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Mean Streets (1973) -- A small-time hood struggles to succeed on the "mean streets" of Little Italy.

Overview

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Director:
Martin Scorsese
Writers:
Martin Scorsese (screenplay) and
Mardik Martin (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
14 October 1973 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets...
Plot:
A small-time hood struggles to succeed on the "mean streets" of Little Italy. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(15 articles)
Martin Scorsese was Considered for Godfather II
 (From Worst Previews. 7 July 2009, 6:00 PM, PDT)

Coppola Wanted Scorsese to Direct 'Godfather 2'
 (From Cinematical. 7 July 2009, 11:15 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
A must for Scorcese/De Niro fans more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robert De Niro ... Johnny Boy

Harvey Keitel ... Charlie

David Proval ... Tony
Amy Robinson ... Teresa
Richard Romanus ... Michael
Cesare Danova ... Giovanni
Victor Argo ... Mario (as Vic Argo)
George Memmoli ... Joey
Lenny Scaletta ... Jimmy
Jeannie Bell ... Diane
Murray Moston ... Oscar (as Murray Mosten)

David Carradine ... Drunk

Robert Carradine ... Boy With Gun
Lois Walden ... Jewish Girl

Harry Northup ... Soldier
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Season of the Witch (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
112 min | Spain:107 min (DVD edition)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Glen Glenn Sound)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The schedule for the movie was 25 days (according to director Martin Scorsese's commentary for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)). more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the scene where the group is in the car and the old guy is cleaning the car's windshield, after they pull away, the old guy is nowhere around, although there was no time for him to disappear. more
Quotes:
Tony DeVienazo: Stay out of my place, I know your face! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Crossing Criminal Cultures (2007) (V) more
Soundtrack:
FLORENCE more

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48 out of 59 people found the following comment useful:-
A must for Scorcese/De Niro fans, 21 April 2000
10/10
Author: mljhughson (mljhughson@yahoo.co.uk) from Glasgow, Scotland

This film has been overshadowed with all the praise heaped on other Martin Scorcese/Robert De Niro films, but this is a classic which is as good as Casino or Goodfellas. It's more rough around the edges and less tightly plotted than those films, but less cold hearted, and De Niro and Keitel are amazing in these early roles. The sense of tension and danger towards the end, when the situation is spinning out of control, is done perfectly. You can see the influence of this in the films of Danny Boyle and especially Quentin Tarantino. A must for Scorcese/De Niro fans.

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