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Release Date:
14 October 1973 (USA)
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Tagline:
You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets...
Plot:
A small-time hood struggles to succeed on the "mean streets" of Little Italy. full summary | add synopsis
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Little Italy
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Epilepsy
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New York City
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New York
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Bar
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Awards:
2 wins
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1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(40 articles)
Paranormal Activity and the myth of the shoestring shocker
(From The Guardian - Film News. 25 November 2009, 2:00 PM, PST)
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(From The Guardian - Film News. 25 November 2009, 2:00 PM, PST)
Nocturnal Admissions: 2012 versus The Box
(From Quick Stop. 23 November 2009, 2:47 AM, PST)
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early Scorsese masterpiece
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert De Niro | ... | Johnny Boy |
 | Harvey Keitel | ... | Charlie |
 | David Proval | ... | Tony |
 | Amy Robinson | ... | Teresa |
| Richard Romanus | ... | Michael |
| Cesare Danova | ... | Giovanni |
| Victor Argo | ... | Mario (as Vic Argo) |
| George Memmoli | ... | Joey |
| Lenny Scaletta | ... | Jimmy |
| Jeannie Bell | ... | Diane |
| Murray Moston | ... | Oscar (as Murray Mosten) |
 | David Carradine | ... | Drunk |
 | Robert Carradine | ... | Boy With Gun |
| Lois Walden | ... | Jewish Girl |
 | Harry Northup | ... | Soldier |
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Also Known As:
Season of the Witch (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
112 min | Spain:107 min (DVD edition)
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Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Glen Glenn Sound)
Certification:
Hong Kong:III |
Argentina:18 |
Iceland:16 |
Canada:R (DVD rating) |
Brazil:16 |
Australia:M |
Canada:18A (video rating) |
Finland:K-16 |
France:-12 (re-rating) |
France:-16 (original rating) |
Ireland:18 |
Italy:VM14 |
New Zealand:R18 |
Norway:16 (1977) |
Singapore:NC-16 |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 (re-rating) (1993) |
UK:X (original rating) |
USA:R |
West Germany:16
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To really get inside Harvey Keitel's drunken scene, the camera was actually strapped to the actor while he swayed about, and under-cranked to give it a woozy, drunken feel.
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Continuity: When Michael gets into the back seat of the car to discuss the fine German lenses that he has procured, it is obviously dusk. But in the next shot from the car's interior, it's night time.
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Quotes:
Johnny Boy:
Y'know Joey Clams...
Charlie: Yeah.
Johnny Boy: ...Joey Scallops, yeah.
Charlie: I know him too, yeah.
Johnny Boy: ...yeah. No. No, Joey Scallops is Joey Clams.
Charlie: Right.
Johnny Boy: Right.
Charlie: ...they're the same person!
Johnny Boy: Yeah!
Charlie: 'ey!
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Charlie: Yeah.
Johnny Boy: ...Joey Scallops, yeah.
Charlie: I know him too, yeah.
Johnny Boy: ...yeah. No. No, Joey Scallops is Joey Clams.
Charlie: Right.
Johnny Boy: Right.
Charlie: ...they're the same person!
Johnny Boy: Yeah!
Charlie: 'ey!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Mardik: Baghdad to Hollywood (2008)
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Soundtrack:
DESIREE
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Mean Streets was a brilliant early film by Martin Scorsese. It was his first ever collaboration with Robert DeNiro. Their very successful partnership has produced some of the best movies ever made: Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, and Casino. It also helped launch Harvey Keitel to stardom.
Keitel as Charlie and DeNiro as Johnny Boy deliver great performances. Scorsese's direction is strong. Even close to 30 years ago, these three men show the talent which would eventually place them among the very best in the business. Scorsese uses a great selection of popular music in Mean Streets and that has become a trademark of his.
Mean Streets easily ranks with Scorsese's best. 9/10