"The Sopranos" Made in America (2007)

Director:

David Chase

Writers:

David Chase (creator)
David Chase (written by)

TV Series:

"The Sopranos" (1999)

Original Air Date:

10 June 2007 (Season 6, Episode 21)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Tony must now stay in hiding until Phil Leotardo has been dealt with. Carmela and the kids do not like the lifestyle they have been forced to adopt...

Plot Keywords:

Parking | No Ending | Gangster | Characters Killed In Final Episode | Series Finale

Cast

James Gandolfini	...	Tony Soprano
Lorraine Bracco	...	Dr. Jennifer Melfi (credit only)
Edie Falco	...	Carmela Soprano
Michael Imperioli	...	Christopher Moltisanti (credit only)
Dominic Chianese	...	Junior Soprano
Steve Van Zandt	...	Silvio Dante (as Steven Van Zandt)
Tony Sirico	...	Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri
Robert Iler	...	A.J. Soprano
Jamie-Lynn Sigler	...	Meadow Soprano
Aida Turturro	...	Janice Soprano Baccalieri
Frank Vincent	...	Phil Leotardo
Ray Abruzzo	...	Little Carmine Lupertazzi
Dan Grimaldi	...	Patsy Parisi
Sharon Angela	...	Rosalie Aprile
Maureen Van Zandt	...	Gabriella Dante

Runtime:

Germany:59 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Samax

Trivia:

After this episode was screened in Ireland, "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey made Number 1 in the charts on downloads alone.

Quotes:

Tony Soprano: You don't know who I am, do ya?... You remember Johnny? Johnny Boy, your kid brother?... This thing of ours?
Corrado 'Junior' Soprano: I was involved in that?
Tony Soprano: Yeah. You and my Dad. You two ran North Jersey.
Corrado 'Junior' Soprano: We did?
Tony Soprano: Yeah.
Corrado 'Junior' Soprano: Hm. Well, that's nice.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "The Apprentice: The Croc and the Rat (#7.5)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

You Keep Me Hangin' On

David Chase ends the saga in his own common way, he makes the viewer think and form their own conclusion.

"Made In America" took all of us "Sopranos" fans by surprise, or did it really? If your like me and have watched every episode from the start over the years you learned that creator David Chase likes to make the viewer think, and he doesn't always tie up loose ends. With the way this episode ends it leaves the viewer to form their own conclusion and think of different things that could have happened in the diner. All other things seem to have been answered Uncle June is mind crazy from dementia, A.J. is now maybe an up and coming film student, and Meadow seems happy with her new flame. As for Tony's crew well Paulie is still around and takes the job of construction boss, and Sil appears down for the count as he's shown lifeless in the hospital. Well the big answer how's it gonna end for Tony the build and tension is classic in the diner with the Journey song "Don't Stop Believing" playing it's so fitting because it's tells the ups and downs of Americans, the love of thrill and chill and some win and some lose. Anyway the entire family joins in as each is shown entering except Meadow has problems parallel parking something that everyone can relate to. Stranger after stranger enters the diner some look shady like the guy in a black cap, the other with the members jacket who stares at Tony, and who entered just before A.J., plus the entrance of the black kids just add to the drama. Then the screen goes pitch black just after Tony has one final glance up! So what happened form your own answer because the master Chase didn't want to reveal it all in the end. One thing that art and drama should do which Chase does so well is to cause the viewer to think and become educated. And who's Carlo? Really a pretty good way to end the best family drama in TV history.