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Director:
Ralph De Vito
Writer:
Ralph De Vito (writer)
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Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
If You Liked "The Godfather" & "Dog Day Afternoon," Then This Is Your Kind of Motion Picture. more
Plot:
Neighborhood kid goes to work for the Mafia as a debt collector. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Joseph Cortese ... Jerry Bolanti
Lou Criscuolo ... Anthony Iadavia (as Lou Criscuola)

Joe Pesci ... Joe
Bobby Alto ... Serge
Frank Vincent ... Bernie Feldshuh
Keith Davis ... Matley
Jack Ramage ... Herb Greene
Anne Johns ... Paula
Bob D'Andrea ... Ned
Victoria Hale ... Sally

Frank Ammirati ... Spinoza
Gino Gennaro ... Chuck

Floyd Levine ... Kruger
Sal La Pera ... Gus
Richard Ward ... Gunsmith
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Family Enforcer
The Collector
The Enforcer
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Runtime:
85 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Norway:18 (video premiere) | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted
Filming Locations:
New Jersey, USA

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Trivia:
Martin Scorsese cast Joe Pesci and Frank Vincent in Raging Bull (1980) after seeing them in this low budget mob drama. more

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MOB CONTRACTS ENFORCED, 5 August 2004
8/10
Author: larrysmile1 from Illinois



Very good 1970s movie about mob operations in New Jersey. When a "maverick" gangster doesn't play by the rules of the neighborhood, sooner or later, it's time for elimination.

Joe Pesci was true to his character -- smooth and funny. He only gets better with age. His face and present day fame should not have been used on the DVD cover to sell this "B" grade movie as he was only the third billed star.

Dated 1970's printed wide lapel shirts and lesser quality background music make for a distraction. Nice to see the 1970's big cars.

However, the acting is good.

Nakedness on the part of Anne Johns was not needed to make this mob story work. And, she does not show up in the database as every acting again in any film other than this one. Too bad; she did a good job!

Moral of the story: Don't get your "Don" upset with you.

If you are wanting to see something different when you wake up in the middle of the night then check out this DVD. It was part of a three-movie-on-one DVD $5.88 special at the local discount store.

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