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Mean Streets (1973)

R 112 min  -  Crime | Drama  -   14 October 1973 (USA)
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A small-time hood struggles to succeed on the "mean streets" of Little Italy.

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writers:

Martin Scorsese (screenplay), Mardik Martin (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert De Niro ...
Harvey Keitel ...
David Proval ...
Amy Robinson Amy Robinson ...
Richard Romanus ...
Cesare Danova Cesare Danova ...
Victor Argo Victor Argo ...
Mario (in opening credits) (as Vic Argo)
George Memmoli George Memmoli ...
Lenny Scaletta Lenny Scaletta ...
Jimmy
Jeannie Bell Jeannie Bell ...
Diane
Murray Moston Murray Moston ...
Oscar (as Murray Mosten)
David Carradine ...
Robert Carradine ...
Boy With Gun
Lois Walden Lois Walden ...
Jewish Girl
Harry Northup ...
Soldier
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Storyline

The future is set for Tony and Michael - owning a neighbour- hood bar and making deals in the mean streets of New York city's Little Italy. For Charlie, the future is less clearly defined. A small-time hood, he works for his uncle, making collections and reclaiming bad debts. He's probably too nice to succeed. In love with a woman his uncle disapproves of (because of her epilepsy) and a friend of her cousin, Johnny Boy, a near psychotic whose trouble-making threatens them all - he can't reconcile opposing values. A failed attempt to escape (to Brooklyn) moves them all a step closer to a bitter, almost preordained future. Written by Dave Cook <cookd@mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca>  

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Plot Keywords:

Little Italy | New York City | New York | Epilepsy | Bar  | See more »

Taglines:

You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets...

Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Hexenkessel See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$32,645 (USA) (15 March 1998) (3 Screens) (reissue)

Gross:

$32,645 (USA) (15 March 1998) (re-issue)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The leader of the super-8 home movie which runs under the opening credits reads: "DATE: 12/8/69 TITLE:[illegible] w/ baptism Processed by KODAK" See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Charlie is in the back seat of Michael's car (after the bar shooting scene), his audio is slightly off. See more »

Quotes

[repeated line]
Charlie: What's the matter with you?
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Connections

Referenced in "Rescue Me: Hell (#3.12)" (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"MARRUZELLA"
By Renato Carosone
Courtesy of E.M.I. Records See more »