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Synopsis: This true story follows FBI agent Joe Pistone as he infiltrates the mafia of New York. Befriending Lefty Ruggiero, Pistone (under the name Donnie Brasco) is able to embed himself in a mafia faction led by Sonny Black. Ruggiero and Pistone become tight as the group goes about collecting money for 'the bosses'. Eventually, the group become big-time when Black himself becomes a boss; all the while, Pistone collects evidence. However, the trials and tribulations of the undercover work become more than Pistone can bear. His marriage falls apart, and to top it off, the mafia suspect a mole in the organization. The real dilemma is afforded to Pistone, who knows if he walks away from the mafia, Ruggiero will be the one punished.
Director(s): Mike Newell
Production: TriStar
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 15 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Metacritic:
76
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
R
Year:
1997
127 min
3,811 Views


-Right here?

-Yeah. Right here, pull over.

All right. I'm cool.

Come on, give me a hand with this.

Pull this out, pull it.

-You're taking the whole f***ing thing apart.

-You didn't hear nothing under the dash?

-No, I didn't hear a f***ing thing.

-There it is.

I can go right up the back.

What the f*** are you doing down there?

-Just feeling around here.

-You think I got a wire in my car?

-F***!

You think I'm f***ing a f***ing stool pigeon?

Did I say that? Did I say you got a wire?

Say it to my face, if you're gonna do this.

Nothing for nothing,

but I think you owe me an apology.

Ain't the question. I lost a screwdriver here.

-You lost a what?

-The screwdriver fell down there.

Come on. You lost a screwdriver

in my f***ing stereo?

You'll find it again. It's down there.

-So you like the DeVille?

-Forget about it.

Yeah. I got the Fleetwood Brougham.

-ls that right? With the velour?

-Forget about it.

-Are you married?

-No.

-I got a girl out there in California.

-That's good.

She should stay in California.

Keep your eye out for your balls.

-Yeah, you're right.

-I'm always right.

A wise guy's always right.

Even when he's wrong, he's right.

All the way up the line, connected guy

to wise guy to skipper to boss.

-Yeah, I know that.

-You know?

-Yeah.

-What do you know?

It's kind of like the army,

like a chain of command.

The army? It ain't nothing like the army.

The army is some guy you don't know

sends you out to whack

some other guy you don't know. Army.

-You want to check in with me tomorrow?

-Yeah, all right.

I don't know how the f*** you knew

that ring was a fugazy.

-I'll see you tomorrow.

-Yeah, so long.

Don the Jeweler is a good earner.

He ain't a leech.

He keeps to himself. He's a jewel guy.

-Where's he from, Jilly?

-Florida.

-Florida.

-He's a jewel guy.

-But Florida where? The beach?

-No, not the beach.

I don't know.

Wherever the f***

the Dodgers have spring training.

He's a stand-up guy?

I said I knew him, Left.

I didn't say I f***ed him.

Hey, you. Come here!

Come here.

What do you say, Jilly? How you doing?

My friend Lefty's asking about you.

Don't embarrass me, capisce?

I wouldn't do that to you.

You know that, Jilly.

Because if you do,

one of us is gonna whack you out.

That's not good.

All right, Jilly. Go back to your bath.

-Take care, kid.

-Good to see you.

When I introduce you, I'm gonna say,

"This is a friend of mine."

That means you're a connected guy.

If I said instead, "This is a friend of ours,"

that would mean you're a made guy.

Capisce?

Yeah, "friend of mine." "Friend of ours."

-What do I call you? "Friend of ours," or...

-You keep your mouth shut about me.

Know what I'm saying? Hey, Don.

You got a couple of fazools?

-I got some things I got to take care of.

-Yeah.

What do you want? $100?

What are you doing?

A wise guy don't carry his money

in a wallet.

A wise guy carries money in a roll.

Like this. See?

Beaner on the outside. Like that. Come on.

That mustache.

You got to get rid of that mustache,

'cause that's against the rules.

And get a pair of pants, will you?

This ain't a f***ing rodeo.

Dress like I dress. This is my family.

-More even than my own family.

-ls that right?

-I don't got a family.

-You don't got a family?

No, I'm an orphan.

I grew up in an orphanage.

Ain't the question, even if you had a family.

If this is your family,

then this is your family.

-You know what I'm saying?

-Yeah.

I'm freezing my balls off.

What do we got to be standing outside

all day in the cold for?

-Got to show the flag.

-The flag of f***ing Antarctica.

-What's going on?

-Hey, Lefty.

-Lefty, what do you say?

-This is Donnie, a friend of mine.

How you doing?

The good news is

my dick is now a popsicle.

-Hi, Sonny.

-Hey, Sonny, how you doing?

Sonny Red.

-Who's this guy?

-This is Donnie, a friend of mine.

Just stand there and look dangerous, friend.

He does look dangerous, don't he?

You gonna make this week's vig? I hope so.

'Cause I don't want to have to come

looking for you. You hear me?

-Come on, Bruno.

-I just sh*t in my pants, right?

It's the boss, Donnie.

Okay, Joe,

the Bureau wants your autograph.

-What's that, you want me to sign it?

-Forget about it.

"Forget about it" is right.

Listen, by the way, they want you to shave

the mustache. Regulations.

How did they even know

about the mustache?

-Did you rat me out?

-I didn't rat you out.

-Show and tell.

-Yeah. Nice.

-What?

-So does he. He wants me to shave.

-Who? Ruggiero?

-Yeah.

Regulations. Here.

You know something?

I got him. I got my hooks in the guy.

Cloaked by the high grasses

of the African Savannah,

the stalking cheetah moves stealthily

towards his prey.

-How you doing?

-You're here for my dad?

Yeah. I'm Donnie.

-Tommy. How are you?

-Good.

-Merry Christmas. Come on in.

-Thanks.

-Benny's watching TV. You met Tommy?

-Yes, we met. Thank you.

Separated from the herd,

the gazelle senses danger.

Benny, Donnie's here.

Too late. The cheetah springs.

Benny loves animals.

-You see that?

-I'll be in the kitchen if you need me.

-Hunter and hunted.

-Look at that.

Predator and prey.

The endless cycle of nature repeated.

I brought this by for you.

It's a little Christmas present.

Yeah, wait a minute. Here.

I'm sorry, Left, but I'm in

a little bit of a rush here, you know? So...

-Merry Christmas.

-Thank you.

That's really nice of you.

Wow. Look at this.

Very generous of you, Donnie.

Thank you. Good boy.

-All right. So, happy holidays.

-Where you going?

-I thought you was an orphan.

-Yeah.

-So what are you gonna do?

-Left, I don't want to spoil your day.

Come on.

No man of mine is gonna be alone

on Christmas. Come on in here.

Come on.

You think I cook

like them goombahs in Brooklyn?

All they know is manicotti.

A hundred years, they'll be eating manicotti.

-You never ate coq au vin?

-No.

There we are.

Can of collagen, can of tomatoes.

-Punch of salt.

-"Punch"?

-Punch. Punch of salt?

-"Punch" or "pinch"?

"Punch," not "pinch."

-Did I say "pinch"?

-No, you said "punch."

Sometimes you don't make

no f***ing sense, Donnie.

-You got all this, Annette?

-I can't cook special like Benny.

Shut up, Annette. Forget about it.

Wherever you go, the best cooks are men.

On Mars, the best cooks are gonna be men.

That's a fact.

Wait till you taste this coq au vin.

It's gonna melt in your mouth,

like Holy Communion.

What the f*** is that? Annette, get that.

-Thank you.

-Sure.

-Thanks, Annette.

-Sure, Benny.

She's a good woman, Annette.

One broad, that's enough for anyone.

Pop, I'm going out

for a couple of hours, okay?

Merry Christmas. Donnie, take care.

Yeah, you, too. Take it easy.

My own f***ing son's a junkie.

Can you believe it?

What are you gonna do?

Give him a smack in the mouth

once in a while.

I got bruises on my hands.

You don't know the worries I got, Donnie.

A woman like Annette, I can't do right

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