That quote applies to the mafia too though.Some mob bosses would never talk to someone at Leftys rank or lower.If they ordered Lefty to kill someone he did not know but had leftys captain tell him that info it would literally be "some guy you don't know, who sends you out to whack some other guy you don't know."
@@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants in the mafia a lot of people you whacked were people you know which is what they were alluding too. Even in the movie they whack sonny red who they all knew. Remember the mafia couldnt whack guys from other families, that would start a war. They tended to whack those within the family for one reason or another. So chances are, you rubbed shoulders with the person youre gonna whack.
@@bardgold4553 With permission from the other family they for sure could.There was many murders done to people in other cities they didnt know. Sammy the Bull said he killed some people he didnt know until he got the contract. The point is in some mob families the boss would never talk to someone at Leftys rank or lower so he wouldnt know them. If that boss ordered a murder and Left got the contract it would be no different. Literally speaking that quote from the movie is wrong in a mafia context.
I think in real life it was Sonny black who took his jewelry off before going to the meeting because he knew he was going to be kill. He didn't go to the FBI and didn't run away either. I guess one can say he was a true mafioso.brave too. I remember reading that story and being very impressed by that.
Don't be impressed by mobsters. They're all thieving, lying pieces of trash. Odds are, he thought he could talk his way out of the situation but ended up getting killed. It's not bravery with these types, it's just lying and deceit.
Yes it was sonny black. Pistone and Sonny black became pretty close, and pistone says sonny black though was a stone cold gangster was able to show his more human side in private with him unlike lefty-- who was 24/7; 365 days a week Cosa Nostra. Even though it turns out pistone was a Fed, Sonny still had a lot of respect for him, whereas lefty was fuming and angry. They killed sonny black for being part of brining Pistone in and I think even proposing him for membership in the Bonanno family. Lefty lived until the 1990s where he died of cancer. So sonny Black though, took off his jewelry and stuff and basically told the (bar tender?) Essentially Giving his respects to Pistone (Donnie) before he walked into a meeting he knowingly would not leave. You just have to watch the interview with Pistone on Value Entertainment or whatever. Things will make a lot more sense.
I think the movie got some of it right. The first wiseguy Donnie get hooked in the Bonanno Family was indeed Lefty and yes, Lefty actually vouched for Donnie by bringing him to Sonny Black and his crew...So yeah, even though Donnie were close to Sonny Black, i think he was even closer to Lefty. There was even a tape where Lefty said "I'd die for you". I mean yeah sure These gangster were known to be liars...but Lefty, when you look at his life i don't think he had that many friend since he was deemed "loser" by virtually everyone in the family. I think he genuinely perceived Donnie as his 1st close friend from all 30 years in the Mob.
These were shitty times. I grew up in NYC during those times. It was fucking disgusting. Its almost bizarre how people who watch these movies glorify this shit.
I love this movie but something didn't make any sense... When Lefty asked Nicky who's the guy at the bar with the mustache obviously Lefty didn't know him.... Than 2 days later brings Donnie to the club and introduced him as his friend so in the end of the movie when the FBI tells Sonny Donnie was a Agent all along he was confused ? He would have had to know that Lefty really didn't know Donnie and the one who actually knew Lefty killed and that was Nicky . But Lefty gets wacked anyway because he represented him.. I think Sonny Black knew all along that something was off about Donnie
You're two weeks behind already. The difference gets added onto the principle. You're performance as an associate isn't impressive as of late. When can we expect our money? Or do we need to come see you.....
I'm sure this is going to be an unpopular opinion. I loved the casting, the plot, etc. I do like the film overall; I come back to it from time to time. I am familiar with the historical context of the real life Joe Pistone's infiltration of the Colombo Crime Family. But I just feel like this movie could have a better screenplay and direction. I'm not saying Mike Newell didn't do a good job (he did). He did better than what most could have done (an understatement). But I guess I'm just spoiled. Not everyone is Martin Scorsese.
“Ain’t nothing like the army. The army some guy you don’t know sends you to whack out some other guy you don’t know “ Priceless words of truth. In the mafia you know both guys very very well.
Two masters (Pacino & Depp) from different eras, coming together at the absolute pinnacle of their acting abilities, in a true story, portrayed to perfection by both men. Such an underrated film, just in the gangster/wise guy genre. It might even be the best in that class (Goodfellas, The Pope of Greenwich Village, etc).
@@buffythehaterslayer6918 Terrible script. For example, when Donnie was introduced to mob boss Trafficante, Sonny Black said, "This is Donnie, a friend of ours." Donnie wasnt a made guy, it was supposed to be, "a friend of mine." And what about the opening scene? Why were Donnie and the bartender winking and nodding at each other? When Lefty first came by, Donnie looked at the bartender, who nodded yes. What!?! WTF was that all about? Donnie needed the bartenders okay to talk to Lefty? That's what it looked like. Then when Nicky got hit, Lefty said that Sonny Black thought Nicky was a rat. Oh? It had nothing to do with Nicky saying he had nothing going on, this after Donnie saw him in Florida buying kilos of coke? The movie made me laugh at times. It's almost a parody of a mob movie.
I think Lefty was impressed by the guy, he was given respect and saw the potential in Donnie. Like most men, we like passing on our knowledge and Lefty was on that level and probably say Donnie as a son.
@@paulbentley1705 Definitely. I feel like he saw Donnie as the son he wished he had. His biological son was a loser/addict and Donnie was a smart and fresh faced kid that could be Leftys legacy. At least in the movie.
The first time I watched this movie, it was a mob movie. The second time I watched it, I had seen Lefty as a company man who was the one who got passed over for a promotion until retirement...who gave and gave but the receiver never appreciated him....or a beta husband who provided until his wife divorced him after he gave her the best years of his life and she screws her personal trainer.
Pacino played a magnificent character but the real lefty was no bumbling idiot, he was a serious guy supposedly and could earn. He did have gambling problems, was eccentric, and was a bit of a company guy though. Either way, it's weird seeing Al play a character like this, but its one of my favorite roles he done.
I think the reason Lefty kept getting passed over for that Captain promotion is Lefty was a true and loyal mobster But he was not a good earner or someone who kept coming up with new and different hustles and rackets to make $$$. In the movie he was stealing parking meter's 😁😁😁😁
@@juliorosenberg9968 Idk, I've seen in a alot of sources that Lefty could earn and was a real shooter too, but Lefty had a bad gambling habit and always owed money. This is probably why he always was looked down on.
I actually felt really bad for Lefty in this movie. Even though he was a killer (though he probably never killed anyone who was innocent) you still just felt bad for him
Probably up there with Jean Claude Van Damme originally set to play the Predator, or OJ Simpson being considered to play the Terminator….so glad they didnt use Tom Cruise, dont think he has or can even play a wise guy and be taken seriously
Well he was good as an ice cold hitman in collateral, could he have nailed it better than depp? Probably not, but I don't think he would have messed it up either, he can turn in a decent performance when he needs to, look at "a few good men" for instance.
@@craigjgomez mafia guys were never wealthy well off or weren't struggling unless they were at the top end. That ate drank and got clothes for free in controlled areas but seldom had twenty dollars in their pocket to spend that's why the mafia collapsed when drugs could be sold and why the witness protection programme was so effective in breaking up loyalty thus reducing them to nothing more than a street gang like all others
Donnie wasn't claiming it; the other guy was. But just for the record, Bruce Lee (ok, I know it was kung fu rather than karate) recommended a shot to the b@lls as a finisher on virtually every move he ever taught.
This is one of the greatest mob movies ever to hit the screen, should of won oscars Grammy alpha bravos tango deltas 👏 the works but it didn't, some show.
He's been in quite a few crime dramas. Blow, black mass, public enemy. Possibly more. Idk off the top of my head. You should check those out if you havent seen them
this movie was just heartbreaking the way Leftie still loved Donny even after he found out he's a rat, holy hell, that's some real friendship, he knew his life is over and Donny destroyed his life and he still treated Donny the same as if nothing bad ever happened
Was the ring really a fugazi?
It’s a fake
he didnt really know
@@adamkowalski9840 Joe Pistone said he went to jewelry school and it was a fake. He had to go to school to play his undercover role.
@@jimmynova1717 yep, total bullshit.. they used confiscated REAL jewellery buddy.
@@kieranb7747 Nope. Pistone confirmed it in an interview. Now fuck off, you've been told twice.
This is a very underrated mob movie. I could watch it 100 times and still not tire of it. ❤
agree. forget about it.
Love how Lefty takes all of Donnie’s money when he schools him on how wise guys carry their money in rolls.
education aint free
@@qkljhewgfhergk games sold and not told
@@qkljhewgfhergk Spot on!
Beana on the outside
The game is to be told not sold
Out of all the love stories and drama films, I got an emotional connect with this movie.... Absolutely love every single frame.
This Film should have won an Oscar!
Not these nonsense of today
"The Army? Ain't nothing like the Army....the Army is some guy you don't know, who sends you out to whack some other guy you don't know."
That quote applies to the mafia too though.Some mob bosses would never talk to someone at Leftys rank or lower.If they ordered Lefty to kill someone he did not know but had leftys captain tell him that info it would literally be "some guy you don't know, who sends you out to whack some other guy you don't know."
@@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants in the mafia a lot of people you whacked were people you know which is what they were alluding too. Even in the movie they whack sonny red who they all knew. Remember the mafia couldnt whack guys from other families, that would start a war. They tended to whack those within the family for one reason or another. So chances are, you rubbed shoulders with the person youre gonna whack.
@@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants lol 👍
@@bardgold4553 👍 and that too lol
@@bardgold4553 With permission from the other family they for sure could.There was many murders done to people in other cities they didnt know.
Sammy the Bull said he killed some people he didnt know until he got the contract.
The point is in some mob families the boss would never talk to someone at Leftys rank or lower so he wouldnt know them.
If that boss ordered a murder and Left got the contract it would be no different.
Literally speaking that quote from the movie is wrong in a mafia context.
The scene where Depp is explaining wise guy slang to the other agent.
I'd forgotten about that.
Witty ... guess the subliminal messaging worked.
😐
Foghittabout
I loved the chemistry between Pacino and Depp ...Great movie ...👍
Two individual brilliant performances. With amazing chemistry
@@user-hh5rn4jz6o 💯👍
"Getta paira pants willya? This aint a fucken' rodeo.."
Y'all ain't in Elvis Country,!!!🗣️ 🤠
Johnny depp is my favorite actor he kills every role
You get the besta foods and the besta wines
If you want pizza!🗣️🍕👀👌😎
"I'm a Mormon, Mister! Now, clean it up!"
Im a spoke on a wheel. So was he and so are you!
“Donnie, ask him why this place is such a fkn dump?”
Lefty Always Carries a tow hitch, that’s proper trip planning that not even AAA does
You try to tow a Porsche in a Lincoln sedan today and the fucking transmission will explode
@@tiojuan1819 but you bet back in the day it was 460s and 9 inch rears lmao
I think in real life it was Sonny black who took his jewelry off before going to the meeting because he knew he was going to be kill. He didn't go to the FBI and didn't run away either. I guess one can say he was a true mafioso.brave too. I remember reading that story and being very impressed by that.
Don't be impressed by mobsters. They're all thieving, lying pieces of trash. Odds are, he thought he could talk his way out of the situation but ended up getting killed. It's not bravery with these types, it's just lying and deceit.
You're entirely right ! Joe Pistone (Donnie) just told the story on a video with Michael Franzese:)
Yes it was sonny black. Pistone and Sonny black became pretty close, and pistone says sonny black though was a stone cold gangster was able to show his more human side in private with him unlike lefty-- who was 24/7; 365 days a week Cosa Nostra. Even though it turns out pistone was a Fed, Sonny still had a lot of respect for him, whereas lefty was fuming and angry. They killed sonny black for being part of brining Pistone in and I think even proposing him for membership in the Bonanno family.
Lefty lived until the 1990s where he died of cancer. So sonny Black though, took off his jewelry and stuff and basically told the (bar tender?) Essentially Giving his respects to Pistone (Donnie) before he walked into a meeting he knowingly would not leave.
You just have to watch the interview with Pistone on Value Entertainment or whatever. Things will make a lot more sense.
He went out like a true gangster because when his killers missed the first gun shot he told them "hit me again and make it good"
I think the movie got some of it right. The first wiseguy Donnie get hooked in the Bonanno Family was indeed Lefty and yes, Lefty actually vouched for Donnie by bringing him to Sonny Black and his crew...So yeah, even though Donnie were close to Sonny Black, i think he was even closer to Lefty.
There was even a tape where Lefty said "I'd die for you". I mean yeah sure These gangster were known to be liars...but Lefty, when you look at his life i don't think he had that many friend since he was deemed "loser" by virtually everyone in the family. I think he genuinely perceived Donnie as his 1st close friend from all 30 years in the Mob.
BTW, fazoole's ( which is slang for cash ) really means beans in Italian.
Bean Franklin. $100 bill
Pacino at his ultimate best 👌 as per usual, no one comes close 👍👍
These were shitty times.
I grew up in NYC during those times.
It was fucking disgusting.
Its almost bizarre how people who watch these movies glorify this shit.
Love how left shows him how to hold money than borrows / takes it all lmao
Donnie Brasco has got to be the funniest of all the gangster movies, on the same level as The Sopranos.
The scene over Lefties son was emotional.
8:45 That's how I'm gonna propose to my lady.
That's how you get #metoo'd
“AINT nothing like the army. In the army some guy you don’t know sends you out to whack some other guy you don’t know” --Lefty Ruggerio
This is a friend of mine 😂😂😂
The best The Very Best💯💯💯💯💯💯
All I know is that if we don't start making $ someone is gonna get Clipped
Best movie days 90s
Why didn't you just post the whole movie? The whole movie is gold!
The arm e...aint nothin like the arm e
I wish Johnny Depp can do Frank Nitty!
Excellent way to end it. You have a future.
Great movie
lefty was the horse in animal farm
Poor Boxer.
Who was napoleon?
@@jimmy2k4o The mob boss.
I love this movie but something didn't make any sense... When Lefty asked Nicky who's the guy at the bar with the mustache obviously Lefty didn't know him.... Than 2 days later brings Donnie to the club and introduced him as his friend so in the end of the movie when the FBI tells Sonny Donnie was a Agent all along he was confused ? He would have had to know that Lefty really didn't know Donnie and the one who actually knew Lefty killed and that was Nicky . But Lefty gets wacked anyway because he represented him.. I think Sonny Black knew all along that something was off about Donnie
You should never be allowed to edit a video again.
It was Candice actually
Forget about it
Dress like I dress…. Get rid of those jeans this ain’t no Fucken rodeo.. when I first seen that part I was pissin myself laughing
Lefty was pretty raged for a Mafia wise guy! He looked like he was wearing clothes from Goodwill!👀👌😎
The video quality is fugazi....
04:25
it's a good movie, feggedaboudid
6:05 music name?
Pointer sisters "happiness"
Chazz palminterri turned down the role of sonny black, Even though Michael Madsen nailed it, i would have loved to have seen chazz playing that part.
shot with a potato cam
jhonny depp got the voice down good.
I forgot it was him halfway through the movie i swear
Buster shruggs
don't ever mock JESUS or you will get humbled quick
fuckin FBI
I wish I could join the bonnano family
Apply online, they've gone modern!
Lol wtf.. ok then. I'm your new captain. You have to kick up 3500 a week. Starting today
You're two weeks behind already. The difference gets added onto the principle. You're performance as an associate isn't impressive as of late. When can we expect our money? Or do we need to come see you.....
Where's the coke deal?
Get out a' here
Terribly miscast, especially Depp.
I'm sure this is going to be an unpopular opinion.
I loved the casting, the plot, etc. I do like the film overall; I come back to it from time to time. I am familiar with the historical context of the real life Joe Pistone's infiltration of the Colombo Crime Family. But I just feel like this movie could have a better screenplay and direction. I'm not saying Mike Newell didn't do a good job (he did). He did better than what most could have done (an understatement).
But I guess I'm just spoiled. Not everyone is Martin Scorsese.
I like it better without a 10-minute classic rock montage
This isn't portraying the Columbo crime family but actually the Bonnano family.
“Ain’t nothing like the army. The army some guy you don’t know sends you to whack out some other guy you don’t know “
Priceless words of truth. In the mafia you know both guys very very well.
Two masters (Pacino & Depp) from different eras, coming together at the absolute pinnacle of their acting abilities, in a true story, portrayed to perfection by both men. Such an underrated film, just in the gangster/wise guy genre. It might even be the best in that class (Goodfellas, The Pope of Greenwich Village, etc).
Imo the last great mob movie
@@mikebevacqua1517 Check out the Irishman
Man, you're crazy. This movie is for people who never watched a mob movie before. Terrible script, ham-fisted, you can hear it clank.
@@RStevenPage You're high.
@@buffythehaterslayer6918 Terrible script. For example, when Donnie was introduced to mob boss Trafficante, Sonny Black said, "This is Donnie, a friend of ours." Donnie wasnt a made guy, it was supposed to be, "a friend of mine."
And what about the opening scene? Why were Donnie and the bartender winking and nodding at each other? When Lefty first came by, Donnie looked at the bartender, who nodded yes. What!?! WTF was that all about? Donnie needed the bartenders okay to talk to Lefty? That's what it looked like.
Then when Nicky got hit, Lefty said that Sonny Black thought Nicky was a rat. Oh? It had nothing to do with Nicky saying he had nothing going on, this after Donnie saw him in Florida buying kilos of coke?
The movie made me laugh at times. It's almost a parody of a mob movie.
They should've called this movie Lefty. He was the real star of the movie.
no cause it’s about Donnie Brasco infiltrating a crime family not about Lefty in the first place
@@mike62mcmanus he actually walked to the meet he was sent for, knowing he would’ve been murdered
“Wana check in with me tomorrow?” (in kind of an awkward way) It’s like he is asking a chick out on a date. Lol!
I think Lefty was impressed by the guy, he was given respect and saw the potential in Donnie. Like most men, we like passing on our knowledge and Lefty was on that level and probably say Donnie as a son.
@@paulbentley1705 Definitely. I feel like he saw Donnie as the son he wished he had. His biological son was a loser/addict and Donnie was a smart and fresh faced kid that could be Leftys legacy. At least in the movie.
The first time I watched this movie, it was a mob movie. The second time I watched it, I had seen Lefty as a company man who was the one who got passed over for a promotion until retirement...who gave and gave but the receiver never appreciated him....or a beta husband who provided until his wife divorced him after he gave her the best years of his life and she screws her personal trainer.
Lefty definitely was a dedicated soldier
Pacino played a magnificent character but the real lefty was no bumbling idiot, he was a serious guy supposedly and could earn. He did have gambling problems, was eccentric, and was a bit of a company guy though. Either way, it's weird seeing Al play a character like this, but its one of my favorite roles he done.
True, but Joe Pistone himself says the thing between him and his wife in the movie wasn't true, that was Hollywood
I think the reason Lefty kept getting passed over for that Captain promotion is Lefty was a true and loyal mobster But he was not a good earner or someone who kept coming up with new and different hustles and rackets to make $$$. In the movie he was stealing parking meter's 😁😁😁😁
@@juliorosenberg9968 Idk, I've seen in a alot of sources that Lefty could earn and was a real shooter too, but Lefty had a bad gambling habit and always owed money. This is probably why he always was looked down on.
I loved this film. I wish Pacino and Depp could have done more films together.
That Sandler movie. They’re at a Laker game together.
@Russell Collier Jack & Jill
If memory serves, Lefty really did have a heroin addicted son and Donnie was by his side a few times with drama behind that.
they couldnt connect on set; depp said "youre completely insane you know that right?" - but they got along well enough to film it
@@steve8450source?
Carmine Lupertazzi got his fukking wig SPLIT in this here film
That transition from the bar to the car is one of my favorite in movie history
It was so easy to believe the peerless Al Pacino was a loser in this movie. He's amazing.
He's the best ever.
I actually felt really bad for Lefty in this movie. Even though he was a killer (though he probably never killed anyone who was innocent) you still just felt bad for him
The truth be told is that most of the guys are losers and small time robbers!
Tom Cruise was (supposedly) originally slated to play Donnie. Can't say it would've been anywhere near the same.
Probably up there with Jean Claude Van Damme originally set to play the Predator, or OJ Simpson being considered to play the Terminator….so glad they didnt use Tom Cruise, dont think he has or can even play a wise guy and be taken seriously
I think Brad Pitt was also considered. Um...HELL NO!
Well he was good as an ice cold hitman in collateral, could he have nailed it better than depp? Probably not, but I don't think he would have messed it up either, he can turn in a decent performance when he needs to, look at "a few good men" for instance.
Al Pacino killed it in this movie. He played a excellent street soldier. Lefty asked for a fazoole ($50) wound up putting it all in his pocket
Pacino kills it in every movie. Heat was a masterpiece. Scent of a Woman, another masterpiece. Godfather, a jewel of a masterpiece.
@@craigjgomez mafia guys were never wealthy well off or weren't struggling unless they were at the top end. That ate drank and got clothes for free in controlled areas but seldom had twenty dollars in their pocket to spend that's why the mafia collapsed when drugs could be sold and why the witness protection programme was so effective in breaking up loyalty thus reducing them to nothing more than a street gang like all others
Lefty asked for fazoole's, that just means money, period, not $50 or any other amount.
He asked for the money. The roll up lesson was just extra.
A great movie, loved it.
One of Al's greatest overlooked performances.. probably because it was so understated. Peak Depp as well.
The so-called haters always "complain" about the yelling but I guess this was too quiet for them. Hypocrites.
they didn't teach hair pull defense in karate school
Donnie wasn't claiming it; the other guy was. But just for the record, Bruce Lee (ok, I know it was kung fu rather than karate) recommended a shot to the b@lls as a finisher on virtually every move he ever taught.
Was this filmed with a potato? Al Pacino's face encompasses about a whopping 3 pixels.
Wise guys always right, even when’s he’s wrong he’s right.... damn in the streets for a leader this is so fuckin true.
Lmao ok Mrs UA-cam comments section street guy
Lmao what the hell do you know about the streets??
“FUGGETABOUTTIT”
….FAMOUS WORDS TO LIVE BY
the title of the movie should have been fugazi wazi bone for tuna don provolone speggetti and meat balls for dinner ow!!
Did you record this on a burner phone?
This is one of the greatest mob movies ever to hit the screen, should of won oscars Grammy alpha bravos tango deltas 👏 the works but it didn't, some show.
Al Pacino is the best!! Johnny Depp was great in this movie too.
You wanna check in wit me tamorra?
I DONT KNOW how you knew that was a fugazzi
Always dissing the Messiah. You're wrong lefty, Messiah Yahushua can reach anyone. Wait and see.
this was depp at his best......man he should have done more mobster flicks
He's been in quite a few crime dramas. Blow, black mass, public enemy. Possibly more. Idk off the top of my head. You should check those out if you havent seen them
@@stumpyalex503 I wasn’t a big fan of blow. I’ll check the other ones.
@@elmascholo13 he is amazing in Black Mass if you havent checked it out already
@@fablenumber1fan I’ll check it tonight. Thank you
Was the diamond guy in on it with Brasco?
What scene do they talk about meengya- like meengya them peppers ate good
In real life
Sonny black got wacked for this with his hands cut off, and Lefty went in the witness protection program
Lefty didn’t go into witness protection. He got sent to prison, and because he kept his mouth shut and didn’t give up anybody, they gave him a pass.
Anyone here after the trial?
I stole his line" Im just a spoke in da wheel"
Shit
how could Donnie betray his friends like that...
this movie was just heartbreaking
the way Leftie still loved Donny even after he found out he's a rat, holy hell, that's some real friendship, he knew his life is over and Donny destroyed his life and he still treated Donny the same as if nothing bad ever happened
3:42 Get a pair of pants will ya! too funny shit man
10:09 Lefty shoots right-handed.
whatta i call you? a friend of mine, friend of ours?
Just Subscribed and smashed bell!!! I see your almost to a grand!!!!! Great movie!!!! Have a blessed weekend!
1 thousand like on a 14 year old video..niiice
Click*** Like watching through a glass of water..
I’ll tell you this and I’m not ashamed to say it. My estimation of a black belt in karate just effing plummeted!
Awesome movie
I love this movie..
Couple 2, 3 fazools.
It some beautiful thing 😂😂😂
Like lefty said when a wiseguy is wrong he is always right, that's why the diamond ring was really! !
Real diamond ring
Love music ❤
Classic f"king Film👌👌
And
It is what it is .,
For get about it.,