Martin Scorsese's electrifying drama tells the story of Charlie (Harvey Keitel), a charming 27-year-old who is supported by his devoutly Catholic mother. He spends his days wandering the streets of New York City and nights hanging out drinking with his good friend Johnny Boy (Robert De Niro), a loose cannon who can't seem to .. Read more
| Starring | Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, David Proval, Richard Romanus |
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| Director | Martin Scorsese |
| Genres | Drama |
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Robert De Niro has refuted suggestions that he is difficult to work with, claiming that the process of filmmaking is tricky enough without adding to it with such behaviour. The legendary star of classics such as Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, Godfather II and Goodfellas, says he is easy to work with compared to some working inside the industry. "Difficult? Me? I don't think I am difficult compared to other people. It is hard to make a movie at the best of times, so you don't want to give... Read more
Dito Montiel grew up to be a model for Versace and Calvin Klein. His punk band, Gutterboy, were signed to Geffen Records for a million dollars (though you could be forgiven for never having heard of them.) He was befriended by Beat poet Allen Ginsberg and even enjoyed 15 New York minutes in Warhol's Factory. None of this colourful material makes it into Montiel's movie of his autobiographical memoir, a recollection of adolescent misadventures in Queens, New York, in the mid-1980s, framed by... Read more
Legendary actor Robert De Niro is to be presented with honorary Italian citizenship at a film festival next month. The star of classic movies like the Godfather Part II, Taxi Driver and Mean Streets has been lined up for the honour by the Italian government. De Niro has played a number of Italian-American characters during his career and even delivered monologues in fluent Italian in Godfather Part II. However, Italian-American groups have been angered by the news, claiming that De Niro has... Read more