Bloodbrothers

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Bloodbrothers, a slice-of-life study of the emotional upheavals of the Italian-American De Coco family in the Bronx, wears its heart on its blue-collar, with Tony Lo Bianco as the macho hard-hat father and Paul Sorvino as the florid Italian uncle. Richard Gere is the softy son of Lo Bianco who doesn't want to continue the family tradition of working as a construction laborer. Instead, he'd rather work in a hospital ward and take care of sick children. And as beer bottles smash against the sidewalk, women throw themselves at the sweaty he-men, and fights break out around the block, Gere must decide whether he's mender of buildings or children.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Directed By:

Robert Mulligan
Written By:

Walter Newman
In Theaters:

Sep 15, 1978 wide
Runtime:

115 minutes
Studio:

Kings Road Entertainment

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Cast

Paul Sorvino
as Chubby De Coco

Dan Haggerty

Tony Lo Bianco
as Tommy De Coco

Richard Gere
as Stony De Coco

Lelia Goldoni
as Maria

Yvonne Wilder
as Phyllis

Kenneth McMillan
as Banion

Floyd Levine
as Dr. Harris

Marilu Henner
as Annette

Michael Hershewe
as Albert

Kristine DeBell
as Cheri

Pamela Myers
as Mrs. Pitt

Gloria Le Roy
as Sylvia

Bruce French
as Paulie

Peter Iacangelo
as Malfie

Kim Milford
as Butler

Damu King
as Chili Mac

Robert Englund
as Mott

Raymond Singer
as Jackie

Lila Teigh
as Jackie's Mother

Eddie Jones
as Blackie

Danny Aiello
as Artie

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This fantasy saga of a rant-and-roll working-class Bronx Italian family, although shot in New York, is riddled with Hollywood conventions.

Dec 12, 2017 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

Elliott Stein
Film Comment Magazine
A hard-hitting drama about one nineteen-year-old Bronx's youth coming of age.

Jan 24, 2004 | Full Review…

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice