"documented the enforcement efforts of Eliot Ness in bringing down Al Capone. The films of the 1990s produced several critically acclaimed mob films, many of which were loosely based on real crimes and their perpetrators. Many of these films featured long-time actors well known for their roles as mobsters such as Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Chazz Palminteri. The most notable from the decade was the 1990 film ""Goodfellas"", directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Ray Liotta as real-life associate of the Lucchese crime family Henry Hill. Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci also starred in the"
"Pesci's character. In 1996, Vincent appeared in the music video for rap artist Nas' song ""Street Dreams"". He portrayed Frank Cullotta as character Frankie Marino from ""Casino"", alongside Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro. In the television movie ""Gotti"" (1996), Vincent played Robert ""D.B."" DiBernardo, an associate of Mafia boss John Gotti's, whose life the film chronicled. In the HBO TV series ""The Sopranos"", he had his most prominent role, as Phil Leotardo, a ruthless New York City gangster who, as boss of the show's fictional Lupertazzi crime family, becomes the show's chief antagonist in the final season. Vincent also"
"to which De Niro responds, ""I heard things."" The two of them then proceed to beat up Breuer and Quinn. At the end of the show, Pesci tell the cameraman to turn off the camera, and when they didn't turn it off, Pesci and/or De Niro would take the bat and shatter the camera lens. A cel-shaded rendering of an episode of The Joe Pesci Show appears in a scene of the movie ""Waking Life"" where the television is scanning through several channels. A 1990s sitcom about a bald-headed, foul mouthed gangsta rapper played by Tim Meadows who usually appeared"
"film ""The Death Collector"" alongside Frank Vincent. After the film Pesci returned to The Bronx and lived above Amici's Restaurant, where he was an employee. In 1979, Pesci got a telephone call from Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, who were impressed with his performance in ""The Death Collector"" and asked him to co-star in Scorsese's ""Raging Bull"" as Joey LaMotta. Pesci won the BAFTA Film Award for Newcomer to Leading Film Roles in 1981 and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Over the next few years, Pesci appeared in several smaller films, including ""Dear Mr."
"""A Bronx Tale ""(1993). De Niro's fellow mob actor, Al Pacino, also resumed roles in the crime film genre during the 1990s, reprising his role as the iconic Michael Corleone in ""The Godfather Part III"" (1990). The film served as the final installment in ""The Godfather"" trilogy, following Michael Corleone as he tries to legitimize the Corleone family in the twilight of his career. In 1993, Pacino starred in the film, ""Carlito's Way"" as a former gangster released from prison who vows to go straight. In 1996, Armand Assante starred in television film Gotti as infamous New York mobster, John"
"The Untouchables (film) The Untouchables is a 1987 American gangster film directed by Brian De Palma, produced by Art Linson, written by David Mamet, and based on the book of the same name (1957). The film stars Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro, and Sean Connery, and follows Eliot Ness (Costner) as he forms the Untouchables team to bring Al Capone (De Niro) to justice during Prohibition. The Grammy Award-winning score was composed by Ennio Morricone and features period-era music by Duke Ellington. ""The Untouchables"" premiered on June 2, 1987 in New York City, and went"
"publicity for ""My Cousin Vinny"". During his monologue, he restored a picture of Pope John Paul II that had been torn by Sinéad O'Connor on the previous broadcast. Pesci had a small role in 1993's ""A Bronx Tale"" as Carmine. The film starred Robert De Niro and Chazz Palminteri, both of whom made the film and personally offered Pesci the role. In 1995, Pesci had his third collaboration with Scorsese and De Niro in the film ""Casino"", playing Nicky Santoro, based on real-life Mob enforcer Anthony Spilotro, along with Sharon Stone and James Woods; Pesci had previously co-starred with the"
"This"" is a satisfying comedy with great performances by De Niro and Crystal."" The film has a score of 61 out of 100 on Metacritic (based on 30 critics), indicating ""generally favorable reviews."" Analyze This Analyze This is a 1999 gangster comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, who co-wrote the screenplay with playwright Kenneth Lonergan and Peter Tolan. The film stars Robert De Niro as a mafioso and Billy Crystal as his psychiatrist. A sequel, ""Analyze That"", was released in 2002. Mob boss Paul Vitti and his ""consigliere"" Dominic are discussing an upcoming meeting and the Mafia's present-day problems. Just"
"genre, Robert De Niro as Frank ""The Irishman"" Sheeran, Al Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa and Joe Pesci as Russell Bufalino. Mafia film Mafia films — a version of gangster films — are a subgenre of crime films dealing with organized crime, often specifically with the Mafia. Especially in early mob films, there is considerable overlap with ""film noir"". Popular regional variations of the genre include Italian ""Poliziotteschi"", Chinese ""Triad films"", Japanese ""Yakuza films"", and Indian ""Mumbai underworld films"". The American movie ""The Black Hand"" (1906) is thought to be the earliest surviving gangster film. In 1912, D. W. Griffith directed"
"Scorsese earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jake LaMotta in the 1980 film ""Raging Bull"". De Niro's first major film roles were in the sports drama ""Bang the Drum Slowly"" (1973) and Scorsese's crime film ""Mean Streets"" (1973). He earned Academy Award nominations for the psychological thrillers ""Taxi Driver"" (1976) and ""Cape Fear"" (1991), both directed by Scorsese. De Niro received additional nominations for Michael Cimino's Vietnam war drama ""The Deer Hunter"" (1978), Penny Marshall's drama ""Awakenings"" (1990), and David O. Russell's romantic comedy-drama ""Silver Linings Playbook"" (2012). His portrayal of gangster Jimmy Conway"
"Niro and Joe Pesci. Sharon Stone, playing Rothstein's wife, Ginger, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress (lost to Susan Sarandon). Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas () is a 1995 non-fiction book by crime reporter Nicholas Pileggi that depicts the story of the alliance of Mafia mobsters Lefty Rosenthal and Tony Spilotro and their exploits working in Mafia controlled casinos in Las Vegas. ""Casino"" covers the period through the seventies to early eighties when the Mafia controlled certain Las Vegas casinos. Pileggi focuses on the story of Frank ""Lefty"""
"Alex Rocco, and Ron Silver. Much of the courtroom testimony was taken from the original court transcripts. It's the late 1980s and low-level mobster Jackie DiNorscio (Vin Diesel) has just been shot by his junkie cousin Tony Compagna (Raúl Esparza), but refuses to press charges against him to police. Jackie soon gets arrested and is sentenced to thirty years on an unrelated drug bust. Tony, afraid of reprisals from the extended mob family run by Nick Calabrese (Alex Rocco), agrees to be a government witness for district attorney Sean Kierney (Linus Roache), who intends to bring down dozens of organized"
"make the 1990 gangster melodrama ""State of Grace"". Viterelli recalled: ""(Sean) said, 'Joe, we're looking for a character that's from your neighborhood. We've seen about 50 to 60 people and nobody's right.' He said the key words, 'Would you do me a favor?'"" Viterelli did and, proving to be a natural actor, launched his new career. Viterelli later appeared in Penn's ""The Crossing Guard"" (1995). Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Viterelli had appeared in more than 40 movies, playing guys with such names as Nick Valenti (""Bullets over Broadway""; 1994), Joe Profaci (""Mobsters""; 1991), Fat Tommy Carducci (""What She"
"Thomas DeSimone Thomas Anthony DeSimone (May 24, 1950 – disappeared January 14, 1979), also known as ""Two-Gun Tommy"", ""Tommy D"", ""Animal"", or ""Spitshine Tommy"", was a Sicilian-American gangster and associate of the Lucchese crime family in New York City, one of the Five Families of the American Mafia. DeSimone was a grandson and nephew of Los Angeles mob bosses Rosario and Frank DeSimone, respectively. He was married to Angelica ""Cookie"" Spione, but had many mistresses, including Theresa Ferrara. He is best known as the basis for Joe Pesci's character Tommy DeVito in Martin Scorsese's 1990 film ""Goodfellas"". Tommy DeSimone had"
"the 1970s and 1980s. The film was De Niro's third mob film of the decade, following ""Goodfellas"" (1990) and ""A Bronx Tale ""(1993). Al Pacino also returned to the genre during the 1990s. He reprised his role as the iconic Michael Corleone in ""The Godfather Part III"" (1990). The film served as the final installment in The Godfather trilogy, following Michael Corleone as he tries to legitimize the Corleone family in the twilight of his career. In 1993, Pacino starred in ""Carlito's Way"" as a former gangster released from prison that vows to go straight. In 1996, Armand Assante starred"
"not keeping the IP locked down anymore. So if somebody else were in a spot where they could do it, and everybody was comfortable with that, then conceivably that could happen. Heat (1995 film) Heat is a 1995 American crime film written, co-produced and directed by Michael Mann, and starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Val Kilmer. De Niro plays Neil McCauley, a professional thief, while Pacino plays Lt. Vincent Hanna, an LAPD robbery-homicide detective tracking down McCauley's crew. The story is based on the former Chicago police officer Chuck Adamson's pursuit during the 1960s of a criminal named"
"Wise Guys (1986 film) Wise Guys is a 1986 black Mafia comedy film directed by Brian De Palma and produced by Aaron Russo from a screenplay written by George Gallo and Norman Steinberg. It stars Danny DeVito and Joe Piscopo as two small-time mobsters from Newark, New Jersey, and features Harvey Keitel, Ray Sharkey, Lou Albano, Dan Hedaya, and Frank Vincent. Italian American Harry Valentini and his Jewish friend and next-door neighbor Moe Dickstein occupy the bottom rung of Newark Mafia boss Anthony Castelo's gang. Making a living by doing Castelo's lowest jobs (such as looking after his goldfish, testing"
"popular setting for prewar crime films, from the 1950s until the early 21st century most gangster movies were set in either the prohibition era, postwar America, or the present day. The 2007 film ""American Gangster"" directed by Ridley Scott and starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe also bares mention in fictionalising the life of Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas and his rivalry with the American Mafia. The 2008 Italian mob film ""Gomorrah"" was met with much critical acclaim upon its premiere in North America. The film was directed by Matteo Garrone, based on the book by Roberto Saviano that depicts"
"a DVD-on-demand from Warner Archive Collection available through Amazon. Wise Guys (1986 film) Wise Guys is a 1986 black Mafia comedy film directed by Brian De Palma and produced by Aaron Russo from a screenplay written by George Gallo and Norman Steinberg. It stars Danny DeVito and Joe Piscopo as two small-time mobsters from Newark, New Jersey, and features Harvey Keitel, Ray Sharkey, Lou Albano, Dan Hedaya, and Frank Vincent. Italian American Harry Valentini and his Jewish friend and next-door neighbor Moe Dickstein occupy the bottom rung of Newark Mafia boss Anthony Castelo's gang. Making a living by doing Castelo's"
"Raging Bull Raging Bull is a 1980 American biographical black-and-white sports drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, produced by Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler and adapted by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin from Jake LaMotta's memoir """". It stars Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta, an Italian American middleweight boxer whose self-destructive and obsessive rage, sexual jealousy, and animalistic appetite destroyed his relationship with his wife and family. Also featured in the film are Joe Pesci as Joey, LaMotta's well-intentioned brother and manager who tries to help Jake battle his inner demons, and Cathy Moriarty as his wife. The film"
"Analyze This Analyze This is a 1999 gangster comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, who co-wrote the screenplay with playwright Kenneth Lonergan and Peter Tolan. The film stars Robert De Niro as a mafioso and Billy Crystal as his psychiatrist. A sequel, ""Analyze That"", was released in 2002. Mob boss Paul Vitti and his ""consigliere"" Dominic are discussing an upcoming meeting and the Mafia's present-day problems. Just as Dominic warns Vitti to look out for Primo Sindone (an up-and-coming mafioso who wants to be ""capo di tutti capi""), gunmen drive past and kill Dominic. Vitti only barely survives. Psychiatrist Ben"
"it holds a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 39 reviews. The movie was successful in its limited run. The Grifters (film) The Grifters is a 1990 American neo-noir crime drama film directed by Stephen Frears, produced by Martin Scorsese, and starring John Cusack, Anjelica Huston and Annette Bening. The screenplay was written by Donald E. Westlake, based on Jim Thompson's novel of the same name. Lilly Dillon is a veteran con artist. She works for a bookmaker, Bobo Justus, making large cash bets at race tracks to lower the odds of longshots. On her way to La Jolla"
"film ""I, the Jury"" (1982) or as Mafia gangsters such as Michael Moretti in ""Sidney Sheldon's Rage of Angels"". In 1990 his role as Roberto Texador in Sidney Lumet's film ""Q&A"" garnered him a Golden Globe nomination, and the following year he portrayed the notorious Bugsy Siegel in Neil Simon's ""The Marrying Man"" (1991). The following year he was seen as mafia boss Carol D'Allesandro in ""Hoffa"" (1992) starring Jack Nicholson, and crime kingpin John Gotti in the 1996 made-for-television biopic ""Gotti"", for which he won his Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie."
"Cop Land Cop Land is a 1997 American crime drama film written and directed by James Mangold, and starring Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, and Robert De Niro. The supporting cast features Peter Berg, Janeane Garofalo, Robert Patrick, Michael Rapaport, Annabella Sciorra, Cathy Moriarty, Arthur Nascarella, and John Spencer. The story follows a sheriff (Stallone) in a small New Jersey town inhabited and dominated by corrupt New York City cops. Their corruption grows until he can no longer allow himself to stand by and do nothing. The town of Garrison, New Jersey is home to several NYPD officers, led"
"Agro (in the presence of John Gotti), and that Agro slowly tortured him to death. DeSimone was declared legally dead by the FBI in 1990, the same year ""Goodfellas"" was released. He was thought to have been buried in a suspected ""Mafia graveyard"" on the Brooklyn-Queens border near John F. Kennedy International Airport, where the body of Al Indelicato was found in 1981, and the bodies of Philip Giaccone and Dominick Trinchera were recovered by police in 2004. DeSimone was depicted by Joe Pesci in the 1990 movie ""Goodfellas"", a role for which Pesci won the 1990 Academy Award for"
"Cape Fear (1991 film) Cape Fear is a 1991 American psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and a remake of the 1962 film of the same name. It stars Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Joe Don Baker, Juliette Lewis, Robert Mitchum, and Gregory Peck in his final film role. In addition to Mitchum and Peck, Martin Balsam cameos in the remake; all three starred in the original film. The film tells the story of a convicted rapist, who, using mostly his newfound knowledge of the law and its numerous loopholes, seeks vengeance against a former public defender"
"veteran Robert De Niro playing a Mob Boss and notable mob film director Martin Scorsese behind the voice of an integral character. The 2010s continued the 2000s trend of bringing new movies featuring both prohibition and post-World War II real life mob incidents into the box office. In 2012, ""Lawless"" was based on the 2008 novel ""The Wettest County in the World"" as the film follows a trio of siblings who run an illegal moonshine business during Prohibition. ""Gangster Squad"" is a crime film directed by Ruben Fleischer, from a screenplay written by Will Beall, starring an ensemble cast that"
"Sankt Pauli, Hamburg's red-light district. German Police suggest that Schulz and the American mobsters worked together for years. In the late 80's, there were unsubstantiated reports that Cellini and his brother Eddie had dealings with Nathan Landow, a top Democratic fundraiser for Democratic politician Al Gore's Presidential bid in 2000. In March 2010, there were reports that actor Robert De Niro and director Martin Scorsese were developing a film biography of Cellini. However, neither De Niro or Scorsese have confirmed these reports. Dino Cellini Dino Cellini, (November 19, 1914 – November 2, 1978) ran casinos for New York mobster Meyer"
"includes Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Nick Nolte, Emma Stone, and Sean Penn. It is the story of a group of LAPD officers and detectives called the ""Gangster Squad"" who are attempting to keep Los Angeles safe from Mickey Cohen, a real life post-World War II Los Angeles gangster that became a powerful figure in the criminal underworld, and intended to continue to expand his criminal enterprise and his gang during the 1940s and '50s. The film was released January 11, 2013. A 2015 Italian mob film, ""Suburra"", directed by Stefano Sollima, based on the 2013 novel of the same name"
"We're No Angels (1989 film) We're No Angels is a 1989 American comedy film directed by Neil Jordan. It stars Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, and Demi Moore. This was Jordan's last film to receive a PG-13 rating by the MPAA, until ""Ondine"" in 2009. A couple of 1930s Great Depression-era convicts, Ned and Jim, jailed on never-specified charges and abused by a ruthless warden, are dragged along when a vicious killer named Bobby escapes the electric chair. The two end up in a small upstate New York town near the Canada–US border, where they are mistaken for a pair"
"nominated for Best Supporting Actor for ""Glengarry Glen Ross"", making Pacino the first male actor ever to receive two acting nominations for two movies in the same year, and to win for the lead role. Pacino starred alongside Sean Penn in the crime drama ""Carlito's Way"" in 1993, in which he portrayed a gangster released from prison with the help of his lawyer (Penn) and vows to go straight. Pacino starred in Michael Mann's ""Heat"" (1995), in which he and Robert De Niro appeared on-screen together for the first time (though both Pacino and De Niro starred in ""The Godfather"
"the stolen money was stored in a septic tank unsubtle. The Last of the Finest The Last of the Finest, also released as Blue Heat, is a 1990 crime action film directed by John Mackenzie and starring Brian Dennehy, Joe Pantoliano, Jeff Fahey, and Bill Paxton The film opens at Canyon Park where narcotics cop Frank Daly (Brian Dennehy) is coaching his partners Wayne Gross (Joe Pantoliano), Ricky Rodriguez (Jeff Fahey), and Howard Jones (Bill Paxton) during a flag football game. After the game, Daly tells Captain Joe Torres (Henry Darrow) that his team is working on a major bust."
"American Gangster (film) American Gangster is a 2007 American biographical crime film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by Steven Zaillian. The film is fictionally based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by detective Richie Roberts. The film stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe in their first lead acting roles together since 1995's ""Virtuosity"". The film also co-stars Ted Levine, John Ortiz, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor,"