The Local Stigmatic Explained

The Local Stigmatic is a 1990 film directed by David Wheeler, produced by and starring Al Pacino.^[1] It was filmed and edited during the late 1980s. It had a showing at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in March 1990, but was never released theatrically. It was released on DVD as part of The Al Pacino Box Set in June 2007.^[2] The film is 54 minutes in length.

It follows the story of two British friends who spend their time walking around London discussing dog-track racing.

The Local Stigmatic is based on a stage play by Heathcote Williams.^{[3] [4]}

Cast

• Al Pacino - Graham
• Paul Guilfoyle - Ray
• Joseph Maher - David

Reception

The movie was not a critical success.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Huddleston . Tom . Al Pacino played a Cockney once and his accent will blow your mind . 2023-01-20 . Time Out London . en-GB.
2. Web site: Winter . Jessica . 2007-08-09 . How Al Pacino got typecast as Al Pacino. . 2023-01-20 . Slate Magazine . en.
3. News: Barnes . He Stars as Paranoid in 'Local Stigmatic'Sketches by Pinter Are Also On Program by Clive . 1969-11-04 . Theater: Pacino, Ice-Cold and Savage . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-01-20 . 0362-4331.
4. Web site: Foundas . Scott . 2014-09-09 . Al Pacino on Greta Gerwig, Burger-Flipping and Barry Levinson’s ‘The Humbling’ . 2023-01-20 . Variety . en-US.
5. News: Carpenter . Teresa . 1991-10-06 . FILM; Al Pacino: Regular Guy Among Ordinary Joes . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-01-20 . 0362-4331.
6. News: Shattuck . Kathryn . 1999-03-07 . Where Films Can Rest Easy . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-01-20 . 0362-4331.