Snitch (1998)

Director:

Ted Demme

Writer:

Mike Armstrong (writer)

Release Date:

25 September 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Every city has one.

Plot:

A small time hoodlum is divided between his conscience and loyalty to his boss when his cousin is murdered.

Plot Keywords:

Funeral | Betrayal | Gay Slur | Cousin Cousin Relationship | Toilet

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Denis Leary	...	Bobby O'Grady
Ian Hart	...	Mouse
Jason Barry	...	Seamus
Lenny Clarke	...	Skunk
Kevin Chapman	...	Mickey Pat
George MacDonald	...	Gallivan (as George Macdonald)
John Diehl	...	Digger
Lyndon Byers	...	Fitzie
Herbie Ade	...	Herbie
Noah Emmerich	...	Red
Famke Janssen	...	Katy
Melissa Fitzgerald	...	Sheila
Don Gavin	...	Brosnihan
Billy Crudup	...	Teddy
Colm Meaney	...	Jackie O'Hara

Also Known As:

Noose (Australia) (DVD title) (USA) (working title)
Monument Ave. (USA) (new title)
Talk of the Town (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong language, drug use and violence.

Runtime:

93 min | Australia:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Spain:13 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Barry Playground - Chelsea Street & Mystic River, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Apostle

Quotes:

Hanlon: [after finding out Bobby has killed Jackie]
[to Bobby]
Hanlon: I'll tell you how we're going to handle this. We'll play it your way this time, alright?
Hanlon: [puts his finger to his mouth] Shhhhhhhhh.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Black Love

A good film about thugs

The chronicles of soldier level (the lowest level of thugs in the mafia) of the Irish mob gang is directed well by Demme. Although its not flashy, it tells a semi-simple story in a natural and realistic manner. Leary does well in the lead as Bobby O Grady who is a member in Jackie's(Meaney) gang but things go bad when Jackie the boss kills one of Bobby's friends. This film is written well by Mike Armstrong and Denis Leary (uncredited according to IMDb). I liked how Demme went about it, much different from other films i saw of his which were "Blow", "Life", although in some ways i could see similarities between this and his 96' film "Beautiful Girls". After viewing this, i think that Demme was not a bad director, of course not on the level of his uncle Jonathan Demme. Anyhow this film good, if u like mafia or movies about thugs (i do) then u will like this. IMDb rating: 6.3 my rating: 8/10