@piloto88ed it's not overrated, it's just wasted on you, that's all. If you can relate to a film, its importance & depth is obvious. If you can't relate, no one can explain it to you. This one just doesn't hit the spot for you, & that's ok. But you can't claim that for anyone but you.
@@dabreal82 I'm not a clout chaser like you. Rotten tomatoes scores mean nothing, and the awards this film won are awards no one has ever heard of. Now move along little one.
Chazz Palminteri (Sonny) WROTE this movie based in part on his own life. He did a one man show off it as a struggling actor and movie studios wanted it but without him in it. Got up to a million dollar offer and Chaz is dead broke and hungry. Robert deniro comes in and agrees to helm the movie so long as chazz is in it. Now this film is classic film among everybody among everybody from the 90s.
Him driving down the block backwards and park while spitting bars of advice to C just shows even more how smooth he is. That scene is too awwwwsome... (had to correct some typos)
It's a great line, and then the movie had to ruin it by acting if those obese and weak indoor cats could have actually beaten up a gang of bikers, who in that era were virtually all combat veterans. That scene is definitely one of the fictional ones that Chazz invented in the scrip: if it's based on a real event from his youth, in the real version, the Mafiosos shot the bikers before a punch could be thrown.
@@stevealford230 Now I completely agree with you there, I've always thought the same thing, I'm an ex 1%er & combat vet myself and that scene has always bothered me, because we'd never EVER go somewhere & act like that & we'd certainly never get taken out by a bunch of fat spaghetti eaters with see through socks and Sansabelt slacks!!!!!!!
@@HonRevPTB My dad was a Cowboy, and I was 37F, Psychological Operations Specialist (Airborne)... and I remember being a kid when that movie hit video, watching it on the couch and seeing my dad's demeanor completely change as the "Suspension of Disbelief" was completely shattered... and then after I was all grown up and had served, I saw the movie again and laughed at how ridiculous that bs was, both in terms of the idea that a 1% club would cause trouble for no reason and potentially attract the eyes of the law, or that they'd be disrespectful without first being disrespected themselves, and at the idea that those fat slobs could win a fight against any post-WWII era club, which would almost certainly be mostly vets with training and experience that maybe 1 in a thousand Mafiosos have. Have a good one, brother. Always Forward. HOOAH!
I actually had my 3 great ones and about 10 years apart. 19, 27, and 37. I got married to my wife at 37 and we have a beautiful family. All 3 passed the door test
This movie is even more ironic because Lillo Brancato, who plays C, fell into all the traps that his character was warned against in this movie. He did make a comeback in The Sopranos but fell back into a life of crime. He appears to be sober now and hopefully has his life together.
he was a junkie on heroin got hurt bad him n guy broke in house n murdered a man who turned out be a cop! think ya need tell deeper story bout it, many interviews here exist on details!...he's scum he said the guy dying was his angel n him dying n him going to prison opened his eyes n got off drugs dumb shit to say..
Me and my Dad would watch this film all the time. It's a movie of 2 fathers raising their son in their own ways. You try to instill lessons and hope they stick sometimes your actions stick more. I love this film
One of my favorite movies! Reminds me of my childhood in Brooklyn. The Italians and not being able to ride through certain neighborhoods. But also the freedom of being on your block with your friends.
I saw Chazz Palminteri's one-man show of A Bronx Tale live on Broadway a decade or so ago, which is his own life's story. It was absolutely phenomenal.
I love how you two understand what Sonny meant about being together under the sheets. Whatever race, whatever sex…when you’re under the sheets, that’s all that matters especially when it’s love
That line you said about Italians not liking black people crack me up pretty good. Maybe it's cuz I'm a lot older but I remember an old joke about Robert De Niro. The only use Robert De Niro has for a white woman is to show him where the black women are at. He's always been into black women
@@desmawalker556 I've always loved Paul Mooney. Blazing Saddles wouldn't be as funny as it is if it weren't for Richard Pryor and his association with Paul Mooney at the time, they were the first real writing partnership in the same vein of Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David. My personal comedy stylings lean more towards Richard Pryor than Jerry Seinfeld for sure.
DeNiro's directorial debut is absolutely perfect and compliments his skills as an artist - as an actor and a filmmaker/storyteller. Although he did a follow up it did not do well and he's not done so since. Hope he changes his mind soon. Palminteri adapted his one-man play for this and makes a career-defining performance as a villain with a morality code & ethics. The battle of two fathers for the soul of a son resonates for every father/son relationship (trust me). The film captures the '60s wonderfully as you both mentioned how simpler innocent it was in spite of the racial turmoil that sadly has always permeated society. Such an underrated film and a deep cut watch, ladies (great job!)
a bronx tale is definitely my top pick out of all the mafia movies, great relatable lines throughout but also the movie as a whole has a great message that is relatable no matter your background, great story telling if your able to make a movie based on the mafia and crime, violence etc but relatable to anyone
I first saw this movie when I was 15 years old. TO THIS DAY, I always lean over n unlock/open my date's door for them, because of what sonny says about the test, in this movie... it just made sense to me, like duh, of course you should be polite n let them in the car after they just let you in!! I am now 45 years old lolol
I'm 23 and saw this movie with my cousins and uncle ( god rest his soul ) when we bought a bootleg copy in 2009 and ever since I remembered the open door rule ( I still can't drive lol ) and here in South Africa you can't get your license till you are 18, never been on a date but that rule has always been in my head 😂
It's not about simply being polite, - it's actually about discovering the authentic nature of someone to reciprocate thoughtfulness & generosity. Namely, as Sonny intimated, - the first dates are the most polite, thoughtful, generous & considerate they are ever going to be. Because they want to make a favourable impression on someone who is initially looking for red flags. If a person is arrogant, entitled, selfish, uncompromising, - their behaviour is only going to go downhill from there once they feel secure in the relationship. That's why Sonny intimates that not reciprocating a courtesy is just the tip of the iceberg. What means everything to a man is, - trying. We might willingly pay for a meal. But we still appreciate a woman who offers to go halves, even if we graciously decline & pay the tab anyway. We appreciate that you've made the gesture, & our generosity & chivalry isn't being taken lightly.
It's not just the one gesture. The point was that it's "just the tip of the iceberg" of someone's selfishness if they fail. We all should make sure we are doing these things. But more importantly-for the right reasons.
Holy shit you guys, this is the best mob movie of all time if you ask me, and your reaction was so incisive and empathic, thank you for a great reaction!
I'm so glad you guys did this film! It does not get talked about enough. I count it among my favorites. As you pointed out, the casting is impeccable. Love the soundtrack, too. And the writing! Chazz Palminteri is such an underrated artist. I would have loved to see him tell this story in its original form on stage.
That's what I was thinking. Damn., I bet catching his one man performance must have been phenomenal. There were a couple commenter here who said that they saw it. Lucky bastards
I already commented, but I really wanted to thank you ladies for checking out a very underrated classic that few reactors give a chance to. I was also glad that you grew to understand that Sonny, while very flawed also was a good father figure for C. He gave good advice and made sure that C did as he said , not as he did. In the first quarter of the movie, you were pretty tough on Sonny and I feared you guys were gonna miss the point that C was being raised by two men with different morals who both wanted the best for him.
@@jdrussell3828 I did some googling and according to Chazz's website, he is still performing it! There are a handful of shows left this year in the Midwest and East Coast. We still have a chance!
@@jdrussell3828 I did some googling and it turns out Chazz is still performing his show! He has a handful more performances this year. We still have a chance!
When C gets in the car with those dumbass friends of his and you hear all along the watchtower by Jimi Hendrix, it sets one hell of a tone. It made me so nervous but when Sunny knocks on that window and tells C to get out of the car it was instant relief because you know C desperately wants out of that car. The dad always tells C to stay away from Sunny but C was already hanging with those crappy friends. C’s father warns him about Sunny because he knows how they get down. Sunny warns C about street life because he’s really bout that life. He’s seen and done it all. It’s why Sunny can tell that C’s friends are idiots that will get themselves killed. C’s father never picks up on the friends being bad news the way Sunny did. Sunny was like the eyes watching C on the streets where the father could not see. So C really had 2 fathers, one at home and one in the street. Fantastic film.
$150 is around $1,500 today. And this movie is priceless. When they are playing craps and putting guys in the bathroom that was so funny. And Sonny driving backwards thru the neighborhood....my old man used to do that when I was a kid. Too funny.
I noticed you saw the beauty of Taral Hicks-Dawson, you know the craziest part? If you see her today, she looks like she has only aged 3 years since this movie, not the 30 that have actually passed. Her and Lilo did an interview with Michael Franzese about three years ago and it was amazing to see her as She looks almost exactly the same and has somehow managed not to age. She is still as beautiful as in this movie. Michael Franzese who LOVES this movie ironically in part because it doesn't push the myth that The Mafia or Italians in general hate Black people. The line during the big meeting about narcotics in The Godfather started it, but while some guys in it may have been just like with any other group, the Mafia in general had no problem with Black people. In many cases (as it shows here with the two groups being a block or 2 away) often having the leaders of both groups on good terms and friendly with each other could stop issues between the two neighbourhoods before they started. Plus, those relationships led to being in some businesses together with them as well. They couldn't care less the colour of the other guy's skin, they only cared about the green colour of the money they could make together.
At the end when his dad said he never hated him just mad because he made him grow up so fast is real. Because the streets do make you grow up quicker, and parents always look at their kids as their babies
I was in elementary school in the Bronx when Robert DeNiro was doing auditions for the boy. I didn’t qualify but I think some of the Italian American kids in my school were planning to try for the part.
All time classic! ❤🤌 Great pic ladies. 😊 I'll be watching this later tonight when i relax. I still follow Chazz on his TH-cam channel, such a great man.
That 'choir' is actually a CHORUS of A CAPELLA singers, of the fifties style. Sonny is played by Chazz (Cologero Lorenzo) Palminteri, who wrote this and it's based on his early life. Kid's new nickname is "C" not 'see'. A great movie that captures a NY moment in time.
I saw Chaz do his one man play that led to this movie. He played 14 characters and was brilliant. Robert De Niro saw it and offered to direct it and play the father. In the Q&A afterwards Chaz told us that his real name is Calogero, C. This is his true story. By the way, after his stint in the Sopranos, Lillo Brancato got arrested for robbery and murder of an off-duty cop who tried to stop it. I think he's out now. Talk about life imitating art. Tragic. Classic film.
This is actually a true story from Chaz's childhood. This was his pride and joy movie project. And what a Gem it is. I also 2nd Copland. A lot of the same cast and one of Slys best performances
@@jatilq Bronx-born and raised Chazz Palminteri wrote A Bronx Tale in 1988. The powerful one-man stage play depicted his bruising childhood which included witnessing a gangland killing when he was nine years old. Palminteri played 18 characters and brought them all to life in his autobiographical play. That's a well known fact
@@ladyhotep5189 Bronx-born and raised Chazz Palminteri wrote A Bronx Tale in 1988. The powerful one-man stage play depicted his bruising childhood which included witnessing a gangland killing when he was nine years old. Palminteri played 18 characters and brought them all to life in his autobiographical play.
Great casting,acting, script, soundtrack..I bet C grew up a great and wise man..He had 2 of the greatest to guide him. Yes, ladies the racism was tough on me too back then.( Born in '59, Black Father, Chinese Mother) But my father was a drill Sgt. for the Army Rangers and....Prepared me well..Kids in my 'hood and anywhere else found out quickly it wasn't healthy to slur me. Loved you both saw the good in Sonny, and it is awfully sad living in a way that you can't trust anyone..To me no amount of power/$$ is worth that.
Things may look simpler and innocent when looking back because of nostalgia, but when you are there living it, it doesn't feel like that. People then all had their sad, nervous, jealous, scared, bored, painful, times too.
Fantastic film! It's a film that does give us a lesson in actually being a good person. Yeah, Sonny was a bad man but he wasn't a BAD man. He was a product of his environment. That was how it was in his world. C's father was heroically trying to keep his son from that world with some wise parenting and life lessons. But Sonny's death I believe was the final lesson for C.
It wasn't even great for a white girl 😂 they basically stayed at home and got dinner ready or did menial jobs. Not like today now it's getting close to 50/50 for doctors and lawyers. Not even gonna get into the normalized domestic violence and rampant sexism.
One of my all time favorite movies! Doesnt get mentioned along with Goodfellas, Casino, and The Godfather enough imo....timeless soundtrack and amazing casting across the board.
The loaned money lesson has been life changer for me and my childhood buddy. The philosophy of whatever the amount is they owe you is worth the amount it is that they will avoid you and now it's worth every penny to have them out your life is priceless advice.
Since this is a coming of age film, I'd like to recommend A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints. It's so underrated that I've yet to meet someone else who has seen it. But it is incredible with a stacked cast, including Robert Downey Jr, shia labeouf, rosario dawson, channing tatum, and Chazz Palminteri. I know chances are slim but it would be great to give that film some recognition.
"A Bronx Tale" is Chazz Palminteri [the actor who plays "Sonny" in the film]'s personal story. He wrote it while he was bouncing at The Limelight [a famed N.Y.C., club and, later, also: concert venue- (which existed in a renovated church), of the 1980s and 1990s]. Palminteri performed it as a one-man show (in the late '80s), playing some (I forget, exactly, now 🤦🙄 ...apologies) 🤷♀?? 16?? 🤷18? 🤷🤷(something like that!) roles in the piece, himself. DeNiro was given the rights to make the film because he was the only potential Director who agreed to let Palminteri play "Sonny" in the film. ...I think it's only one of 2 films DeNiro has, ever, directed. 🤷♀ -Anyway: It is/remains a "classic N.Y.C. story" and is, truly, well-written and well-acted.
For me it goes godfather one and two and then this movie. The characters were so well played and the lesson learned and taught goes beyond what just happened in the movie.
Great reaction! This is my favorite organized-crime movie, because it deals with themes beyond the details of the crime world itself. The coming-of-age framework is next level, and the writing, acting, and directing are wonderful.
Fun fact maybe some people don't know the actor who plays young slick is Patrick borriello he is the son of the late Bobby borriello he was John gotti sr's bodyguard and hitman
Such an underrated movie. Chazz Palminteri absolutely killed it.
Underrated? xD OVERRATED.
@piloto88ed it's not overrated, it's just wasted on you, that's all.
If you can relate to a film, its importance & depth is obvious. If you can't relate, no one can explain it to you.
This one just doesn't hit the spot for you, & that's ok. But you can't claim that for anyone but you.
@@hiyadroogs don't bother, he's a troll. He commented on a F&F Tokyo drift reaction calling it the best one fo the franchise. Don't engage.
Please stop calling movies that have won awards and have a 97% rotten tomatoes score underrated just for likes...
@@dabreal82 I'm not a clout chaser like you. Rotten tomatoes scores mean nothing, and the awards this film won are awards no one has ever heard of. Now move along little one.
Chazz Palminteri (Sonny) WROTE this movie based in part on his own life. He did a one man show off it as a struggling actor and movie studios wanted it but without him in it. Got up to a million dollar offer and Chaz is dead broke and hungry. Robert deniro comes in and agrees to helm the movie so long as chazz is in it. Now this film is classic film among everybody among everybody from the 90s.
I was gonna tell this story. Thanks for sharing.
Him driving down the block backwards and park while spitting bars of advice to C just shows even more how smooth he is. That scene is too awwwwsome... (had to correct some typos)
Did you hear his story about the real mush? @@23gobears
Unreal how an actor this good was broke and struggling....life is unfair
Well told! Palmenteri is so incredibly talented.
It’s always funny for me when Deniro character talking against interracial couples when in reality he loves the sistas
It's called acting
He said that he could really relate to the C as well because that in a way or resembled his life to. I think he meant his attraction to black women
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I ain’t even know that til I looked up his two wives 😂😂
Chaz did too apparently.
"NOW YOUZ CAN'T LEAVE" Still one of the greatest lines in cinematic history!!!!!!! 😁👌👍👏
22:58 I loved when Sonny says “they ruined my whole f***ing lunch” 😂
@@AB-nk5wv RIGHT ON!!! 👍😎
It's a great line, and then the movie had to ruin it by acting if those obese and weak indoor cats could have actually beaten up a gang of bikers, who in that era were virtually all combat veterans. That scene is definitely one of the fictional ones that Chazz invented in the scrip: if it's based on a real event from his youth, in the real version, the Mafiosos shot the bikers before a punch could be thrown.
@@stevealford230 Now I completely agree with you there, I've always thought the same thing, I'm an ex 1%er & combat vet myself and that scene has always bothered me, because we'd never EVER go somewhere & act like that & we'd certainly never get taken out by a bunch of fat spaghetti eaters with see through socks and Sansabelt slacks!!!!!!!
@@HonRevPTB My dad was a Cowboy, and I was 37F, Psychological Operations Specialist (Airborne)... and I remember being a kid when that movie hit video, watching it on the couch and seeing my dad's demeanor completely change as the "Suspension of Disbelief" was completely shattered... and then after I was all grown up and had served, I saw the movie again and laughed at how ridiculous that bs was, both in terms of the idea that a 1% club would cause trouble for no reason and potentially attract the eyes of the law, or that they'd be disrespectful without first being disrespected themselves, and at the idea that those fat slobs could win a fight against any post-WWII era club, which would almost certainly be mostly vets with training and experience that maybe 1 in a thousand Mafiosos have. Have a good one, brother.
Always Forward. HOOAH!
“Put ‘em in the bathroom!” 🤣🤣🤣 that scene always gets me
Always
To this day any time I say anything about the bathroom, I say it in Sonny's voice.
Batroom***
The saddest thing in life is wasted potential… This movie not only lives up to its potential, but surpasses it!
37:41 Did this "Test" to my girlfriend . She passed and we have been married for 27 years!
I actually had my 3 great ones and about 10 years apart. 19, 27, and 37. I got married to my wife at 37 and we have a beautiful family. All 3 passed the door test
Robert de niro scene about the working man is something I carry with myself everyday
This movie is even more ironic because Lillo Brancato, who plays C, fell into all the traps that his character was warned against in this movie. He did make a comeback in The Sopranos but fell back into a life of crime. He appears to be sober now and hopefully has his life together.
He went to jail too. It is so sad - all those years wasted - wasted potential. He was a good actor.
he was a junkie on heroin got hurt bad him n guy broke in house n murdered a man who turned out be a cop! think ya need tell deeper story bout it, many interviews here exist on details!...he's scum he said the guy dying was his angel n him dying n him going to prison opened his eyes n got off drugs dumb shit to say..
He was involved in the murder of a police officer. There's no coming back from that.
@@AnnaB22 He is out and sober. He's now a mentor to guys about to be what he ended up being.
My absolute favorite movie of these kinds. Casino, good fellas, those are all iconic, sure, but A Bronx Tale is just so special.
" Now yous can't leave "
Such a cold line!
We’re with the Vipers 🤗
@@claudej.montgomery9421lol Tony and Christopher steal the wine
"I came to pay my respects to your friend" really got me.
Me and my Dad would watch this film all the time. It's a movie of 2 fathers raising their son in their own ways. You try to instill lessons and hope they stick sometimes your actions stick more. I love this film
Its based on Chazz Palminteri's life, his real name is Calogero "C" Lorenzo Palminteri.
This was based on a one act play written by Chazz Palminteri, whose real name is Cologero Lorenzo Palminteri.
He did all the parts. Talented dude.
One of my favorite movies! Reminds me of my childhood in Brooklyn. The Italians and not being able to ride through certain neighborhoods. But also the freedom of being on your block with your friends.
I saw Chazz Palminteri's one-man show of A Bronx Tale live on Broadway a decade or so ago, which is his own life's story. It was absolutely phenomenal.
I love how you two understand what Sonny meant about being together under the sheets. Whatever race, whatever sex…when you’re under the sheets, that’s all that matters especially when it’s love
That line you said about Italians not liking black people crack me up pretty good. Maybe it's cuz I'm a lot older but I remember an old joke about Robert De Niro.
The only use Robert De Niro has for a white woman is to show him where the black women are at. He's always been into black women
The Late, Great Paul Mooney said that. 😀
@@desmawalker556 I've always loved Paul Mooney. Blazing Saddles wouldn't be as funny as it is if it weren't for Richard Pryor and his association with Paul Mooney at the time, they were the first real writing partnership in the same vein of Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David.
My personal comedy stylings lean more towards Richard Pryor than Jerry Seinfeld for sure.
DeNiro's directorial debut is absolutely perfect and compliments his skills as an artist - as an actor and a filmmaker/storyteller. Although he did a follow up it did not do well and he's not done so since. Hope he changes his mind soon. Palminteri adapted his one-man play for this and makes a career-defining performance as a villain with a morality code & ethics. The battle of two fathers for the soul of a son resonates for every father/son relationship (trust me). The film captures the '60s wonderfully as you both mentioned how simpler innocent it was in spite of the racial turmoil that sadly has always permeated society. Such an underrated film and a deep cut watch, ladies (great job!)
a bronx tale is definitely my top pick out of all the mafia movies, great relatable lines throughout but also the movie as a whole has a great message that is relatable no matter your background, great story telling if your able to make a movie based on the mafia and crime, violence etc but relatable to anyone
Kristin’s face when Mario is explaining the Mario test😂
I first saw this movie when I was 15 years old. TO THIS DAY, I always lean over n unlock/open my date's door for them, because of what sonny says about the test, in this movie... it just made sense to me, like duh, of course you should be polite n let them in the car after they just let you in!! I am now 45 years old lolol
I'm 23 and saw this movie with my cousins and uncle ( god rest his soul ) when we bought a bootleg copy in 2009 and ever since I remembered the open door rule ( I still can't drive lol ) and here in South Africa you can't get your license till you are 18, never been on a date but that rule has always been in my head 😂
Would be a little unnecessary in 2024 but I get it
It's not about simply being polite, - it's actually about discovering the authentic nature of someone to reciprocate thoughtfulness & generosity.
Namely, as Sonny intimated, - the first dates are the most polite, thoughtful, generous & considerate they are ever going to be. Because they want to make a favourable impression on someone who is initially looking for red flags.
If a person is arrogant, entitled, selfish, uncompromising, - their behaviour is only going to go downhill from there once they feel secure in the relationship.
That's why Sonny intimates that not reciprocating a courtesy is just the tip of the iceberg.
What means everything to a man is, - trying.
We might willingly pay for a meal. But we still appreciate a woman who offers to go halves, even if we graciously decline & pay the tab anyway.
We appreciate that you've made the gesture, & our generosity & chivalry isn't being taken lightly.
It's not just the one gesture. The point was that it's "just the tip of the iceberg" of someone's selfishness if they fail. We all should make sure we are doing these things. But more importantly-for the right reasons.
You sound like a keeper!
The 90's were the Peak of Cinema.
Son- “You promised you wouldn’t get mad!”
Dad- “I made an educated wish!”
The guy who played "C" ....the epitome of wasted talent. Look him up...had a horrible turn of events
He's doing much better now turn this life around
This movie really has an all time classic soundtrack.
Holy shit you guys, this is the best mob movie of all time if you ask me, and your reaction was so incisive and empathic, thank you for a great reaction!
Thoroughly enjoyed this reaction. Really great film. Loved your take on it. Thank you.
"Now youse can't leave!" Great line!
“You’re supposed to push Webistics.” “Webistics is our pick of the week.”
LOL
You gotta hide me. I'm with you now!
@@estebandominguez7065Who told you to do that?
“i told you shawn did it on speck !”
Palminteri wrote and performed this as a one man play based on his life. His given name is Cologero Lorenzo Palminteri.
I'm so glad you guys did this film! It does not get talked about enough. I count it among my favorites.
As you pointed out, the casting is impeccable. Love the soundtrack, too. And the writing! Chazz Palminteri is such an underrated artist. I would have loved to see him tell this story in its original form on stage.
That's what I was thinking. Damn., I bet catching his one man performance must have been phenomenal. There were a couple commenter here who said that they saw it. Lucky bastards
I already commented, but I really wanted to thank you ladies for checking out a very underrated classic that few reactors give a chance to.
I was also glad that you grew to understand that Sonny, while very flawed also was a good father figure for C. He gave good advice and made sure that C did as he said , not as he did. In the first quarter of the movie, you were pretty tough on Sonny and I feared you guys were gonna miss the point that C was being raised by two men with different morals who both wanted the best for him.
@@jdrussell3828 I did some googling and according to Chazz's website, he is still performing it! There are a handful of shows left this year in the Midwest and East Coast. We still have a chance!
@@jdrussell3828 I did some googling and it turns out Chazz is still performing his show! He has a handful more performances this year. We still have a chance!
OMG, so glad you guys are doing this one. Thank you thank you thank you.
It was nice to see you two react to this one. Such a great film in every way. The casting of De Niro's son was spot on too.
When C gets in the car with those dumbass friends of his and you hear all along the watchtower by Jimi Hendrix, it sets one hell of a tone. It made me so nervous but when Sunny knocks on that window and tells C to get out of the car it was instant relief because you know C desperately wants out of that car.
The dad always tells C to stay away from Sunny but C was already hanging with those crappy friends.
C’s father warns him about Sunny because he knows how they get down.
Sunny warns C about street life because he’s really bout that life. He’s seen and done it all. It’s why Sunny can tell that C’s friends are idiots that will get themselves killed. C’s father never picks up on the friends being bad news the way Sunny did.
Sunny was like the eyes watching C on the streets where the father could not see. So C really had 2 fathers, one at home and one in the street. Fantastic film.
One of my favorite movies ALL time. Dare I say a perfect movie...
$150 is around $1,500 today. And this movie is priceless. When they are playing craps and putting guys in the bathroom that was so funny. And Sonny driving backwards thru the neighborhood....my old man used to do that when I was a kid. Too funny.
Sonny didn’t want to put the miles on his Cadillac.
@ 22:45 .. As a native New Yorker, do not get into a fight with an Italian or a Puerto Rican. Pretend it is "West Side Story"
LOL! What a load of BS.
@@TheSocratesianit’s really like that here in the city
I noticed you saw the beauty of Taral Hicks-Dawson, you know the craziest part?
If you see her today, she looks like she has only aged 3 years since this movie, not the 30 that have actually passed.
Her and Lilo did an interview with Michael Franzese about three years ago and it was amazing to see her as She looks almost exactly the same and has somehow managed not to age. She is still as beautiful as in this movie.
Michael Franzese who LOVES this movie ironically in part because it doesn't push the myth that The Mafia or Italians in general hate Black people. The line during the big meeting about narcotics in The Godfather started it, but while some guys in it may have been just like with any other group, the Mafia in general had no problem with Black people. In many cases (as it shows here with the two groups being a block or 2 away) often having the leaders of both groups on good terms and friendly with each other could stop issues between the two neighbourhoods before they started.
Plus, those relationships led to being in some businesses together with them as well. They couldn't care less the colour of the other guy's skin, they only cared about the green colour of the money they could make together.
One of my favorite movies, full quotes
Great reaction.
You two ladies are too much, in all the best ways possible.
Ladies? Too much in the best ways? All i see are two annoying femenists who can't stop yappin' 😂 but whatever rocks your world bud
One of my all time fav movies. The cars and music were a bonus. lol
At the end when his dad said he never hated him just mad because he made him grow up so fast is real. Because the streets do make you grow up quicker, and parents always look at their kids as their babies
I was in elementary school in the Bronx when Robert DeNiro was doing auditions for the boy. I didn’t qualify but I think some of the Italian American kids in my school were planning to try for the part.
People often overlook this one, always mentioning Goodfellas and Casino, but this is a fantastic movie.
I love this movie and the stories behind it is even better!!
C is short for Calogero...❤loved how you gradually began to understand Sonny and C's Dad's dynamic.
2 things... I love this film and great reaction girls., secondly you two together make a great team when you watch films together ❤️
All time classic! ❤🤌 Great pic ladies. 😊 I'll be watching this later tonight when i relax. I still follow Chazz on his TH-cam channel, such a great man.
Great reactions, good discussions afterwards too.
The door test is a very real thing
This movie is so elite Im glad yall watched this
That 'choir' is actually a CHORUS of A CAPELLA singers, of the fifties style. Sonny is played by Chazz (Cologero Lorenzo) Palminteri, who wrote this and it's based on his early life. Kid's new nickname is "C" not 'see'. A great movie that captures a NY moment in time.
Chazz Palminteri is the author of this play.
Robert De Niro needs to direct more movies he’s so good at it.
Deuces Wild club 16:58
Buying guns 23:04 23:14 23:26
Boxing ring 24:28
Driveby mission 34:54 35:15 37:58
Chazz Palminteri has great range. Check him out in the fast talking gangster comedy Oscar, with Marisa Tomei and Sylvester Stallone
Usual suspects 💯💯💯
Criminally underrated!
Thanks for reacting to this gem…
Outside of the godfather this is my fav mob movie
Sonny and Lorenzo was teaching C so much at such a young age. They taught him differently but it’s like everything went hand in hand.
I love you guys reaction, you should have your own podcast. Good banter between you.👍🏿
I saw Chaz do his one man play that led to this movie. He played 14 characters and was brilliant. Robert De Niro saw it and offered to direct it and play the father. In the Q&A afterwards Chaz told us that his real name is Calogero, C. This is his true story. By the way, after his stint in the Sopranos, Lillo Brancato got arrested for robbery and murder of an off-duty cop who tried to stop it. I think he's out now. Talk about life imitating art. Tragic. Classic film.
You know C really loved Sonny when he gives him the little tree fingers at the end👍
My all-time favorite movie I grew up in those areas I took that bus
Man i watched this movie as a kid in 1998 with my uncle good memories this movie has a special place in my heart
This is actually a true story from Chaz's childhood. This was his pride and joy movie project. And what a Gem it is.
I also 2nd Copland. A lot of the same cast and one of Slys best performances
De Niro’s wife is black, I have always wondered if this was his story.
I always thought this was Deniro's story.
@@jatilq Bronx-born and raised Chazz Palminteri wrote A Bronx Tale in 1988. The powerful one-man stage play depicted his bruising childhood which included witnessing a gangland killing when he was nine years old. Palminteri played 18 characters and brought them all to life in his autobiographical play. That's a well known fact
@@ladyhotep5189 Bronx-born and raised Chazz Palminteri wrote A Bronx Tale in 1988. The powerful one-man stage play depicted his bruising childhood which included witnessing a gangland killing when he was nine years old. Palminteri played 18 characters and brought them all to life in his autobiographical play.
@@jatilq I'm pretty sure that was DeNiro's contribution to the script.
Great Reaction Ladies !!! Thank You
Goodfellas & this movie are my favorite gangster/mob movies.
Great casting,acting, script, soundtrack..I bet C grew up a great and wise man..He had 2 of the greatest to guide him. Yes, ladies the racism was tough on me too back then.( Born in '59, Black Father, Chinese Mother) But my father was a drill Sgt. for the Army Rangers and....Prepared me well..Kids in my 'hood and anywhere else found out quickly it wasn't healthy to slur me. Loved you both saw the good in Sonny, and it is awfully sad living in a way that you can't trust anyone..To me no amount of power/$$ is worth that.
And again things never change just in a different way.
One of the greatest coming of age stories ever made. It has fantastic life lessons that apply to everyone.
The actor who played "C" is a freaking dope in real life. He went to prison for attempted burglary back in 2009.
He’s lucky that they didn’t convict him of second degree murder. Now that he’s out, I hope he keeps changing his life for the better.
The biker scene is one of my favorite scenes of all time.
I read that the guy who played “C” was really about that life. He was a goon fr😮
Things may look simpler and innocent when looking back because of nostalgia, but when you are there living it, it doesn't feel like that. People then all had their sad, nervous, jealous, scared, bored, painful, times too.
This duo is peak Cinepals 💜💯💯💯
One of the classics
Fantastic film! It's a film that does give us a lesson in actually being a good person. Yeah, Sonny was a bad man but he wasn't a BAD man. He was a product of his environment. That was how it was in his world. C's father was heroically trying to keep his son from that world with some wise parenting and life lessons. But Sonny's death I believe was the final lesson for C.
The actor who unalived Sonny was originally supposed to play Cologero..
I love this 🎥! I love the the actors that play C and jane are still friends to this day
This film is really good amd emotive. I love it.
"Now youse can't leave." At was this moment, they knew, they f*cked up.
Whenever I hear 'Come together,' I'm immediately transported back to that bar.
white girl: man, I should have lived in the 50s, it was so much better!
asian girl: uhhhhhhhh....idk.
It wasn't even great for a white girl 😂 they basically stayed at home and got dinner ready or did menial jobs. Not like today now it's getting close to 50/50 for doctors and lawyers. Not even gonna get into the normalized domestic violence and rampant sexism.
This movie is a classic
This mob movie is childhood memories for me. It’s been a while since I’ve seen this movie. Great reaction to this mob movie ladies
One of my all time favorite movies! Doesnt get mentioned along with Goodfellas, Casino, and The Godfather enough imo....timeless soundtrack and amazing casting across the board.
The loaned money lesson has been life changer for me and my childhood buddy. The philosophy of whatever the amount is they owe you is worth the amount it is that they will avoid you and now it's worth every penny to have them out your life is priceless advice.
Since this is a coming of age film, I'd like to recommend A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints. It's so underrated that I've yet to meet someone else who has seen it. But it is incredible with a stacked cast, including Robert Downey Jr, shia labeouf, rosario dawson, channing tatum, and Chazz Palminteri. I know chances are slim but it would be great to give that film some recognition.
Girls, watch Robert De Niro again in Cop Land. Sylvester Stallone, Ray Liotta, Robert Patrick. Incredible cast in that movie.
Don't support De zero!
He's 💩
DeNiro & that sandwich was a gold scene
Cop Land, such a great movie.
Stallone is an amazing drammatic actor.
You ladies should react to “Heat” DeNiro, Pacino, and Val Kilmer!
One of my all time favorite films and Sonny is my all time favorite movie Gangster
Fantastic movie, and really one-of-a-kind. Great call watching this one.
I grew up in Astoria Queens, movie was shot there, I get chills watching this. Memories
"A Bronx Tale" is Chazz Palminteri [the actor who plays "Sonny" in the film]'s personal story.
He wrote it while he was bouncing at The Limelight [a famed N.Y.C., club and, later, also: concert venue- (which existed in a renovated church), of the 1980s and 1990s].
Palminteri performed it as a one-man show (in the late '80s), playing some (I forget, exactly, now 🤦🙄 ...apologies) 🤷♀?? 16?? 🤷18? 🤷🤷(something like that!) roles in the piece, himself.
DeNiro was given the rights to make the film because he was the only potential Director who agreed to let Palminteri play "Sonny" in the film.
...I think it's only one of 2 films DeNiro has, ever, directed. 🤷♀
-Anyway: It is/remains a "classic N.Y.C. story" and is, truly, well-written and well-acted.
For me it goes godfather one and two and then this movie. The characters were so well played and the lesson learned and taught goes beyond what just happened in the movie.
So many life lessons in this movie. Every young boy should watch it at least once.
It was great living in them days i lived with my nana most of my family lived in the same neighborhood all Italians at the time many great memories.
look at youse guyse getting all cultured up on these classics.
Great reaction! This is my favorite organized-crime movie, because it deals with themes beyond the details of the crime world itself. The coming-of-age framework is next level, and the writing, acting, and directing are wonderful.
Fun fact maybe some people don't know the actor who plays young slick is Patrick borriello he is the son of the late Bobby borriello he was John gotti sr's bodyguard and hitman