My favorite part of the movie was when Lefty gave Donnie an envelope full of cash on Christmas,then borrowed the cash as soon as he gave it to him.

@bnx77

3 жыл бұрын

Soo funny, he even knows the exact pocket where Donnie stashed the envelope.

@arealgem9404

3 жыл бұрын

He didn’t borrow *anyting* He took it from Donnie

@jeffreyhowell2073

3 жыл бұрын

Funny

@jeffreyhowell2073

3 жыл бұрын

Crazy

@jeffreyhowell2073

3 жыл бұрын

@@arealgem9404 right on

Probably Johnny Depp's most slept on roles. He killed it.

@DLHarv

Жыл бұрын

Penultimate Depp if you ask me. Public enemy is close #2

@Chucktones1408

7 ай бұрын

Well he did die in a house while it was turned upside down? Hmmm... surveys say

@universal3024

5 ай бұрын

Pacino outshone him ..

@aidenflores824

4 ай бұрын

Fuggetabouit.

@nickcozzie6614

4 ай бұрын

This and public enemy

I got a call from my boss the day after seeing this movie. I told my wife: “I’ve been sent for”.

@tonyphilbrook8650

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@mikefallon1915

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonyphilbrook8650 qq

@QGDARAPPER

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao! That's great! 😂

@jeffreyhowell2073

3 жыл бұрын

Ha

@jeffreyhowell2073

3 жыл бұрын

Funny

“What’re ya trying to kill me with that draft?!” Cracks me up every time

@andrewcook1246

2 жыл бұрын

@Bobby Jackal and lit up a couple of back to back cigarettes which he was puffing on like a maniac. This movie was so great.

@AlphaQHard

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewcook1246 While being on the way to his own hit, knowing he’s being driven to his death.

This was some of Pacinos' best work. He and Depp were amazing in this movie.

@Agualev

3 жыл бұрын

I could not agree more, they work so great together!! Love this movie!

@jerrycraig6522

3 жыл бұрын

True

@jeffreyhowell2073

3 жыл бұрын

Classic

@yunuskaran8214

3 жыл бұрын

agree fully

@Lynx-lh9it

2 жыл бұрын

Classic. If you watch this , then u watch 'witness to the mob ' you see the difference in quality. The latter is so damn cheesy it's hard to watch. This movie is gold

This movie is extremely underrated.

@spiritualwarrior864

3 жыл бұрын

Ya I hear u to me it's a masterpiece

@BabyKobeeee

3 жыл бұрын

Spiritual Warrior I don’t think it deserves the term masterpiece, too many time skips and too many things are just not explained well

@jeffreyhowell2073

3 жыл бұрын

@@BabyKobeeee u must really be a baby

@jeffreyhowell2073

3 жыл бұрын

Correct

@jeffreyhowell2073

3 жыл бұрын

Comparing yourself to kobe

Never could a person listen to a movie critic who could say "I knew him" "I was there" "That really happened" "That didn't happen" until Michael came along. This is so great. SO GREAT. Michael, time to write a series from A to Z. The truth about the mob.

@Hazeleyedbri

Жыл бұрын

Especially saying that the Irishman was bullsh!t

@3_up_moon

11 ай бұрын

​@@HazeleyedbriI tried to watch that movie last night, and the prosthetics made it unwatchable

@danielbergonzi7319

10 ай бұрын

He wasn't there for Casino.

@Miixx-yi6rk

7 ай бұрын

Do you want him to get whacked ? Because if he does A to Z he will get whacked

“I got two grenades in my house, I’ll blow up all Mulberry Street before I give you up.”

@eddp.8289

3 жыл бұрын

A true gangster's words

@yunuskaran8214

3 жыл бұрын

@@eddp.8289 amen I wish people or close friend will be loyal like that today sadly social media and attention and bullsh**t got everybody weak I wish I could live those years back then

@BayouBoy2443

2 ай бұрын

I need a friend like that

I’m at simple man I see Michael Franzese I click

@hughjaskoch5456

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelfranzese You are a great speaker man. Another guy I love listening to, not mob related but a interesting story, ís Matt Cox. He's an interesting guy to listen to.

@samadams2956

3 жыл бұрын

Get in the kitchen and do some cooking

@MikeSmith-gx6be

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelfranzese Anthony Casso stories?

@chadhumphries1445

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelfranzese Hey Michael love your videos. I was wandering how well you knew Tommy Desimone? Can you do a video about him? Was he as dangerous as Henry Hill says?

@dontclickbait7106

3 жыл бұрын

I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT 😁😁

"I have two grenades in my house Donnie. I will blow up all of Mulberry Street before I give you up." - Lefty. Even as a kid that line stuck with me.

My favorite scene is when DB is explaining to the other fbi agents about what forget a bout it means, three words with so many different meanings ! Classic

@LuKaZz420

2 жыл бұрын

My fav too

@heartless604

2 жыл бұрын

Im not being like them, I am them!

@henrlima87

2 жыл бұрын

-Sometimes it just means... forget about it. And guess what? if i dont get this boat for left? -Foggedaboutit? -Foggedaboutit.

@BradBrassman

2 жыл бұрын

@@henrlima87 "Like Racquel Welsh is one great piece of ass, foggedaboutit".

@CashanovaXTREME

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Paul Giamatti is in that scene if I am recalling correctly. Don’t recall seeing him in much before that, or before Sideways, came out.

I love how Lefty says shut up Annette after she gives him a compliment

@yunuskaran8214

3 жыл бұрын

love it too back then the wife or women respected fully the man lefty wasn't mean he was just speaking as a man to girlfriend I wish I was born in the 69,70 so I can live all the best moment till is 2005 or the new generation today generation make Me sick

@owenhexley6426

3 жыл бұрын

@@yunuskaran8214 it makes you sick that men and women are respectful to one another?

@unapologeticallyconservati5881

2 жыл бұрын

@@owenhexley6426 this comment is the most useless bait ever. Excuse the mans grammar, but you know what he meant.

@putridpeasant

2 жыл бұрын

A punch of salt

@barackobama129

2 жыл бұрын

@@yunuskaran8214 bruh

I love when Lefty says "What are ya goona do? Take a left off the frickin bridge?"

@redmondisaiah16

3 жыл бұрын

Funniest shit ever

@BabyKobeeee

3 жыл бұрын

And then the window thing, “DONNIE YOU WANNA KILL ME WITH THAT DRAFT” hilarious

@creamydistortion

3 жыл бұрын

Who am I Rockefeller, I'm gonna buy a boat?

@ahmedsudaisbatua-an435

3 жыл бұрын

U dont walk out on me, i wak out on you!

We’re really gonna miss this guy when he kicks the bucket at 105 years old long live this man

@SboochieNoochies

3 жыл бұрын

Dude. Dont even bring that up.

@gespachosoup

3 жыл бұрын

Sonny isn't biological. But their bond is closer than that

@joey1317

3 жыл бұрын

Salute Tommy

@lizzybella529

3 жыл бұрын

He is going to live longer than that!

@gespachosoup

3 жыл бұрын

What everyone means when they say the word biological lmao

Absolutely love Donnie Brasco. Pacino knocks it out of the park!

@jennikifm2

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! :D And I agree! Johnny Depp also knocks it out of the park, in my opinion. Love them both. 😍 😍 They’re some of the most brilliant actors imo.

The chemistry between Pacino and Depp was just brilliant in this film. The fugazi scene, the hit in the basement, even the ending with Lefty -accepting his fate- quietly leaving his belongings in an open drawer to be discovered by his wife later. All very memorable scenes. Pacino is my favourite actor and I’ve seen at least 95% of his work. An artist truly passionate about his craft.

@Amadeus_Eisenberg

3 жыл бұрын

Yehh...wish there were people like him today in the entertainment industry. Treating it like it should be treated. An art form. Instead of a platform for politics and propaganda, with disgusting fake, entitled people everywhere.

@C-Note-to6vk

2 жыл бұрын

@@Amadeus_Eisenberg he is still in the entertainment industry. Not all entertainers use their platform for politics

Franzese is the kind of guy that has endless stories,like a cool uncle.

@flightofthebumblebee9529

2 жыл бұрын

Except his stories are actually true and he isn't some egomaniac or blowhard.

I always enjoyed “Donnie Brasco.” It’s not flashy or over the top, like a lot of movies in its genre try to be. Pretty pathetic life for Lefty and the other guys (from a movie perspective). Sitting in the same lounge every day, trying to come up with petty scams. Busting open the parking meter got to me lol

@Jukkala

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I always appreciated how it didn't really try to glamorize the "life."

@dmmusicmusic

3 жыл бұрын

All i know is you better start earning or you gonna get "clipped." you know the worst was the velour warmup suit, looked like something a frumpy housewife would wear. that was sad.

@noteminemsburneraccount324

3 жыл бұрын

The books so much better then the movie

@Jukkala

3 жыл бұрын

@Jeremy Thompson If you are smart enough to profit from crime, even for a little while, you are smart enough to earn legally.

@JR-zi9vj

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jukkala You cant make money murder, thievery, and such legally thougu

I'm still in awe that I'm watching mob movie reviews from a legit gangster that was actually present for this. The bar for authentic movie reviews has been raised forever.

Michael FRANZESE is an excellent speaker and analyst. One can see how he got RESPECT.

@nicholaspreviti3461

2 жыл бұрын

I think he would have made an excellent lawyer!

Last time I was this early... well fughetaboutit...

@martinkuliza

3 жыл бұрын

there you should be 2 buttons instead of Like and Dislike it should be (Fugetabout it) and (Ahh Fugetabouit it) and if you tube flags you for a copyright strike, it should be referred to as YOU TUBE REQUESTED A SIT-DOWN and if they're gonna cancel your channel it should be referred to as YOU GOT SENT FOR BY YOU TUBE and now your'e gonna get Whacked and it's your be your best friend that takes down your channel LOL

@Hallahanify

3 жыл бұрын

tomorow ill be on time but you'll be stupid forever

@Patriot66699

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@NoOne-me3je

3 жыл бұрын

Gitdafookoutaher

@mohamedashian604

3 жыл бұрын

Martin Kuliza noice

Mob Movie Monday - One of the best things on youtube

@WillyRape

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelfranzese Forget about it

@spenserh881

3 жыл бұрын

@@szzk7937 lol you think your being funny.. if you said that to him back in The day to his face of course because the internet has made every one a tough guy because you have no consequences. But anyway you would never say that in person

@vincentparrella272

3 жыл бұрын

Great commentary on this movie Michael.....I really look forward to your analysis,Blessings my friend.

@HummingbirdEighty8

3 жыл бұрын

You guys crack me up!😉

It's unbelievable that the same guy who played Donnie Brasco later went on to play Captain Jack Sparrow. Talk about acting range! From cannoli to cannons.

@giuliannatofana1750

Жыл бұрын

word

@sainters7

Жыл бұрын

and once had giant scissors as hands, that he also pulled off masterfully

@juanjoyaborja.3054

Жыл бұрын

And went from being a jeweller to handling a chocolate factory.

@JJPMustang

Жыл бұрын

@@juanjoyaborja.3054his ex wife? 🤣

6:40 - "yeah, that's a beautiful thing but it's not my thing" ABSOLUTE PERFECTION IN THE DELIVERY! One of my favorite lines from the whole movie!

This man's demeanor, the way he talks just show respect and humbleness🤔

@sergoldenhandthejust1495

3 жыл бұрын

Cause he's a great man

@johnnyangel9163

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelfranzese Whats your opinion of the King of New York?I know its an over the top satire but your opinion please.Thanks.

@dr.x121

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelfranzese can U Talk about Casino⁉️I mean once IT wouldn't be NYC, it's with good actorS, true & real (partly),.. IF NOT, CAN U SAY WHY⁉️pls❗

@trifidos39

3 жыл бұрын

Real gentleman!

@dcoppedge06

3 жыл бұрын

Yes sir i agree!! I feel he's a man of realness and he doesnt bullshit and I'm glad to say I'm part of his crew and it has been nothing but helpful to me!! And im also to be helpful to the people on there as well. Anyone that is seeing this if your looking for a nonjudgemental and down to earth community to be apart of as well as a place for advice and genuine conversations. Go to app.michaelfranzese.com/share/lBnmswc8X8Vg1lf5

Who needs cable TV. This is better than anything that’s on cable TV today. Awesome videos Michael.

@darthpalagus3820

3 жыл бұрын

The funny thing is, is that I've been watching this movie for the past few days, and I just watched it before I watched this video. What a coincidence! 😄

@alexscott730

3 жыл бұрын

1000% true...What plays on tv and on main streaming sites is total fuckin mindless garbage that makes watching paint dry sound pretty damn good.

@DigitalUnderground7

3 жыл бұрын

100%...couldn't agree more! :)

@Fame_Rate

3 жыл бұрын

a blackscreen with an endless fartnoise is better than cable tv^^

@leslieswiman7297

3 жыл бұрын

I ABSOLUTELY AGREES WITH YOU 😊😊😊

Pacino's my favorite actor, never understood how he didn't win the Oscar for "Dog Day Afternoon" amazing performance ,then i found out Jack Nicholson won it that year for "One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest" i was like "ehh ok, i can accept that".

@NieColall

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah back then they had to decide between what legendary instant classic will get the oscar. Today it's about what movie got the right percentages of races casted.

@deadarmd

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah jack in cuckoos next may be top 3 ever acting performances.

@bkatbamna

3 жыл бұрын

Back then, they gave awards to movies that were good and people actually watched.

@tomking7080

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Jack was so good in that role. One of my favorite Pacino performances was Scent of a woman. Amazing role.

@flightofthebumblebee9529

2 жыл бұрын

LOL like Chuckie? "I can accept that"

The scene where Donnie sits next to lefty in the hospital. Leftys son is dying and Lefty begins to cry is very touching!

"if you get us legitimately, you get us" I wasn't aware of that part of the life. Thanks for the gems Mr Franzese

@srobertweiser

3 жыл бұрын

You should read the book Accardo by FBI agent Bill Roemer

@siddhant...

3 жыл бұрын

I think he's just trying to sound cool there.

@HiveFleetUlfang1

3 жыл бұрын

Worth noting there's still a contract out on Joe Pistone.

@ordo3k4os

3 жыл бұрын

except the fact that if they "did they work"and find out who donnie was they would have him murdered

@StuUngar

3 жыл бұрын

@@HiveFleetUlfang1 That contract is, and never was, going to be carried out. If the mob hit an FBI agent, the mob would be declaring war against the US Dept of Justice. Theyd have so much heat, they wouldn’t be able to steal a .50 newspaper without law enforcement breathing down their neck.

"A wise guy is always right. Even when he's wrong he's right!"

@kamuelalee

3 жыл бұрын

Great line

@105alatorre

3 жыл бұрын

Fuhgeddaboutit! 😁

@firestorbucket

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Mike mentioned "I don;t know who did work on dialogue, but it was great and realistic". Well, that's because Pistone himself worked on the movie with them

@dr.x121

3 жыл бұрын

@@firestorbucket oh that's interesting❕ Ty 👍, now it makes sense❗💁‍♀️1st time when I saw the D.B.; ... Well I was a kid & Back then, I didnt understood either what Lefty meant🤷‍♀️ LoL 🙃

@ronniecorbett6306

3 жыл бұрын

Right

“I can’t cook special like Benny” …”shut up Annette” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Can we just get this guy to do like a "director's commentary" type thing for all these movies?

@donovanraaum3259

3 жыл бұрын

Rifftrax partnership

@mobGDuran

3 жыл бұрын

That guy? Mr Michael Franzese.

@henrlima87

2 жыл бұрын

I think he has...

I could listen to Michael franzese talk all day long. Stories for days and a stand up gentleman.

@UCUSmusic

3 жыл бұрын

Stories of a stand up gentleman... Good title for his next mixtape!

@TheRealCaptainFreedom

3 жыл бұрын

He’s a degenerate and nowadays real gangsters would murder his family in front of him before torturing him to death.

@thegodfather1907

3 жыл бұрын

He's in Fear City.

@philipclark9962

3 жыл бұрын

Me 2

@final_animal

2 жыл бұрын

Not a stand-up gentleman by his own definition -- he said himself he considers Lefty a standup guy because he refused to break the oath of omerta they both swore, unlike Michael himself.

Mr. Franzese, you explain everything so well...

@michaelsix9684

3 жыл бұрын

M. Franzese could do a cable show on the mob--such a good speaker

@rickdebella7191

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelsix9684 Bingo

@peterarmstrong6730

3 жыл бұрын

Yes Michael is very articulate. Remember though, that he was in training/under graduate, to become a doctor. He must have had a good education to reach that position. Have a nice day and God bless. 👍

@johnnyangel9163

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelfranzese You're wrong!That agent inserted himself ontothat crew.He loved the life.He lived with these people earnedwith them and BROKE the law with these people. Lefty saved his life twice because that agent wanted to set up drug deals unbeknownst to the crew!At least two men wiseguys or not were killed because of that whacko Pistone!GTFOH Michael.

My favorite scene was when Lefty and "Donny" were standing outside and watching the bosses enter the building. That look on Lefty's face of him trying to look important, but feeling left out was all so pathetic. It really made you feel for the poor guy. He was the best man he could be, but he wasn't boss material. I remember as a kid seeing some of the "big guys" in the neighborhood - they seemed like Royalty to us kids. They never looked at any of us either. I know that feeling of being on the outside looking in. It didn't hurt us kids, but must have really hurt a made guy, knowing he was never going to be a top man.

@axel_foley69

2 жыл бұрын

That scene really stood out to me lol

@geodati

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly that scene just hits you...

@Jtevkicksandcards

2 жыл бұрын

I mean he was still a made guy and a man of honor nothing to feel bad for

@calvindusava5912

Жыл бұрын

Yeah same always felt that about Lefty

@olivernewcombe2471

Жыл бұрын

Who was the boss supposed to be who got out the Lincoln then? Was it rusty, carmine or?

That first scene: Lefty’s pride combined with “shame”, that he is not a top guy, got exploited by Donnie to blind him and fool him into letting him in.

"You don't walk out on me. I walk out on you." -Lefty

“Donnie! You wanna kill me with that draft?!” lol

@coolpoolshark

3 жыл бұрын

Lefty didn't like cold.

@hotpiegravy382

3 жыл бұрын

@@coolpoolshark lol. Fuhgettaboutit.

Al Pacino's mannerisms, movements, speech, in this film remind me EXACTLY of my late Uncle Sam. Great work.

I'll say it. I prefer Donnie Brasco over Goodfellas. First 2/3 of Goodfellas is brilliant, but the last stretch with the drugs and helicopters, always lost my interest. Donnie B is solid from beginning to end. Pacino gives possibly his best performance.

@aliensconfirmed3498

2 жыл бұрын

Exact same feeling about Goodfellas. Last 3rd just didn't work for me while earlier it was great. Donnie kept me interested till the very end and so did Casino.

@Lynx-lh9it

2 жыл бұрын

Drugs x heli's turned you off the movie ? Why ?

@blotterdowney8075

2 жыл бұрын

bad take

@MrGenexxx

2 жыл бұрын

Damn you serious? The helicopters scene is the one I rewatch regularly. The music OMG and some of Ray Liotta's finest acting!

@HugoSoup57

2 жыл бұрын

Bruh, you’re crazy, the third act is just as great as the rest of the movie. I love both movies, but Goodfellas is better than Donnie Brasco. Even thought both are solid.

"Cowards are always much more dangerous than heroes"💯

BEST line from the movie: "Ain't nothing like the army. The army is some guy you don't know sends you out to whack some other guy you don't know." (Lefty)

@olbaprabocse9940

3 жыл бұрын

About the same Muhammad Ali said re vietnam war

@mayhemmacraider4737

3 жыл бұрын

I was in the army. So fucking true.

@cedricgist7614

3 жыл бұрын

I caught that comment too and pondered it today. Being a "made man" made Lefty right ( how 'bout that wordplay, huh?). But from my point of view, Donnie was right. Comparing Cosa Nostra to the Army ( or the military in general): both have well-structured hierarchies; lower-level members are called "soldiers"; in both organizations you could be ordered to kill someone you don't know by someone you don't really know; in both, members have an image to maintain; there are rules to be followed; and you're on-call 24/7 - first time I've resorted to that term ( I'm an oldtimer). I know there are many other similarities and tremendous differences, but on the whole, I'd say military life and life in Cosa Nostra are more alike than different.

@TheLight965

3 жыл бұрын

@@cedricgist7614 Yeah, especially since boss Salvatore Maranzano, a Roman Empire enthusiast, modeled the heirarchy of Cosa Nostra after the Roman military's chain of command (Godfather 2 even mentions it). The sad truth Lefty here is implying is that soldiers arent forced to lead their friends into a room and put two in the back of their head, that there's a slight comfort in shooting an enemy whose family you don't know, and whose face you might not even see. Wiseguys don't have that comfort. Their killers greet them with a disarming smile.

@cedricgist7614

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheLight965 - Good comment. The mention of Maranzano reminds me of the scene in "The Valachi Papers" where Maranzano gives Valachi a book on Caesar's campaigns ( if I rightly recall). I know now that " The Valachi Papers" wasn't as accurate as I thought it to be ( shame on me ) but I often find myself mimicking Joseph Wiseman saying, "And my driver, Joe Valachi" - then I'll ad lib, "And my good friend, Joe Valachi" - all the while recalling that Valachi was conveniently absent when Luciano's hitmen took out Maranzano.

Donnie you wanna kill me with that draft? It always made me laugh so hard that he wouldn’t let him put the window down. I’m so happy you chose this scene. Cinematic Gold!

Pacino and Depp really had a good chemistry. Johnny should do more roles like this.

@jessemccann9711

3 жыл бұрын

@nowonyuno that was a bad movie, I remember really looking forward to it and feeling really let down.

@georgefreemon2935

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessemccann9711 the movie was really good what are you talking about?

The 8 dislikes aren't friends of anybody

@ratagris21

3 ай бұрын

Not friends of ours either.

Rockstar need to hire this man for GTA 6.

@ufuk5872

3 жыл бұрын

Gta seem to be really over the top, maybe a new series like the mafia game but with the rockstar touch.

@mrwick7961

3 жыл бұрын

na,new mafia game

@kylosun

3 жыл бұрын

100%

@trorisk

3 жыл бұрын

A new GTA in liberty city :)

@MrRed-tf7bv

3 жыл бұрын

Stupid video game losers.

Pacino role as lefty was really good, but can't compare with his role as Michael Corleone. Absolutely flawless!

@joewilliams9978

Жыл бұрын

I think the two roles compliment one another. Going from Michael to Lefty is such a departure.

When Michael Franzese reviews a movie and breaks down scenes he does it so well and to the point it makes you wonder if all the movies critics we've seen and listened to in the last 50 years should have been in another profession //

The funniest part of that car scene is that lefty was expecting to be clipped but then complains about the draft killing him lol

@mrhughes8792

3 жыл бұрын

“What you gonna do take a left off the fucking bridge ?” 😂😂

@BostonsF1nest

3 жыл бұрын

I can smell the smoke in that car from here... probably smelled like an ashtray in there 😂

@m.f.828

3 жыл бұрын

Or the first scene where Donnie cracked the window and when Lefty complains, Donnie says, " I'm getting fucking cancer in here " lol

@blackmh

3 жыл бұрын

Kevin Ahn The draft is public enemy number one in Croatia, it causes all sort of medical problems... if you listen to the old people anyway. I suspect it is or was the same in Italy.

@justanobody1288

3 жыл бұрын

Fuggetabouit

Imagine the story's mr franzese has which he can't tell people.

@187mrsmith

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine why don't you go see them for yourself look up Norby Walter's & the smoking gun documents?!?!?! Micheal trying to act like he a born again Christian but then he wants to make money off this acting like he was this crazy ass mob killer guy kept it solid the whole time foh yeah he made money but he was soft & he testified tell him to tell you about those story's my guy

@Fre3domAction

3 жыл бұрын

he would probably say:fughdaboutit

@srod2987

3 жыл бұрын

Jae KIDd N his 508 Cents hahaha being a hater haha

@rohidnablayy6060

3 жыл бұрын

Jae KIDd N his 508 Cents wow your such a hater. He’s posting these videos for free, but John Alite is looking for money from his subscribers to see full episodes.

@stevejohnson6858

3 жыл бұрын

@Lachlan Macquarie Russo is nothing but a phony bullshit artist. He's been called out for it by others including former gangsters.

Michael "Let me tell you something" Franzese

@tenparab

3 жыл бұрын

By god this guy can talk, its a good thing, 🤩

@josephayers7395

3 жыл бұрын

*LET ME TELL YA THIS, AS A MATTAH A FACT*

@1983spuds

2 жыл бұрын

Let me tell you a couple of three things

I'm sure Michael have a lot of stories worth having their own movies.

@Amadeus_Eisenberg

3 жыл бұрын

Today's hollywood would no longer deserve getting its degenerate hands on them, though.

@SantomPh

3 жыл бұрын

Owing to certain dockets he had better not reveal them, lest he return to jail.

@hawk66100

3 жыл бұрын

He won’t say anything to directly incriminate himself on something that isn’t already common knowledge. Notice when he talks he doesn’t go into specifics.

@MrRed-tf7bv

3 жыл бұрын

"Dunsky"!😂😂

@dalehood1846

Жыл бұрын

amadeuseisenberg, Totally correct! hollywierd

I could listen to you talk for hours. I just got Blood Covenant as an audiobook and it is amazing! Keep up the great work!

@Oioisavaloy

3 жыл бұрын

@@szzk7937 don't be like that on this channel. I'm not trying to tell you what to do, and you'll probably say something really nasty in reply, but this isn't that kind of channel. It's trying to be a positive thing…

@jayrowe6473

3 жыл бұрын

@@szzk7937 Inappropriate and unacceptable.

@Oioisavaloy

3 жыл бұрын

@#CHOOSELIFENOTAKNIFE thank you for saying that. ✌🏼 😊

@Oioisavaloy

3 жыл бұрын

@#CHOOSELIFENOTAKNIFE ain't the question!

@evyatarhadar8325

3 жыл бұрын

@@Oioisavaloy Lol he deleted his comments.

I can’t believe Michael is 69 years old. He don’t look a day over 45, capische?

@nwcoastlife

3 жыл бұрын

Grant Sherman he actually looks better now than he did when he was younger. There’s something really cold and menacing looking about the younger pictures of him, which I guess figures since he was a mafioso

@gunsofpatriot302

3 жыл бұрын

My dad is 55 lookin like he’s 35 😂

@Shoota5269

3 жыл бұрын

cool gamer It’s crazzy My Dads 50 also but all the nurses here at the hospital after I got shot use to say “You and you Brother look alike.” I’m like that’s my damn Dad* lol

@johngreenhorn8853

3 жыл бұрын

@@nwcoastlife think exactly the same as you,suppose hes not under the pressure he was when he was younger,hope I look half as good as he does when I'm 69,if I make it that far.

@HummingbirdEighty8

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. He wasn't very attractive to me during his younger years. All that gum chewing really made it worse! But now... I find him extremely attractive. Some men are just like that. 👍🕊

I always get a good laugh at a scene on the boat. Lefty says “I’m so disgusted with you right now. You know that?” Donnie “yeah you just said that” Lefty *legs crossed with a drink in his hand* “just so you know” I laugh every time. Such a childish yet believable exchange

What a coincidence.. I watched Donnie Brasco yesterday for the sixth time and now I understand the story a lot more

Donnie Brasco is currently on UK netflix, just a heads up

@lloydw3429

3 жыл бұрын

Just recently watched it, loved it, great film

@Joeybagofdonuts76

3 жыл бұрын

The US version as well.

@ronarmendariz1776

3 жыл бұрын

Shawn Johns in the US too??? Fugghetaboutit!

@decmadine

3 жыл бұрын

Seen it first about 10 years ago

@ranieramirez8104

3 жыл бұрын

hope it arrives in asia too. 😍😊

When you have to put Donnie Brasco back on your list to watch, because you didn't realise it was Johnny Depp when you were younger. 😹😹

When I think of the Italian side of my family perhaps the first thing I think of is the food. I can't watch any cooking scene like that without thinking about my family.

Michael is so clear & illuminating in his commentary! Enthralling!

Would be interesting to hear you talk about the whole godfather trilogy.

@vsupreme9386

3 жыл бұрын

FYI the movies are a trilogy. There are actually 4 books. They were planning and turning the 4th book into a movie but something happened (someone died I think some producer/director/investor)

@jaed2630

3 жыл бұрын

It's a book! It's all fiction

@cov9290

3 жыл бұрын

I wanna hear him talk about godfather

@wotmate3719

3 жыл бұрын

Fuck the third movie, he should review only 1 and 2

@modrenwarefare

3 жыл бұрын

He said he’s only doing the one’s he considers realistic to the life. Both Godfather’s as amazing as they are are not very realistic to mob life and this is coming from a diehard Godfather fan.

It’s crazy how this man gets my attention week in week out. Literally the only guy for who I could spend hours behind my phone screen on KZread. Very interesting stories! Thank you and take care, Michael!

I love Lefty so, he was a true old-fashion type stand-up wise guy.

@juice6199

2 жыл бұрын

Jo Wei Chen thats... good. thanks.

I think it would be amazing to see Michael and Joe Pistone sit down now especially since Michael said he met him as Donnie Brasco back then. That would be such an amazing interview.

Al Pacino was great in this movie, I can relate my parents were heavy smokers in the 70s and my brother and I sitting in a buttoned up car with smoke filling the cabin. We would complain that we were dying and choking but my father would yell at us and say the draft would make us sick!

@treesab

3 жыл бұрын

🤭😂 As kids, when we complained about the smoke filled car & asked parents/grown ups to crack a window the response we'd get was, "The AC is on! We cant waste the AC!"

@AferAlR

3 жыл бұрын

Whats a draft tho

@treesab

3 жыл бұрын

@@AferAlR It's the movement of air... usually inferring that it's cold air.

@sheilamacdougal4874

2 жыл бұрын

You could have grounds for a law suit.

@dalehood1846

Жыл бұрын

treesab,. Totally agree with you. Cigarette smoke is terrible, I can't take it. I worked in Automotive shops and machine shops a good part of my life. Many different chemicals you had to use. Didn't use to bother me. Now, if I spray paint or use chemicals, I need lots of air or have to leave. Especially after spraying paint. Totally feel your pain. May GOD bless.

Do “A Bronx Tale” next week please 🙏🏽

@mikemike5973

3 жыл бұрын

Another great one I saw that film on a family holiday to Cyprus I was on a pullout bed in althe lounge and stayed up late and it came on TV I was about 8 years old.

@sunnyside9273

3 жыл бұрын

So many life lessons in Bronx Tale. Great movie!

@joanrosaire5781

3 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion! Mr. F. Please do a mob movie monday about this one.

@jockoadams3377

3 жыл бұрын

Bronx Tale was a good fantasy movie.. a la maybe something Chaz Palmentieri saw. But it was fiction. Flirtation with the life. Real life mob guys are predatory scumbags.

@faznyc1

3 жыл бұрын

Jocko Adams actually it wasn’t fiction. It was a true story based on Chaz Palimentari growing up in the Fordham section of the Bronx, which is where I was born.

Watched again yesterday, what an amazing movie and performance by Depp and Pacino

Great movie. Both depp and pacino did a great job portraying their characters

Hey Michael i consider you a friend of mine...thank you

Italian cooking in the 70s.....forgetaboutit

I've been watching you on KZread for a few months and today I finally subscribed. Thank you for what you are doing. Keep it up! You and your family are in my prayers.

Videos like these are the reason life is not boring these days, Time is passing so quickly compared to early 2000's

Your a legend Michael Franzese Y’all give him his flowers while He’s still here 🙏🏽

@regnaessej

3 жыл бұрын

true that fam

If you don’t hear: “I created a scheme where I defrauded the government out of tax on every gallon of gas sold” Is it even a Michael Franzese video?

@bradmeeds1226

3 жыл бұрын

Taking credit for someone's else's job

@killerfrank8974

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@tonypro5607

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@tonymatrisin4328

3 жыл бұрын

I wanted to make this comment, I compromised, I liked yours instead

@sickfoo5506

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonymatrisin4328 charles shwab ova here

This was a damn good movie. As usual Al Pacino was brilliant in this. As he is in all his movies.

I watched a documentary about this and omg it’s insane that he went that far without being noticed

It’s 22:51 in England and I’ve been waiting all day for this to come out so glad it’s finally here and such a good movie too love your videos Michael

When your 50 year old dad has more followers then you in social media lol haha

The book goes into a lot more detail. Man that guy had balls.

One of the best and most brilliant acting movies of all time.

The context makes his choice of words "fortunate" and "unfortunate" quite interesting.

Hey Michael, you could invite Pistone for a "sit down" in your channel. It would be very entertaining watch you interact with another figures from that time.

It's funny how some mob guys respected him even after the operation was over

It is great to learn this film holds up in the eyes of someone who lived the life.

"Shut up Annette, forget about it." I love that scene

I've watched this movie yesterday: it's a masterpiece!

@justindevito6251

3 жыл бұрын

Same seen it 2 days ago

@Christian-xj5qc

3 жыл бұрын

You guys just watched this classic....

@justindevito6251

3 жыл бұрын

@@Christian-xj5qc we did bro

@shahee6579

3 жыл бұрын

@@justindevito6251 literally seen it 3 days ago lol

@shahee6579

3 жыл бұрын

@@Christian-xj5qc yh I don't know why no one mentioned it to me before .

I’ve always thought that Al Pacino’s portrayal of Lefty was one of his greatest performances. He was big load his presence was all over the screen. It’s very underrated.

@alakhazom

2 жыл бұрын

Scent of a woman,and why not Scarecrow-with Gene Hackman

Definitely one of John’s and Al’s best roles. I love this movie so much, that it’s background noise. Makes me miss New York so damn bad!!! My son and I watch this a few times a month

I always admired sonny black for being a stand up guy and going to a meeting he knew he would never walk away from. He died like a soldier

@vanmoody

3 жыл бұрын

It is said that when they started on him to kill him he said, "you're not doing it right".

@vanmoody

3 жыл бұрын

@Paulo Eclectik It is possible that it's not true. I think it was Selwyn Raab who said it. But he wasn't there so we don't know for sure.

I can listen to Michael's stories & details about the Mob Life just as many times that I've watched Goodfellas... He's a smooth laid back dude & God Bless em that he was able to leave his place & position as a mobster without a bullet in his head...

Everybody talks about Goodfellas and Casino, but I always preferred Donnie Brasco and HBOs Gotti. I'm so glad you reviewed both! It gives another dimension to these otherwise pretty realistic movies. EDIT: Carlitos way is another one movie, imho as good or even better than Scarface ;)

@JayCity10

2 жыл бұрын

Where would you rank The Untouchables in the top ten? A highly underrated film also.

@georgewilliamsiii3445

2 жыл бұрын

If I rank all the mob movies I ever saw I would say Goodfellas & Donnie brasco (can't pick one) H.B.O GOTTI (1996) Armand Asante The godfather don't kill me I just like those movies more They many saint's of Newark ( I liked it but it's not close to being as good as these other movies)

@leeblackmore3025

2 жыл бұрын

I liked boss of bosses. Tv movie with a great cast. Its on youtube

Best channel on KZread for me. Missed some episode's due to stuff going on in family, but catching up now, brilliant intriguing viewing. All the best for 2021 Michael & crew

Michael: "Donnie Brasco is a great movie" Me: "Nothing but nothing but right"

@LiviuFloreaRo

3 жыл бұрын

"nothin' "

@andyashcraft8610

3 жыл бұрын

He left one thing out Donnie was on the Colombo family side first with a cappo named jillie who was @

ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES. CANT WAIT TO SEE A SITDOWN WITH THE MAN HIMSELF JOE PISTONE.

Donnie Brasco is one of my top favorite movies of all time. I'm certain I've seen it at least 100 times.

It’s so interesting listen to mike talk about all these iconic mobsters that he knew and worked with it’s just crazy because a lot of the people he knew are in iconic mob movies

It's so awesome to hear someone's opinion on the movie who actually knew the people in it.

On-screen, the chemistry between Lefty (Pacino) and Donnie (Depp) was off the charts great. I love the follow up to that car scene. Lefty doesn't get whacked, gets upset when he gets a lion as a gift from Sonny Black. Donnie tries to get Lefty to look on the bright side that he didn't get clipped and Lefty denies ever suggesting that he was going to get killed.

@timtechnics

3 жыл бұрын

“...I think I shit my pants.”

@evyatarhadar8325

3 жыл бұрын

To me the best moment was when Lefty tells Donnie he loves him. It was so genuine, and even though he was a mobster, you kinda appreciate him in way. In real life Sonny Black (they switched them in the movie) really loved Donnie Brasco.

My brother meet this guy Pistone at the academy when he started in 2005. Along with that real con forger from " catch me if you can" Frank Abignale. Some other people too. That guy shot down and captured in Somalia( Durant) Anyway, Quantico does bring in special guests all the time. They have definitely had mobsters speak. Pistone, from what i understand, is still paranoid to this day.

On of the most entertaining mob movies I've ever seen johnny depp and al pacino were really really friggin good in that movie.