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Director:
Writers:
Vincent Patrick (novel)
Vincent Patrick (screenplay)
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Release Date:
22 June 1984 (USA) more
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Plot:
Charlie and his troublesome cousin Paulie decide to steal $150000 in order to back a "sure thing" race horse that Paulie has inside information on... more | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar. more
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Underrated buddy movie with superb performances from Rourke and Roberts. more (42 total)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Eric Roberts ... Paulie

Mickey Rourke ... Charlie

Daryl Hannah ... Diane

Geraldine Page ... Mrs. Ritter
Kenneth McMillan ... Barney

Tony Musante ... Pete

M. Emmet Walsh ... Burns

Burt Young ... Bed Bug Eddie
Jack Kehoe ... Bunky
Philip Bosco ... Paulie's Father

Val Avery ... Nunzi

Joe Grifasi ... Jimmy the Cheese Man
Tony DiBenedetto ... Ronnie
Ronald Maccone ... Nicky
Betty Miller ... Nora
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Also Known As:
Village Dreams (Europe: English title)
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Runtime:
121 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Rickie Lee Jones had originally written and recorded an instrumental demo as a theme, but it was rejected in favor of Frank Sinatra's "Summer Wind." The demo, which retained the title "Theme for the Pope" (because of the movie), wound up on her 1984 album The Magazine. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Charlie's hairstyle changes between shots while he and Diane argue (leading to the revelation that she is pregnant). more
Quotes:
Mrs. Ritter: My Walter was as tough as a bar of iron, and he didn't get that from his father. Now, do you wanna fight, Officer? Or do you get the hell out of my house! more
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18 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
Underrated buddy movie with superb performances from Rourke and Roberts., 12 July 2003
Author: Infofreak from Perth, Australia

Watching 'The Pope Of Greenwich Village' almost twenty years after it was released you can't but help think a)what a great movie it is, and b)what the hell happened to Mickey Rourke and Eric Roberts, two of the most exciting actors of the 1980s? Rourke drifted off into boxing and b-grade action movies, and apart from some great cameos in movies by Sean Penn, Steve Buscemi and Vincent Gallo ('The Pledge', 'The Animal Factory', 'Buffalo '66' respectively) has almost been forgotten by the current generation of movie fans, and Roberts has also made way too many bad straight to video action films and is regarded as a joke by most people. It's so sad what happened to their careers, but this movie sees them both at their peak, and boy, they were both GREAT actors! The movie is directed by Stuart Rosenberg who made my all time favourite movie 'Cool Hand Luke' back in the 1960s, and Michael Cimino ('The Deerhunter') also worked on it uncredited. I don't know if this means it was a troubled shoot, I don't know the background details, but if that's the case it certainly doesn't show on screen. Some people find this movie too rambling and anecdotal, but I loved it. It's a superior character driven buddy movie (which reminds me in places of Cimino's earlier overlooked 'Thunderbolt And Lightfoot'). Rourke and Roberts are dynamite together, and I would recommend this movie for them alone, but the supporting cast includes a credible turn from Daryl Hannah and a whole bunch of great character actors - M. Emmett Walsh, Burt Young, Val Avery, Jack Kehoe, and especially Kenneth McMillan (who later appeared with Roberts in another great "forgotten" 1980s movie 'Runaway Train') who plays a heartbreaking role as the poor guy who gets enmeshed in Roberts and Rourke's doomed robbery plan. 'The Pope Of Greenwich Village' deserves to be rediscovered. Any film buff who appreciates good acting will enjoy it, and youngsters who aren't aware of Mickey Rourke, or who regard Eric Roberts as little more than a figure of fun should check it out and be amazed.

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