Bellucio (Hell bent for Whiskey)

*For the video game version of this character, see* Mr. Belluccio (GG&C)

## Belluccio

"I'm starting to believe some people don't like the taste of our whiskey very much."

### Aliases

Boss (by his subordinates)Caro (by Mama Belluccio)

## Physical description

### Gender

Male

> «They mess with *us*, we mess with *them*. [...] Anyone who wants to be tough guy? **Ice 'em***.*» -Belluccio orders a ruthless "take no prisoners" approach
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**Belluccio** is a major character in the short film *Hell bent for Whiskey.* He is the Don of the Belluccio crime family and the proprietor of his own unlicensed liquor distilling brand, Belluccio's Whiskey and Beer, during the Prohibition. His sworn rivals are the Costelli Gang.

## Biography

Belluccio is the boss of an organized Chicago-based ring of alcohol smugglers and bootleggers. His center of command is his bar, where he also lives with his mother in an apartment above.

In the three months preceding October, two of their three remaining breweries were destroyed under dubious circumstances, forcing him to commission a delivery of liquor from Canada to be brought over the border to ensure his business stays afloat in case his last still his somehow sabotaged.

## Hell bent for Whiskey

One fateful October night, his last brewery is blown up by a bomb, planted by rogue Belluccio member Frank. The explosion kills five and Frank is taken down shortly afterwards by his two most trusted underlings, who he sent out after Frank to spy on him. The next day, after reading the newspaper's article about his last brewery's demise, Belluccio orders the men, Vinnie and Paulie, to his office and shows them the paper, dryly remarking that the locals must have had something against their booze, before sternly telling them that because they had no more alcohol production operations of their own, they were now depending on the Canadian shipments to arrive, facing ruin otherwise. Vinnie informs him that all of the shipments had been caught by police raids, angering Belluccio, who demands to know what happened. Paulie responds that the one of his goons, Tony, forgot to bribe the authorities, causing the enraged Belluccio to order a hit on Tony, smirkingly instructing them to "make it messy". Paulie further comments, reminding that Tony had already been whacked on his orders a month prior, wits Vinnie joking that that might be the reason why Tony didn't pay off the cops. Both gangsters share a laugh, but Bellucio, not happy, says that this will cause him to "hit rock bottom" and threateningly tells them that that didn't count as an expression for them, making both gangsters fall silent and look at each other in concern. Belluccio comes to the conclusion that Frankie must have been working with the Costelli family from the start, swearing to get even with them for the bombing. He orders both gangsters to raid their liquor storage, wipe out any resistance and take all of their alcohol, as he puts out his cigar.

The two head for Costelli's Brewery, take the supply of the oddly empty warehouse and drop off the goods at Luigi's Bar. There they discover that the whiskey they stole has very abnormal effects, as anyone who drank from it turned into rabid cannibal monsters. Barely making out of there alive, Vinnie and Paulie return to the Belluccio's Bar the same night and tell him about the events at Luigi's and the tainted booze. Belluccio is taken back by this revelation and orders them to immediately get rid of the entire supply, again threatening their lives if they don't comply. Dumbfounded at his reaction, both gangsters just stare at him blankly. Reading off of their facial expressions, Belluccio figures that they have no idea how to remove the "evidence" and throws them a detonator and a bundle of dynamites, further commanding them to blow up the Costelli Brewery and Luigi's bar, to make sure the contaminated booze doesn't spread through town and to remove any trace of their involvement.

Vinnie and Paulie drive over to Costelli's first to blow up the facility, but are surrounded by the zombies from Luigi's bar that arrived at the bar. While the two fail to ignite the dynamite (and never retrieve it back), they manage to escape the zombie horde through a trapdoor and as they wade through the sewers, the zombies soon topple over vats of the stored whiskey and flood the brewery, also causing massive amounts of the liquor to flow into the sewers and local water supply. Meanwhile, Belluccio decides to use the toilet for a number 2, and reads a newspaper and smokes a cigar to pass the time on the loo. His peaceful reading is soon interrupted by his mother below, who shouts for him to come downstairs and help her with the sink, which now has whiskey gushing out of the tap instead of water. Belluccio impolitely yells that he is on the toilet and mumbles angrily about her. The toilet then starts to fizz which startles and prompts him to look down. He blames poor plumbing and disregards it when his mother shouts at him again, loudly warning him to not throw his used cigars in the toilet again. Belluccio carelessly shrugs her off and drops the still-lit cigar into the toilet, which causes it to detonate, revealing that the whiskey had also found its way into the toilet flushing. The upper floor of the building explodes and bursts into flames. As his mother shouts "Mama Mia!!!", the lower floor is also blown up.

The explosion then causes a chain reaction of delongation across the city, in the sewers and buildings, which culminates in a mushroom shaped nuclear-like explosion. Vinnie and Paulie, who had just exited the sewer and were walking down the street, see this explosion and run for cover behind a wall. They both survive, and Vinnie carefully leans from the wall to see the aftermath, finding everything in ruin, a toilet falling down to break the silence. Vinnie cynically comments they are going to be blamed for this incident, but Paulie reassures him that they still got rid of the evidence, to which Vinnie agrees. He tells Paulie that they are getting out of here before the authorities come and the duo talks about the things they saw as they hop aboard their miraculously undamaged and conveniently placed truck. The movie ends with Paulie saying that he needs a drink.

## Trivia

* Belluccio's character, from appearance, outfit, mannerism and voice, is a reference to Vito Corleone from Francis Ford Coppola's movie The Godfather.
* Belluccio wears two rings on his left hand, most notably seen when he shows off the newspaper, one on his ring finger and one on his pinky finger. A ring on the pinky was typically worn by made-men of the mafia, while the other ring, a large ruby one, most often representing romantic love, indicates that he is married, though it could also just be an accessory. If the former is the case, it is likely that his wife doesn't live with him or that Belluccio is a widower, as it is shown that he only lives with his mother.