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Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 8.4
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life. Director:Sergio Leone |
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| James Woods | ... | ||
| Elizabeth McGovern | ... | ||
| Joe Pesci | ... | ||
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| Tuesday Weld | ... | ||
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Eve
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Richard Foronjy | ... |
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Epic tale of a group of Jewish gangsters in New York, from childhood, through their glory years during prohibition, and their meeting again 35 years later. Written by Andrew Welsh <andreww@bnr.ca>
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As boys, they made a pact to share their fortunes, their loves, their lives. As men, they shared a dream to rise from poverty to power. Their story is now a "once upon a time" motion picture experience. [Australia Theatrical] See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence, sexual content, language and some drug use | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
28 September 1984 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
Érase una vez en América See more »Box Office
Budget:
$30,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$5,300,000 (USA)Company Credits
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[In 1933, two goons rudely question a young woman]
Beefy: Where is he? Where's he hiding?
Eve: I don't know... I've been looking for him since yesterday.
[second goon slaps her harshly; she falls onto the bed]
Beefy: I'm gonna ask you for the last time: Where is he?
Eve: I don't know... What are you gonna do to him?
[Two shots are heard]
Beefy: [to his partner] Stay here in case that rat shows up...
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Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Courtesy of Northern Songs Ltd./ATV Music
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Trivia
Rosanna Arquette, Kim Basinger, Jennifer Beals, Linda Blair, Glenn Close, Jamie Lee Curtis, Geena Davis, Farrah Fawcett, Carrie Fisher, Bridget Fonda, Melanie Griffith, Linda Hamilton, Mariel Hemingway, Goldie Hawn, Diane Lane, Jessica Lange, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Heather Locklear, Liza Minnelli, Kristy McNichol, Tatum O'Neal, Michelle Pfeiffer, Meg Ryan, Susan Sarandon, Cybill Shepherd, Sissy Spacek, Meryl Streep, Kathleen Turner, Sigourney Weaver and Debra Winger were all considered for the role of Deborah. See more »Goofs
The scenes at the Miami hotel show the sun setting over the water. Miami is on the Atlantic coast, so the sun should set over land. The scene was shot at St. Petersburg beach, on the Gulf coast. See more »Quotes
[first lines][In 1933, two goons rudely question a young woman]
Beefy: Where is he? Where's he hiding?
Eve: I don't know... I've been looking for him since yesterday.
[second goon slaps her harshly; she falls onto the bed]
Beefy: I'm gonna ask you for the last time: Where is he?
Eve: I don't know... What are you gonna do to him?
[Two shots are heard]
Beefy: [to his partner] Stay here in case that rat shows up...
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Crazy Credits
For his cameo, Joey Faye is listed in the credits as playing the "adorable old man." See more »Soundtracks
"Yesterday"Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Courtesy of Northern Songs Ltd./ATV Music
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Simply the best movie ever made. Dot.
Life. Love. Friendship. Nostalgia. Souvenirs. Childhood. Adulthood. Betrayal. Children's dreams. Psychology. Sex. Manhood. Womanhood. Romance. Illusions. Acting. Ambition. Glory. Fate. Masochism. Sadism. History. Death...
Some even say it's a movie on Italian Mafia...
This movie is to cinema what "A day in the life" is to modern music : an evocation of what life is, in a global approach, with its darker sides and its epic moments, and in the end everything is vain and you die. Magnified as always by the superb work of Ennio Morricone, and the perfect acting of De Niro and Woods, it was for Sergio Leone THE movie of his life, his long time cherished plan, his masterpiece to end with. Additionally, it has become THE movie of the 20th century.