Sara Goldfarb is a lonely widow who is revitalized by the prospect of appearing on television as a game show contestant, while her son Harry, his girlfriend Marion, and his friend Tyrone have devised an illicit shortcut to wealth and ease. Lulled by early successes, Sara, Harry, Marion and Tyrone convince themselves that unforeseen setbacks are only temporary. They ignore their deteriorating circumstances and focus all their energies on realizing their beautiful visions of the future. Even as the promise of fulfillment disappears to nothingness, they cling to the delusions that are slowly destroying their lives, denying reality until at last they are eye to eye with their worst nightmares.
Production Artisan Entertainment (present); Thousand Words (present); Sibling Productions (producer) (as Sibling/Protozoa); Protozoa Pictures (producer) (as Sibling/Protozoa); Industry Entertainment (in association with) (as Industry); Bandeira Entertainment(in association with); Requiem for a Dream; Truth and Soul Pictures;
Cast Names Diana Berry; Darren Aronofsky; Ellen Burstyn; Jared Leto; Jennifer Connelly; Marlon Wayans; Christopher McDonald; Louise Lasser; Marcia Jean Kurtz; Janet Sarno; Suzanne Shepherd; Joanne Gordon; Charlotte Aronofsky; Mark Margolis; Michael Kaycheck; Jack O'Connell; Chas Mastin; Ajay Naidu; Sean Gullette; Samia Shoaib; Peter Maloney; Abraham Abraham; Aliya Campbell; Te'ron A. O'Neal; Denise Dowse; Bryan Chattoo; Eddie De Harp; Scott Franklin; Peter Cheyenne; Brian Costello;
Box Office USD 3,609,278
Release Date 2000-10-06 (New York City, New York) 2000-10-06 (Los Angeles, California) 2000-10-27 2001-08-14 (DVD premiere)
Genres Drama;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for intense depiction of drug addiction, graphic
sexuality, strong language and some violence. (edited version)