Mean Streets

Oct 14, 1973

1h 52m

★ 7.1

Go to church on Sunday. Go to Hell on Monday.

Overview

A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Taplin-Perry-Scorsese Productions

Mean Streets Trailers

Cast

John 'Johnny Boy' Civello

Robert De Niro

Charlie Cappa

Harvey Keitel

Tony DeVienazo

David Proval

Teresa Ronchelli

Amy Robinson

Michael Longo

Richard Romanus

Giovanni Cappa

Cesare Danova

Mario

Victor Argo

Joey 'Clams' Scala

George Memmoli

Jimmy

Lenny Scaletta

Diane

Jeannie Bell

Oscar

Murray Moston

Drunk

David Carradine

Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.

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