The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
- The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
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name = The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
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image_caption = First edition cover
author = Jimmy Breslin
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Novel
publisher = Viking Press
release_date = 1969
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media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 249 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-09-102080-8
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followed_by = Infobox Film
name = The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
director = James Goldstone
producer = Robert Chartoff
Irwin Winkler
writer = Jimmy Breslin
Waldo Salt
starring = Jerry Orbach
Leigh Taylor-Young
Jo Van Fleet
Lionel Stander
Roz Kelly
Robert De Niro
Irving Selbst
cinematography = Owen Roizman
editing = Edward A. Biery
released = 1971
runtime = 1 hr. 36 min.
language = English
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music = Dave Grusin
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imdb_id = 0067124
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"The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight" is a novel written by Jimmy Breslin. A film of the same name was released in 1971, directed by James Goldstone. The novel is a roman à clef of the life of Joe Gallo whose fictional counterpart is played by Jerry Orbach in the film.
This Mafia Comedy tells of the member of an Italian cycling team (played by a young Robert De Niro) who gets lost in New York. He soon finds himself in trouble with the local Mafia and so masquerades as a priest.
This film is one of Robert De Niro's earliest. Originally Al Pacino signed up to play the part of Mario Trantino, but this was later given to De Niro when Pacino was given the part of Michael Corleone in "The Godfather". De Niro subsequently dropped out of "The Godfather", having been cast as Paulie Gatto - which opened the doors for his return to the Godfather series with "".
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* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316111740 "The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight: A Novel"] at Amazon.com
* [http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/gang_that_couldnt_shoot_straight/] Review on Rotten Tomatoes
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