We absolutely love this movie and had to have it on DVD to watch anytime. Mickey Rourke and Eric Roberts give outstanding performances and the NY vibe is true to the time. The quality of this DVD was great- no issues with the disc.
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In an Italian neighborhood of Greenwich Village, cousins Charlie, a maître d' with aspirations of someday owning his own restaurant, and Paulie, a schemer who works as a waiter, have expensive tastes but not much money. Paulie gets caught skimming checks, and he and Charlie are both fired. Now out of work and in debt, Charlie must find another way to pay his alimony, support his pregnant girlfriend Diane, and try to buy a restaurant. Paulie comes to Charlie with a "can't-miss" robbery, involving a large amount of cash in the safe of a local business. Charlie reluctantly agrees to participate, and they manage to crack the safe with help from an accomplice, Barney, a clock repairman and locksmith. But things go sour, resulting in the accidental death of police officer Bunky Ritter, who had been secretly taping "Bed Bug" Eddie Grant. Charlie soon learns that the money they stole belongs to Eddie. The mob figures out that Paulie is involved, and not even his Uncle Pete, part of Eddie's crew, can help him. One of Paulie's thumbs is severed as punishment. Diane leaves Charlie and takes his money to support their unborn child, while Paulie is forced to work as a waiter for Eddie. He gives the mob Barney's name but initially refuses to identify Charlie as the third man involved. However, under pressure, he is forced to rat on his cousin. Barney leaves town and Charlie mails him his cut of the loot. And when Charlie makes $20,000 on a horse, things begin to look up. Charlie prepares for a showdown with Eddie, armed with a copy of the tape that the police officer made. But at the last moment, Paulie puts lye in Eddie's coffee. Then he and Charlie casually walk away from Greenwich Village.Read full review
I enjoyed this movie when it was released in 1984. I have a list of movies I've seen that I liked and I want to see again. Although I like this movie the ending was weak. The acting was great each character seemed believable in their role. The story just sorta trailed of into the sunset. Movies that end like that shouldn't be started in MHO. I didn't remember the ending or much else for that matter, except that I liked it. I enjoyed watching it again even though I'm more critical then I was in 1984. I have about 150 dvd's that I've bought from ebay, the bargain basket at the super market, the used rack at the DVD store, garage sales, etc. I'm running out of room for them so I'm going to be selling most of them on ebay.
This is a great movie! In fact, I think it was Mickey Rourke and Eric Robert's finest hour. They both did an amazing job in this movie. They did a great job of bringing their respective characters to life. The plot of this movie was great. The script was tight. There were no dull moments in the movie. Each and every moment brought you closer to the characters. You become emotionally invested in this movie. You care about the characters. It is a great tale about two young men, cousins, in New York, trying to make names for themselves, who go about it in the wrong way.
This is a great movie! In fact, I think it was Mickey Rourke and Eric Robert's finest hour. They both did an amazing job in this movie. They did a great job of bringing their respective characters to life. The plot of this movie was great. The script was tight. There were no dull moments in the movie. Each and every moment brought you closer to the characters. You become emotionally invested in this movie. You care about the characters. It is a great tale about two young men, cousins, in New York, trying to make names for themselves, who go about it in the wrong way.
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