Wise Guys (1986) on Netflix
Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are low-level goons for Newark mob boss Anthony Castelo. After a race track bet goes wrong, they owe him $250,000 and are ordered to kill each other.
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Plot summary
Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein sit at the bottom of Newark mob boss Anthony Castelo's crew, handling jobs like watching his goldfish and testing bulletproof jackets. They dream of opening a Jewish-Italian delicatessen. Sent to Meadowlands Racetrack to place Castelo's bet, Harry switches horses at the last second because Castelo usually chooses wrong. This time Castelo fixed the race, and the two now owe him $250,000. After a night of torture, each agrees to kill the other, neither knowing the other has the same order. They steal Frank "The Fixer" Acavano's Cadillac and drive to Atlantic City to ask Harry's uncle Mike, a retired mobster, for help.
Cast
- Mimi Cecchinias Grandma Valentini
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Wise Guys (1986)
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- Brian De Palma later disowned the picture, saying it was a film he wished he had not made because the studio changed its mind about wanting it and simply wanted the production to go away; he felt he should have taken his money and walked.
- After seeing a cut of the comedy, MGM executives asked Brian De Palma to bring in Garry Marshall to help him re-cut it. De Palma refused.
