Penelope Ann Miller in Carlito’s Way (and elsewhere)

As I once wrote, “It’s a very good movie, featuring the usual fine performances from Sean Penn and Al Pacino, with a taut chase scene at the end though the New York subways and Grand Central Station. Not the least of the visual splendors in the movie was Penelope Ann Miller as Carlito’s girlfriend. There is a sexy “staged voyeur” scene in Carlito’s Way which rivals the one in Body Heat. Miller lets Pacino watch her through her chained door opening. She removes enough clothing, and teases him enough, to get him to break in.

This film is rarely mentioned as one of Brian DePalma’s directing successes or as one of Al Pacino’s memorable roles, but I think it belongs on both lists, and I think IMDb members have it pegged quite well as a near-classic.”

Speaking of great voyeur scenes, how about a .gif of Madeleine Stowe in Stakeout (1987)

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  1. I always liked Penelope Ann Miller, but she belonged to that group of actresses I liked who could not get a good part in a good picture to save their lives (or rather, their careers). Helen Slater, Annette O’Toole, Lisa Langlois, Patricia Charbonneau, and Kathryn Harrold were others.

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