A colorful, funny and very authentic slice of New York City street life. One of the most underrated, overlooked films of the 1980s.
The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:8
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.4/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Levelheaded Charlie and hotheaded Paulie are two Italian cousins in debt and out of work, but they share a dream of becoming rich. Paulie's solution: to enlist the help of safecracker Barney and... Levelheaded Charlie and hotheaded Paulie are two Italian cousins in debt and out of work, but they share a dream of becoming rich. Paulie's solution: to enlist the help of safecracker Barney and steal $150,000 in cash. But during the robbery, a corrupt cop who's also out to steal the money happens upon the trio and is accidentally murdered. Charlie and Paulie now find themselves deep in hot water, especially since the money they've stolen belongs to Bedbug Eddie, a neighborhood gangster now seeking revenge on the petty thieves. [More]
Starring: Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke, Daryl Hannah, Geraldine Page
Starring: Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke, Daryl Hannah, Geraldine Page
Director: Vincent Patrick
Director: Vincent Patrick
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Reviews for The Pope of Greenwich Village
A gangster story with an odd Horatio Alger point-of-view. It's nonsense, but it's nonsense with some unpredictability and a conman's easy style.
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