Find Me Guilty (2006)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Writers (WGA):

Sidney Lumet (written by) and
T.J. Mancini (written by) ...

Release Date:

17 March 2006 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Sometimes the best defense. . . is a wiseguy.

Plot:

Based on the true story of Jack DiNorscio, a mobster who defended himself in court for what would be the longest mafia trial in U.S. history.

Plot Keywords:

Mobster | Mafia | Lawyer | Drugs | Court

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Vin Diesel	...	Jackie DiNorscio
Alex Rocco	...	Nick Calabrese
Frank Pietrangolare	...	Carlo Mascarpone
Richard DeDomenico	...	Tom Napoli
Jerry Grayson	...	Jimmy Katz
Tony Ray Rossi	...	Joe Bellini
Vinny Vella	...	Graziedei
Paul Borghese	...	Gino Mascarpone
Frank Adonis	...	Phil Radda
Nicholas A. Puccio	...	Alessandro Tedeschi (as Nick Puccio)
Frankie Perrone	...	Henry Fiuli
Salvatore Paul Piro	...	Mike Belaggio
Peter Dinklage	...	Ben Klandis
Richard Portnow	...	Max Novardis
James Biberi	...	Frank Brentano

Also Known As:

Find Me Guilty: The Jackie Dee Story (USA) (long title)
Find me guilty - Der Mafiaprozess (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language and some violence.

Runtime:

125 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Finland:K-11 | USA:R (certificate #41775) | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Crossroads Entertainment

Trivia:

Joe Pesci was originally courted for the role of Jack DiNorscio.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Ben says that the "C" in RICO stands for "conspiracy." In actuality, RICO stands for Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

Quotes:

Mob Lawyer: They got no case. That's why they charge you under RICO
[Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act]
Mob Lawyer: . Whenever the government's got no case, they charge you under RICO.

Movie Connections:

Features Gopher Broke (2004)

Soundtrack:

When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You)

New avenue for Vin Diesel

I had the opportunity to see this movie at the Screen Actors Guild in Hollywood last week along with a Q&A with Vin afterward. I have to say I didn't know what to expect after seeing his regular action roles, but I was very impressed. His acting skills have stepped up to the next challenge. Once I got the vision of sexy action star out of my head I was able to concentrate on the character at hand and by the end of the movie I was almost expecting the character to walk in instead of Vin Diesel! I rated this movie a 9 only because it had way more obscene language fillers than it needed. It's a mafia movie we get it. I just don't care to have so much cursing in a movie I think it takes away from the content. Also as a side note I was impressed with the Q&A after, no one can say that Vin is a muscle head. He is an articulate and passionate actor, as well as very humble. I was sitting about three feet from him during the interview and could see his hand twitching nervously as he addressed the small group of actors there. He most certainly has high marks in my book.