Mean Streets Page #8

Synopsis: The future is set for Tony and Michael - owning a neighbourhood bar and making deals in the mean streets of New York city's Little Italy. For Charlie, the future is less clearly defined. A small-time hood, he works for his uncle, making collections and reclaiming bad debts. He's probably too nice to succeed. In love with a woman his uncle disapproves of (because of her epilepsy) and a friend of her cousin, Johnny Boy, a near psychotic whose trouble-making threatens them all - he can't reconcile opposing values. A failed attempt to escape (to Brooklyn) moves them all a step closer to a bitter, almost preordained future.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Martin Scorsese
Production: Warner Bros.
  5 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
96%
R
Year:
1973
112 min
2,048 Views


-Come on.

Look, go and play your f***in' games

with that dunkhead. I don't care.

Teresa, it's no game.

-Hey, hello.

-Where were you?

Where was I? I was around.

Answer me, you son of a b*tch!

Where were you? Shut up!

Shut up, Teresa. We don't want

to get Charlie in trouble here, do we?

Don't be cute. I've been goin' crazy here!

What's the matter with you?

You're about an hour and a half late!

Oh, that's too bad.

Michael's waitin' for us.

You forget or what?

Your cousin was gettin' sick

worryin' about you.

We'd have started callin' up everybody!

Yeah? That's too bad. Isn't that too bad?

Huh, Teresa?

So, kiddies,

yas make any plans yet, or what?

When are yas gettin' married?

-Gonna get engaged?

-Don't get smart.

What do ya mean?

I'm stupid, remember?

-You heard me.

-I'm a stronzo.

I'm so stupid

you gotta look out for me, right?

What's the matter? Hey, Teresa.

She's upset.

Now what are you so upset about?

You don't understand Charlie.

Charlie likes everybody,

everybody likes Charlie.

-Enough!

-F***in' politician over here.

-Watch your mouth!

-I'm goin' home.

Hey, no. Wait Teresa!

Teresa, whoa!

Hold it. Teresa, come on, stay here.

I don't wanna break up

a nice, happy household here.

-No, I'll be honest--

-Stop foolin' around.

I swear to God,

if you open your mouth about any of this--

About what?

You know what I'm talkin' about.

About what? You two?

Who cares? I won't even say nothin'

to my aunt and uncle.

The guys don't give a sh*t.

What do they care?

I won't even say nothin'

to your uncle, Giovanni.

I wanted to ask you somethin', Charlie.

I always wondered about her.

This is the God's honest truth.

I always wondered about what happens

when she comes. She get a fit?

What happens when she comes, I mean--

You dirty, f***in' bastard!

Don't ever hit me again!

I'll tell your uncle!

-Go ahead. Go on, right now!

-Don't do it!

I'll tear your f***in' eyes outta your head!

-I'm gonna kill you, bastard!

-Go on!

Teresa! What did you do?

You know about this?

Hey, how should I know?

She's your f***in' girl.

Teresa?

Hey, you! Come here, get out!

Do you know what to do?

I don't know. She had an attack.

What do you mean what you did for me?

You didn't do nothin' for me, you f***!

F***in' bastard, you're a f***in' bastard!

-Come on.

-You're a f***in' bastard!

Come on, what are you doin'?

What are you doin' for me?

Don't show up tonight.

We'll see what happens to you.

How much money you got

for Michael tonight?

I got nothin'.

You got anything?

I got eight f***in' dollars on me.

Well then, here. Take $20.

Take $22. At your rate that'll...

...make $30 we'll give to Michael.

I'll keep $11 for the weekend.

Maybe we'll get some chinks later.

Take it stupid, I'm doin' it for you!

Come on.

Carryin' on, huh? Cut it out, will ya?

Come on, Charlie.

$30 ain't nothin', you know that.

The only way you're gonna do is

if you talk to your uncle.

-That's it.

-Get away.

-Why not?

-I ain't gonna do it. Forget about that.

Did I hurt you?

You're over an hour late.

Michael said he'd be back though.

-Have a drink.

-I don't want any.

Hey, cut it out, will ya?

-Where are ya goin'?

-To the bathroom.

All right, now.

Take it easy, don't get excited.

No!

Who's the girl?

Jewish.

-How do you know?

-Look at her.

She don't look Jewish.

She's in here every night with

a different guy. You know how they are.

I love you.

Ever since that first day when I saw you

playing volleyball with the nuns....

I couldn't help myself.

-Let's go.

-F*** off.

-Let's go.

-You go. I'm staying.

It's obvious the girl doesn't want

to go with you. What do you think?

Look, fella, this is private.

Nothin' is private.

I want to go.

If she wants to go or not, she's not.

How's that?

Let go of her.

-Take her away.

-You're hurting me!

Physically, you take her away from me.

Go ahead.

You bastard!

Hey, Joyce?

Maybe we'll meet at bingo some night.

Hey, Mike!

What's the story, John?

I was here earlier tonight.

You kept me waiting for an hour.

Hey, I'm sorry, Mikey, but you know...

...I had somethin' to do.

But I got somethin' for ya.

Not much, but I got somethin' for ya.

He has about $30.

That's all he's got on him, Michael.

-Where's the rest?

-Yeah, where's the rest?

I bought a few rounds of drinks

while I was waitin'.

You know what I mean?

Tony says my credit ain't no good no more.

You know $30 is enough of an insult.

But I'd take it for Charlie here.

John...

...$10!

You're really somethin', you know that?

You too good for this $10, huh?

It's a good $10.

You know somethin', Mikey?

You make me laugh, you know that?

I borrow money

all over this neighborhood...

...left and right, from everybody,

and I never paid 'em back.

So I can't borrow no money

from nobody no more, right?

Who does that leave me

to borrow money from but you?

I borrow money from you

because you're the only jerk off around...

...that I could borrow money from

without payin' back, right?

'Cause that's what you are...

...that's what I think of you, a jerk off.

He's smilin' because you're a jerk off.

You're a f***in' jerk off.

And I'll tell you somethin' else.

Mikey, I f***ed you right

where you breathe...

...'cause I don't give two shits

about you or nobody else.

Easy!

Come on, f***-face!

I got somethin' for ya, motherf***er!

Come on.

I'm a big shot.

Come on, D.D., disappointed dunce sky.

Right, a**hole! Come on.

You don't have--

-You don't have the guts to use it.

-I don't, huh?

I don't have the guts.

Come on, a**hole. Come over here.

I'll put this up your ass!

Hey, a**hole, this is for you a**hole.

F***in' a**hole.

You stupid bastard,

were you gonna use that?

Were you gonna use that?

F***, f***, f***!

I'll f***in' kill you, Johnny.

Big f***in' man.

All right.

So, now you did it.

No bullets in this.

Now ya did it!

Get him outta here before this blows up.

Hide the gun, Tony. Throw it away.

Listen, Tony, I gotta borrow your car.

We oughta...

...take a ride.

We shouldn't be around here now.

Don't go driving around.

Go to a movie or somethin'.

This is no good, all right.

You know what I mean?

-You understand?

-Maybe.

You got what you wanted.

Get in the car, John!

Murderer!

Murderer!

Teresa, you all right?

Yeah.

I'm sorry.

I told ya I'm sorry.

He's in trouble.

What do you mean? What's going on?

Look, Teresa, just trouble, all right?

We gotta leave for a few days,

till I get a chance to talk to some people.

I need a couple of bucks

to get to Greenwood Lake.

-Where are you goin'?

-To Greenwood Lake.

-I'm coming with you.

-No, you're not.

Do you want more trouble?

I'm comin' with you.

Teresa, I got no time for this.

-So, what happened?

-Forget it.

I really think we should talk to your uncle.

That's the only way.

No!

-What happened?

-It's all right, Teresa. Will you forget it?

What are you gonna do, hide me or what?

That's right.

I guess you could safely say

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Martin Scorsese

Martin Charles Scorsese (; born November 17, 1942) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, actor and film historian, whose career spans more than 50 years. Scorsese's body of work addresses such themes as Sicilian-American identity, Roman Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption, faith, machismo, modern crime, and gang conflict. Many of his films are also known for their depiction of violence and liberal use of profanity. Part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and influential filmmakers in cinematic history. In 1990, he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation. He is a recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award for his contributions to the cinema, and has won an Academy Award, a Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award, Silver Lion, Grammy Award, Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and DGA Awards. He has directed works such as the crime film Mean Streets (1973), the vigilante-thriller Taxi Driver (1976), the biographical sports drama Raging Bull (1980), the black comedies The King of Comedy (1983), and After Hours (1985), the religious epic drama The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), the crime film Goodfellas (1990), the psychological thriller Cape Fear (1991) and the crime film Casino (1995), some of which he collaborated on with actor and close friend Robert De Niro. Scorsese has also been noted for his successful collaborations with actor Leonardo DiCaprio, having directed him in five films, beginning with Gangs of New York (2002) and most recently The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). Their third film together, The Departed (2006), won Scorsese the Academy Award for Best Director in addition to the film winning the award for Best Picture. Their collaborations have resulted in numerous Academy Award nominations for both as well as them winning several other prestigious awards. Scorsese's other film work includes the biographical drama The Aviator (2004), the psychological thriller Shutter Island (2010), the historical adventure drama Hugo (2011) and the religious epic Silence (2016). His work in television includes the pilot episodes of the HBO series Boardwalk Empire and Vinyl, the latter of which he also co-created. With eight Best Director nominations, he is the most nominated living director and is tied with Billy Wilder for the second-most nominations overall. As a fan of rock music, he has directed several documentaries on the subject, including The Last Waltz (1978), No Direction Home (2005), Shine a Light (2008), and George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011). more…

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