L'Impasse
A film adaptation of "Q &amp; A" was released in 1990, directed by Sidney Lumet, and it starred Nick Nolte and Armand Assante. "After Hours" was filmed in 1993, but used the title "Carlito's Way" to avoid being confused with Martin Scorsese's 1985 film "After Hours". The film starred Al Pacino and Sean Penn, under the direction of Brian De Palma. The novel "Carlito's Way" was filmed in 2005 and released under the title "".