In an attempt to free himself from the dangers of his debt, he gets help from a friend who is also involved in criminal activities. The definitive new york movie, and one of the few to successfully integrate rock music into the structure of film. A smalltime hood aspires to work his way up the ranks of a local mob. Mean streets is a jazzy riff of a movie, zigging and zagging as if to the beat of snapping fingers. I never thought i would be disappointed by a scorsese movie, but this is the only exception. With careful viewing, the film has a powerful, cumulative impact. Also starring academy awardnominee harvey keitel pulp fiction, the. In countless ways, right down to the detail of modern tv crime shows, mean streets is one of the source points of modern movies. Mean streets, the ascent of scorsese, and the portrait of a vanished new york by glenn kenny jul 9, 2019 cinema isnt always about being comfortable, you know. Mean streets audio commentary by martin scorsese youtube.
Mean streets is, among other things, the movie that brought the word mook into the popular urban lexicon, and the characters it portrays have. Dec 31, 2003 the movie doesnt have the headlong flow, the unspoken confidence in every choice, that became a scorsese hallmark. May 05, 2005 mean streets has been an acclaimed classic for a long time but what doesnt get said too often is how wonderfully funny it is. The movie doesnt have the headlong flow, the unspoken confidence in every choice, that became a scorsese hallmark. Mean streets, which was shot entirely on its new york locations, unfolds as a series of seemingly caual incidents bar. A harrowing, intense, and grueling dramatic experience brilliantly acted and directed.
Mean streets is the film that established director martin scorseses reputation, and it is often considered his most personal and emblematic work. Crime movies, crime dramas, dramas, awardwinning dramas. As aspiring musician in philadelphia gets caught up with a tough crowd which drags her into the middle of a drug war and a murder investigation. Mean streets 1973 a slice of street life in little italy among lower echelon mafiosos, unbalanced punks, and petty criminals. A slice of street life in little italy among lower echelon mafiosos, unbalanced punks, and petty criminals. Mean streets has been an acclaimed classic for a long time but what doesnt get said too often is how wonderfully funny it is.
Purchase mean streets on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Mean streets 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Watch mean streets online stream full movie directv. Mean streets is a movie so rich in content, so teaming with talent both in front of and behind the camera, that the temptation is to go on and on about it. Violence mostly includes fighting with punching, kicking, and improvised weapons, but there are two shootings. The poolhall mook confrontation is one of best comedy scenes ever. Parents need to know that mean streets is a 1973 drama from martin scorcese with lots of violence, profanity, drinking, and mature sexual content, and its not for kids. Mean streets 1973 is martin scorseses third fulllength feature film and first important film, with energizing early 60s girlgroup and hit rock n roll songs. The movie rewards more than one viewing, as i took the opportunity to do through amazons rental program. Mean streets is set in the bars, restaurants, gogo clubs, apartments, and, in particular, the streets of little italy. Its greatness lies in its leanness, with nary a word, a move, a. Its characters like scorsese himself have grown up in new yorks little italy, and they understand everything about that small slice of human society except how to survive in it.
A smalltime hood gets in over his head with a vicious. Charlie is a young italian american man who is trying to move up in the local new york mafia but is hampered by his feeling of responsibility towards his reckless younger friend johnny boy. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing mean streets near you. Oct 03, 1973 mean streets, which was shot entirely on its new york locations, unfolds as a series of seemingly caual incidents bar. Mean streets 1973 18 1h 51m classic films in new yorks little italy, a lowlevel hoodlum wrestles with loyalty to his mobster uncle, his faith and his friendship with an inveterate gambler. Charlie has his hands full keeping the reckless johnny boy on the straight and narrow. Read the mean streets movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on.
Mean streets 1973 stream and watch online moviefone. Mean streets cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Mean streets is a movie so rich in content, so teaming with talent both in front of and. I cant figure out how a this is a mafia movie and b how it got 97% on rotten tomatoes. Mean streets is a 1973 american crime film directed by martin scorsese and cowritten by scorsese and mardik martin. The movie featured brilliant acting debuts by its two main characters, robert deniro johnny boy and harvey keitel charlie, both of whom played leading roles. Mean streets 1973 is martin scorseses third full length feature film and first important film, with energizing early 60s girlgroup and hit rock n roll songs. Mean streets 1973 is martin scorseses third fulllength feature film and.
Martin scorseses mean streets isnt so much a gangster movie as a perceptive, sympathetic, finally tragic story about how it is to grow up in a gangster environment. No need to waste time endlessly browsingheres the entire lineup of new movies and tv shows streaming on netflix this month. In comparison with his later films, however, mean streets seems more like a rough sketch both thematically and stylistically than a fullyrealized achievement, despite the films distinction when. A smalltime hood gets in over his head with a vicious loan shark. Wu tang collection mean streets of kung fu youtube. Its greatness lies in its leanness, with nary a word, a move, a gesture thats nonessential. Taxi driver is so much better in every single way, and if you havent. Aug 15, 2017 this feature is not available right now.
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