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"Bullets Over Hollywood" chronicles the blood-soaked landscape and enduring appeal of the American gangster movie - - from its origins in the silent film era to modern times.

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Elaina Archer

Written by

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Tom Marksbury ... (written by)
 
John McCarty ... (book "Bullets Over Hollywood: The American Gangster Picture from the Silents to 'The Sopranos'")

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Elaina Archer ... producer
Sarah J. Baker ... associate producer
Christopher Black ... executive producer: Starz Entertainment Group
Jason Burns ... executive producer: Alta Loma Entertainment
Todd Friedrichsen ... producer
Hugh Hefner ... executive producer (as Hugh M. Hefner)
Ned Nalle ... executive producer: Alta Loma Entertainment
Marvin Paige ... associate producer
Richard Rosenzweig ... executive producer: Alta Loma Entertainment
Michael Ruggiero ... executive producer: Starz Entertainment Group
Nancy Silverstone ... executive producer: Starz Entertainment Group
Andrew Tilles ... supervising producer
Sarah Weiss ... producer

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Michael Richard Plowman

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Jonathan Rho
Bill Sheehy
Benjamin Wolf ... (as Ben Wolf) / (as Benjamin P. Wolf)

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Elaina Archer
Todd Friedrichsen
Sarah Weiss

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Sarah Weiss ... assistant editor

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Vicky Pezza ... sound recording engineer (as Vicky Menke)
Joe Verderosa ... sound recording engineer: Greenrose Media

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Christian Washburn ... gaffer

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Suzanne Artis ... production assistant
Sarah J. Baker ... researcher
Steven Belgard ... publicist
Tom Chen ... publicist
Scott Gill ... title design and graphics
John Kawasaki ... end titles
John McCarty ... consultant
Joseph D. Pistone ... wire taps provided by
Pat Sierchio ... special consultant
Ben Silverman ... title designer
Tom Toth ... researcher

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Lisa Caserta ... acknowledgment
Henry Hill ... acknowledgment: photographs provided by
Marc Lawrence ... dedicatee
Michael Madsen ... acknowledgment: photographs provided by
Joseph D. Pistone ... acknowledgment: photographs provided by

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Plot Summary

"Bullets Over Hollywood" delves into America's fascination with gangsters and features historical perspective, analysis, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, and details about the connection between real-life hoods and their cinematic alter egos. The documentary chronicles films such as the _American Mutoscope & Biograph [us]_ film _Musketeers of Pig Alley, The (1912)_ (the 1912 film directed by D.W. Griffith that began it all), 1930's and '40s classics including "Little Caesar," "The Public Enemy," "The Roaring Twenties," "The Petrified Forest" and "High Sierra," to such modern tales as "The Godfather," "Scarface," "Goodfellas," "Donnie Brasco," "Casino," "A Bronx Tale," "Carlito's Way," "Once Upon a Time in America" and many more. The special takes a look at television with shows such as "The Sopranos" and "Growing Up Gotti," all part of America's parallel fascination with fictional and real-life gangsters. Written by Jonathan Taylor

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Taglines The Mob's biggest hits . . . See more »
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Also Known As
  • Bullets Over Hollywood: The American Gangster Picture (United States)
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  • 70 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Featured in the documentary is the historic gangster film The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912) produced by American Mutoscope & Biograph which is still in existence today. It was also one of the first gangster films ever made, and was an inspiration to filmmaker Martin Scorsese for his films such as Goodfellas (1990). See more »
Movie Connections Features The Great Train Robbery (1903). See more »

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