Boss of Bosses (2001)

The story of the rise and fall of the powerful New York City organized crime boss, Paul Castellano.

Director:

Dwight H. Little (as Dwight Little)

Writers:

Joseph F. O'Brien (book), Andris Kurins (book)

Stars:

Chazz Palminteri, Angela Alvarado, Jay O. Sanders

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chazz Palminteri	...	Paul Castellano
Angela Alvarado	...	Gloria Olarte (as Angela Alvarado Rosa)
Jay O. Sanders	...	Joseph O'Brien
Clancy Brown	...	Andris Kurins
Daniel Benzali	...	Bruce Mouw
Richard Foronjy	...	Tommy Bilotti
Mark Margolis	...	Piney Armone
Dayton Callie	...	Neil Dellacroce
Patricia Mauceri	...	Nina Castellano
Al Ruscio	...	Carlo Gambino
Sonny Marinelli	...	John Gotti
Philip Williams	...	Nino Gaggi
Steven Bauer	...	Vito Genovese
Yani Gellman	...	Young Paul Castellano
William DeMeo	...	Young Carlo Gambino

Storyline

This film follows the life of Paul Castellano, a mobster who rose in the ranks of New York City's Gambino crime family with the help of his considerable intelligence until he was picked to become the reigning don of the family in the 1970s. Flush with his power, he charts a new course for the mob with the emphasis on a low profile approach exploiting quiet crime business like labor union control while promising to deal with murderous severity anyone he catches dealing with drugs. Yet for all the sureness of his position's authority, his own indiscretions in his personal life provide complications of his own. With this being combined with the growing restiveness of his underling's discomfort with his quiet approach and the FBI agents who are determined to bring him down, then the stage is set for a tragic fall.

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Plot Keywords:

new york city | mobster | rise and fall | organized crime | drugs | 

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Taglines:

Some people live by the rules. Paul Castellano died by them.

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Genres:

Biography | Crime | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

TNT

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 July 2005 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Boss

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bleecker Street Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

I'm Your Boogie Man
Performed by KC & The Sunshine Band
Courtesy of Rhino Entertainment Co.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

not bad for a made for TV movie

all i will say is that this movie was decent, nothing more, nothing less. it's not exactly anything to get excited about as it is no more than average. the whole way through the film, i got the impression it was trying to copy other mafia films. for example the flashback to when chazz was a young hood reminded me so much of the first half of once upon a time in america and the trip to florida resembled that of donnie brasco.

nevertheless, chazz was brilliant and i would recommend this 'movie' to any fans of him, its just a shame he was reduced to this when he far more capable of more challenging roles. it was also nice to see steven bauer but a shame he had such a small role in a virtually unheard of movie.

C+