Product: Mean Streets (1973)
Rating: 5.0
One of my ten 10 desert island films.
While leaving a liquor store in a blizzard, I ran into a friend. We ducked into a dirty little movie theater to avoid the gale and Mean Streets was playing. We wound up staying for the day and a big patch of the night. Four bottles of wine and half a bottle of whiskey later we left laughing and enlightened. This is a seminal film for three careers. Its' the groundwork of many Scorsese films to follow, its' DeNiro's finest performance and it gives you the directors soul through the art of Harvey Keitel.If you're not from a city, this movie is a hoot. If you grew up in one, you will know these people.Dennis Caporiccio