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Chazz Palminteri wrote the script for this excellent story of an Italian American boy (Lillo Brancato) who grows up in the 1960s caught between the strong influences of his blue-collar, straight- arrow father (Robert De Niro) and a Mafia chieftain (Palminteri) who is his all-purpose mentor. De Niro makes his directorial debut with this production and, except for a little stiffness, does very well by the characters and their world. The story does not go precisely where one might expect it to go: Palminteri knows better than to force the central figure to choose between the two most important men in his life, and he doesn't fill time with stock drama about crime or family conflict. Joe Pesci makes an extremely effective and uncredited appearance at the end as a man who doesn't have to do more than speak softly to communicate how dangerous he is.--Tom Keogh
the boy from the bronx tale really is wasted talent it was december 10 a saturday night the actor who played sunny n the bronx tale was involve in robbery along with someone else they both tried to break in to someone's house and a cop tried to stop them but the other robber not the actor shot at the cop and he was later announced dead he was only 28 years old it is sad because the guy who starred in the bronx tale was young as well he had everything going from him from adequate looks to his acting ability he was also in a movie with denzel washintgon and gen heckman that was another successful flick what makes this news more surpising the actor and other guy is looking up to anywhere from 25 years to life in prison 10 years ago sunny was trying to send a message to all the teenages on earth which was to don't waste your talent or god will take it away here he is in his 30 years may never be on the big screen again because of him following someone
Real Life of Lillo Brancato has Turned Tragic I am writing this long overdue review shortly after the real life arrest of Lillo Brancato in the connection of a murder of a New York City police officer. He played the young man in this splendid movie which deserves to be seen by everybody. It is a beautifully written and acted production. Brancato portrayed so accurately the challenges of a young Italian-America youth being raised among the gangsters in his blue collar community. I always wondered why he virtually disappeared. Brancato's small role playing a cheap gangster on "The Sopranos" didn't even begin to equal what had earlier been expected of him.
Robert Di Niro is fantastic as the father, a proud bus driver, trying to make sure his only son remains a law abiding citizen. Chazz Palminteri is likewise brilliant playing the role of the neighborhood Mafia chieftain. He also wrote the spellbinding script. "A Bronx Tale" apparently was only modestly successful. I simply cannot understand why it isn't considered as one of the very best movies of that time period. This is a family movie. Anyone who is a teenager or older should enjoy it immensely. You truly feel like you are visiting the 1960s. It is a warm and loving story about choices that must be made early in one's life. Lastly, why hasn't Di Niro directed more films? You would think that this particular work of art might encourage the great actor to work more often behind the camera.Broxn Bash. This film is a great Mafia related movie that belongs in any Cosa Nostra collection. Even with the boring love story hidden in the script, the overall acting by De Niro and Chazz P. is awesome. Gives a real great feel for life in the Bronx during the late 50's early 60's, and also has an astounding soundtrack. The movie is violent but in a good way, without any blood and guts. A great organized crime feel. The only disappointment is that you never find out what Mafia family Chazz P.'s character, Sonny, belonged to. Plus you get a cameo of Joe Pesci.
