Copyright: Universal City Studios, Inc. DCR 1993; PUB 2Nov93; REG 17Nov93; PA662-676.

Summary from Videolog, section 005, 3/2/94 (published by Trade Service Publications).

Based on the novels Carlito's way and After hours by Edwin Torres.

A trailer for the feature In the name of the father appears at the beginning of reel one. DLC

Source used: Variety, 11/15/93.

Director of photography, Stephen H. Burum ; production designer, Richard Sylbert ; edited by Bill Pankow and Kristina Boden ; music, Patrick Doyle.

Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, Luis Guzman, John Leguizamo. Rise to Power cast includes: Mario Van Peebles, Sean Combs

Movie #1 Carlito Brigante vows to go straight when he is released from prison. He soon finds it isn't so easy as a host of vengeful cronies and young thugs out to prove themselves come after him. Movie # 2 "Rise to power"In this belated prequel to director Brian De Palma's 1993 crime drama, gangster Carlito Brigante (Jay Hernandez) rises through the ranks of the New York underworld to establish himself as Spanish Harlem's most powerful kingpin. As the intoxication of ultimate power tightens its firm grip on the rising heroin czar, he soon learns that greed and deception are the unspoken laws of the street. With no one to trust except for his two brothers in crime, Carlito begins building an empire founded on supplying the city's addicts with the one product that is always in demand. His dreams of ruling the city finally becoming a reality, Carlito soon learns that the only way to sustain his power is through loyalty and respect. Adapted from author Edwin Torres' acclaimed novel, Carlito's Way: Rise to Power also stars Mario Van Peebles, Luis Guzmán, and Sean Combs.

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