Brooklyn Rules (2007)

Director:

Michael Corrente

Writer (WGA):

Terence Winter (written by)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Not made to be broken

Plot:

Brooklyn, 1985. With the mob world as a backdrop, three life-long friends struggle with questions of love, loss and loyalty. |

Plot Keywords:

Narrator | Gangster | Friends | 1980s | New York

Cast

Alec Baldwin	...	Caesar Manganaro
Scott Caan	...	Carmine Mancuso
Freddie Prinze Jr.	...	Michael Turner Jr.
Jerry Ferrara	...	Bobby Canzoneri
Mena Suvari	...	Ellen
Monica Keena	...	Amy
Robert Turano	...	Mr. Canzoneri
Phyllis Kay	...	Mrs. Canzoneri
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ursula Abbott	...	Angela
Paulo Araujo	...	Young Michael
Marc Alan Austen	...	Rabbi
P.J. Brown	...	Earl Webber
Chris Caldovino	...	Philly Cabrese
John Cenatiempo	...	Bouncer
Bern Cohen	...	Jeweler #1
Tibor Feldman	...	Professor Foster
Annie Golden	...	Dottie
Alexa Havins	...	Blonde - Brooklyn Girl
Rome Kanda	...	Dealer
Frank Lapetina	...	Jimmy Bags
Christian Maelen	...	Gino
Jeffrey M. Marchetti	...	Shooter
Dan McCabe	...	Eugene
Larry Nuñez	...	Busboy
Brian O'Neill	...	Priest
Anthony Paolucci	...	Truck Driver
Richard Perello	...	Pastels Bartender
Ty Thomas Reed	...	Young Carmine
Ed Rubeo	...	Jeweler #2
Staci Rudnitsky	...	Allison
Elyse Seiden	...	Woman in Crowd
Daniel Tay	...	Young Bobby
James Thompson	...	Addiction Bouncer
Kevin Thoms	...	Drunk Preppie
Lin Tucci	...	Aunt Louise
Anthony Vincent	...	Thug #1

Also Known As:

Nailed Right In (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, pervasive language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Australia:MA | USA:R | Singapore:M18 | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Cataland Films

Trivia:

During production, the working title of the film was "Nailed Right In".

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Though the film is set in 1985, the trailer depicts an NYC street sign colored white on green. Until 1990, each borough's street signs had different color schemes. Manhattan was black on yellow, for instance, while Brooklyn was white on black.

Movie Connections:

References Back to the Future (1985)

Brooklyn Rules Great film nobody saw-damn shame

Coming off of last years nearly perfect The Departed which cast a huge shadow in how good mob movies have to be or how great every actor was compared to this indie flick. I think every actor in this film was very good and engaging, you feel the friendship between the three main characters and Alec Baldwin is always dead on in his rendition of a ruthless mob boss, if you don't like him i would rent The Cooler with William H Macy which he was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor. All in this movie is worth 10 dollars, its got a great cast and story that you may remember from the news of the 1980s Growing up in NY as a kid this movie hits home, hearing about Paul Castellano getting in front of Sparks Steakhouse was one of the most insane things to see on TV. John Gotti was a ruthless killer and he wanted everyone to know, he flaunted it to the point where he killed dozens of people for years. He would walk to the courthouse on charges weekly in his three thousand dollar suit nobody could touch him. This is why this movie is special, it captures that feeling of how it came down to an all out mob war on the streets of NY and how it was growing up in the midst of it-60s and 70s have been done. The 80s is when every move these guys made was front page news. I was lucky enough to catch this in the theater and i must say i was highly entertained. Maybe its from being a big mob movie fan or an entourage fan or just a fan of quality characters and acting, either way its fun to watch three guys from Brooklyn grow up trying to keep their nose clean in those mean Brooklyn streets of the 1980s. I just wish this movie went wide release because it was a film that had a huge cast and setting that it would have scored big with a lot of moviegoers-like the scarface generation who all think they are gangsta!