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He was a friend and frequent collaborator of director Martin Scorsese, appearing in Mean Streets as a pool hall owner (1973) and New York, New York (1977), and contributing to a documentary that focused on a mutual friend of his and Scorsese, American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince (1978).
George Memmoli was born on 3 August 1938 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Mean Streets (1973), Phantom of the Paradise (1974) and Rocky (1976). He died on 20 May 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Mean Streets is a 1973 American crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, co-written by Scorsese and Mardik Martin, and starring Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel. It was produced by Warner Bros. The film premiered at the New York Film Festival on October 2, 1973, and was released on October 14. [3]
George Memmoli was born on 3 August 1938 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Mean Streets (1973), Phantom of the Paradise (1974) and Rocky (1976). He died on 20 May 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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- May 20, 1985
Set in the insular Little Italy neighborhood of Scorsese’s youth, Mean Streets follows guilt-ridden small-time ringleader Charlie (Harvey Keitel) as he deals with the debts owed by his dangerously volatile best pal, Johnny Boy (Robert De Niro), and pressure from his headstrong girlfriend, Teresa (Amy Robinson).
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Watchlist. Mean Streets (1973) George Memmoli: Joey. Showing all 6 items. Jump to: Photos (2) Quotes (4) Photos. Quotes. Johnny Boy : Hey, why don't you lower the jukebox, I can't hear nothin'. Joey 'Clams' Scala : Hey, the girls like the music loud. Johnny Boy : Girls. You call those skanks girls?
For all the violence of the streets, Mean Streets is less a crime film than a character piece, a love letter to the streets of New York's Little Italy and the young men rattling around like tough guys and fantasizing about becoming the real thing.
