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A Bronx Tale is a 1993 American coming-of-age crime drama film directed by and starring Robert De Niro in his directorial debut and produced by Jane Rosenthal, adapted from Chazz Palminteri's 1989 play of the same name.
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Robert De Niro. Director. Robert De Niro. Lorenzo Anello. Chazz Palminteri. Sonny LoSpecchio. Lillo Brancato. Calogero 'C' Anello, age 17. Francis Capra. Calogero 'C' Anello, age 9. Taral...
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- A BAD EXPERIENCE AS A BOUNCER INSPIRED CHAZZ PALMINTERI TO WRITE THE PLAY. While living in Los Angeles and trying to be an actor in the ’80s, Palminteri worked various jobs, including a gig as a bouncer at a nightclub.
- PALMINTERI WOULD ONLY SELL THE FILM RIGHTS IF HE COULD PLAY SONNY. Palminteri's play garnered enough buzz that studios offered anywhere from $250,000 to $1 million to purchase the story rights, but they didn’t want Palminteri to act in it, as he wasn’t a big enough name.
- PALMINTERI WANTED TO MAKE A FILM ABOUT “THE WORKING MAN.” In real life, Palminteri’s father was a school bus driver and a saxophone player. “Too many movies speak about us as just gombas or Mafioso,” Palminteri told Roger Ebert.
- ROBERT DE NIRO WANTED TO WORK WITH KIDS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD. In casting the film, De Niro wanted to hire non-actors from New York. “One day Marco Greco, who was casting for us, was on Jones Beach and he saw this kid and asked him if he wanted to audition for us,” De Niro told Roger Ebert.
Oct 1, 1993 · Directed by. Robert De Niro. A boy comes of age in an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx. His father gives him a piece of advice: "Nothing is more tragic than a wasted talent." A street-corner gangster gives him another piece of advice: "Nobody really cares."
Lillo Brancato Jr. (born August 30, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Calogero “C” Anello in Robert De Niro 's 1993 directorial debut, A Bronx Tale. He also portrayed Matthew Bevilaqua, a young aspiring mobster, on The Sopranos .
Jun 17, 2023 · By William Earl. Savoy Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection. Robert De Niro worked the crowd at the Beacon Theater during the Tribeca Festival closing gala on Saturday evening, which served as a...
A Bronx Tale is directed by two-time Academy Award® winner Robert De Niro and four-time Tony Award® winner Jerry Zaks, written by Academy Award nominee Chazz Palminteri, with songs by eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken and three-time Tony Award nominee Glenn Slater, choreography by Tony nominee Sergio Trujillo, and produced by music ...
