Bullets Over Hollywood (2005) (TV)

Director:

Elaina Archer

Writers:

Elaina Archer (written by)
Tom Marksbury (written by)
(more)

Release Date:

2 December 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

The Mob's biggest hits . . .

Plot:

"Bullets Over Hollywood" chronicles the blood-soaked landscape and enduring appeal of the American gangster movie - - from its origins in the silent film era to modern times.

Plot Keywords:

Historical | Non Fiction | Based On Book

Cast

Warren Beatty	...	(archive footage)
Humphrey Bogart	...	(archive footage)
Marlon Brando	...	(archive footage)
Joseph Breen	...	Himself (archive footage)
James Caan	...	Himself
James Cagney	...	Himself (archive footage)
Al Capone	...	Himself (archive footage)
Roger Corman	...	Himself
Robert De Niro	...	(archive footage)
Brian De Palma	...	Himself
Angie Dickinson	...	Herself
John Dillinger	...	Himself (archive footage)
John Gotti	...	Himself (archive footage)
Sammy Gravano	...	Himself
Will H. Hays	...	Himself (archive footage)
Henry Hill	...	Himself
Virginia Hill	...	Herself (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy	...	Himself
Marc Lawrence	...	Himself
Harry Lewis	...	Himself
Lucky Luciano	...	Himself (archive footage)
Michael Madsen	...	Himself
Leonard Maltin	...	Himself
Edward McDonald	...	Himself (as Ed McDonald)
Paul Muni	...	(archive footage)
Al Pacino	...	(archive footage)
Chazz Palminteri	...	Himself
Joe Pesci
Joseph D. Pistone	...	Himself (as Joseph Pistone)
George Raft	...	(archive footage)
Edward G. Robinson	...	(archive footage)
Talia Shire	...	Herself
Paul Sorvino	...	Narrator (voice)
Fred Williamson	...	Himself

Directed by
Elaina Archer

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Elaina Archer		written by
Tom Marksbury		written by
John McCarty		book "Bullets Over Hollywood: The American Gangster Picture from the Silents to 'The Sopranos'"

Produced by
Elaina Archer	....	producer
Christopher Black	....	executive producer: Starz Entertainment Group
Jason Burns	....	executive producer: Alta Loma Entertainment
Todd Friedrichsen	....	producer
Hugh M. Hefner	....	executive producer
Ned Nalle	....	executive producer: Alta Loma Entertainment
Marvin Paige	....	associate producer
Richard Rosenzweig	....	executive producer: Alta Loma Entertainment
Michael Ruggiero	....	executive producer: Starz Entertainment Group
Nancy Silverstone	....	executive producer: Starz Entertainment Group
Andrew Tilles	....	supervising producer
Sarah Weiss	....	producer

Original Music by
Michael Richard Plowman

Cinematography by
Jonathan Rho
Bill Sheehy
Ben Wolf
Benjamin P. Wolf

Film Editing by
Elaina Archer
Todd Friedrichsen
Sarah Weiss

Sound Department
Vicky Pezza	....	sound recording engineer (as Vicky Menke)
Joe Verderosa	....	sound recording engineer: Greenrose Media

Camera and Electrical Department
Christian Washburn	....	gaffer

Editorial Department
Sarah Weiss	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Suzanne Artis	....	production assistant
Steven Belgard	....	publicist
Scott Gill	....	title design and graphics
John Kawasaki	....	end titles
John McCarty	....	consultant
Joseph D. Pistone	....	wire taps provided by
Pat Sierchio	....	special consultant
Ben Silverman	....	title designer
Tom Toth	....	researcher

Thanks
Henry Hill	....	acknowledgment: photographs provided by
Marc Lawrence	....	dedicatee
Michael Madsen	....	acknowledgment: photographs provided by
Joseph D. Pistone	....	acknowledgment: photographs provided by

Production Companies

• A&F Productions
• Alta Loma Entertainment
• Starz Entertainment

Distributors

• Encore Movie Channel (2005) (USA) (TV)

Also Known As:

Bullets Over Hollywood: The American Gangster Picture (USA) (working title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (archive footage)

Company:

A&F Productions

Movie Connections:

Features Carlito's Way (1993)

Very Good Documentary on the Gangster film genre

This is a very good documentary on the gangster film genre from the early days up until today. This documentary deals with movies such as Scarface (the original from 1932 & the remake from 1983), Goodfellas, etc & the actors who made the gangster genre such as Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney & Humpfrey Bogart.

This documentary explains the fascination that people have with gangsters & also the stories of real gangsters such as Al Capone, John Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, etc. Even real gangsters such as Henry Hill are interviewed.

This documentary shows how people love the gangsters even though they are evil.