awakenings
Cheech Marin
Neil
Known for
Cars
The Lion King
Catherine O'Hara
Gail
Known for
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Dick Miller
Waiter
Known for
The Terminator
Gremlins
Will Patton
Horst
Known for
Falling Skies
Swamp Thing
Robert Plunket
Street Pickup
Also in
Autumn in New York
Insomnia
Martin Scorsese Director · Joseph Minion Writer Howard Shore Composer
Worldwide gross $11M · Budget $4.5M · United States release September 13, 1985
Box office
Budget
$4,500,000
Worldwide gross
$10,609,321
Gross vs. budget
2.4×
Production
Double Play
Production
Geffen Pictures
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 11, 1985
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · September 13, 1985
Limited theatrical
United States · August 13, 1986
Physical · VHS
United States
October 11, 1985 · Theatrical
July 11, 2023 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD / Blu-ray
Argentina
March 6, 1986 · Theatrical
Australia
July 3, 1986 · Theatrical
Belgium
June 12, 1986 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 25, 1986 · Theatrical
China
December 7, 2024 · Premiere · Hainan Island International Film Festival
Denmark
May 19, 1986 · Theatrical
Egypt
April 6, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Finland
May 16, 1986 · Theatrical
France
May 12, 1986 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
May 16, 1986 · Theatrical
July 21, 1996 · TV · TF1
Germany
May 22, 1986 · Theatrical
February 21, 2024 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival (restoration)
Greece
June 1, 2001 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
February 14, 1987 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 21, 1988 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 22, 2024 · Theatrical · 4k re-release
Italy
May 15, 1986 · Theatrical
Japan
June 6, 1986 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 26, 1987 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 29, 1986 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 29, 1986 · Theatrical
Singapore
April 6, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Spain
May 26, 1986 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 23, 1986 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
April 6, 2021 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
December 13, 1985 · Theatrical
March 22, 2024 · Theatrical · 4k re-release
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