The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
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The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight is a 1971 crime-comedy film about inept Brooklyn mobsters, adapted from Jimmy Breslin’s novel and noted for its satirical take on organized crime.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight canonical | 4 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Jimmy Breslin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Baccala
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Kid Sally Palumbo NERFINISHED ⓘ Mario Trantino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Andrew Laszlo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | James Goldstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Richard Halsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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crime film ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Dave Grusin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early film role for Robert De Niro
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satirical depiction of organized crime ⓘ |
| novelPublicationYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
inept mobsters
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organized crime in Brooklyn ⓘ |
| producer |
Irving Winkler
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Irwin Winkler NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Chartoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1971-12-22 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 96 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Waldo Salt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Brooklyn
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New York City ⓘ |
| sourceWorkAuthor | Jimmy Breslin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceWorkGenre | novel ⓘ |
| starring |
Hervé Villechaize
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Jerry Orbach NERFINISHED ⓘ Jo Van Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Leigh Taylor-Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Stander NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert De Niro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adults ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
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