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Overview
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Writers (WGA):
Chazz Palminteri (play)
Chazz Palminteri (screenplay)
Release Date:
29 September 1993 (USA) more
Tagline:
One man lives in the neighborhood, another man owns it. A devoted father battles the local crime boss for the life of his son.
Plot:
A father becomes worried when a local gangster befriends his son in the Bronx in the 1960s. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(22 articles)
Palminteri, De Niro Keep It Real in A Bronx Tale
(From Tribeca Film. 2 March 2009, 1:30 PM, PST)
De Niro 'Tried To Save' Fallen Sopranos Star Brancato Jr
(From WENN. 20 February 2009, 11:25 AM, PST)
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Interesting Portrait With A Killer 'Hero' more (142 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robert De Niro | ... | Lorenzo Anello | |
| Chazz Palminteri | ... | Sonny LoSpecchio | |
| Lillo Brancato | ... | Calogero 'C' Anello (age 17) | |
| Francis Capra | ... | Calogero 'C' Anello (age 9) | |
| Taral Hicks | ... | Jane Williams | |
| Kathrine Narducci | ... | Rosina Anello | |
| Clem Caserta | ... | Jimmy Whispers | |
| Alfred Sauchelli Jr. | ... | Bobby Bars | |
| Frank Pietrangolare | ... | Danny K.O | |
| Joe Pesci | ... | Carmine | |
| Robert D'Andrea | ... | Tony Toupee | |
| Eddie Montanaro | ... | Eddie Mush | |
| Fred Fischer | ... | JoJo the Whale | |
| Dave Salerno | ... | Frankie Coffeecake | |
| Joe D'Onofrio | ... | Slick (Age 17) |
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Rated R for strong language and several scenes of violence.
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Runtime:
121 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Certification:
Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Brazil:12 | UK:15 (re-rating) (2006) | UK:18 (original rating) (1993-2006) | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | USA:R
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The story, written by Chazz Palminteri, is adapted from his autobiographical one-man play. His real name is Calogero Lorenzo Palminteri. When Robert De Niro offered to purchase the film rights, Palminteri refused to sell them unless he could write the screenplay and play the role of Sonny. more
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Continuity: When Calogero is sitting on his stoop before Phil gives him free peaches, he has a ball in his hand. In the next shot the ball disappears. more
Movie Connections:
Spin off Jimmy Whispers Returns to Mulberry Street (2004) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Baby I Need Your Loving more
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Chazz Palmintieri is also famous for........?more
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Here is a realistic-looking and an involving story of the street life in New York City's Bronx section in the 1950s and 1960s. Excellent acting and a good job of re-creating the era and site's atmosphere are main things going for this film. Also the soundtrack is very, very good. The main problem I have with the film is the fact that a cold-blooded killer is made to be the hero - a guy that you root for! Unbelievable.
Playing that killer is Chazz Palminteri, who outperforms the more famous and great actor and co-star Robert De Niro. Actually, the co-star is Lilo Brancoto, who was recently in the news for allegedly committing a major crime himself.
Anyway, supposedly this is Palminteri's story of his childhood and features him as a young boy and then as a 17-year-old. He has a straight father (De Niro) but looks up to the area's Mafia leader "Sonny" (Palminteri), who takes the kid under his wing for not ratting on him when he witnessed him killing someone.
It may have a bad message, and gives a couple shots at the Catholic Church along the way, but the characters and the story keeps one tuned to the screen for the full two hours. It was good to see De Niro play the honest, hard-working bus driver who wants his kid to have character and not emulate the local hoods.
This is a not a movie for those who wince at the f-word because it's used frequently. This is more of man's movie, really, with males dominating and some good advice on dating and what to look for in women! "Sonny," despite being a killer, is shown to be a caring, compassionate guy who cares about young "Calogero" (Brancoto, and earlier as a 9-year-old played by Francis Capra).
There are so many mixed messages in here - good and bad - it would make your head swim, but it is a crime film very much worth investigating.