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The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
A sad re-run of the Mean Streets idea (awkwardly adapted by Vincent Patrick from his own admirable novel): the excellent Mickey Rourke, dipping in and out of the New York Italian underworld, just can't keep tabs on his wild young protégé (Roberts, in a performance about five miles over the top). It lacks virtually everything that made Scorsese's film great, although there is a characteristically fine performance from Burt Young as Bedbug Eddie, the local Mafia boss. The final confrontation, in which Bedbug threatens to remove Rourke's right hand, gives the right chill, which the rest can't match. CPea.Author: CPea
Cast & crew
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Producer: Gene Kirkwood
Cast: Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke, Daryl Hannah, Geraldine Page, Kenneth McMillan, Tony Musante, M Emmet Walsh, Burt Young, Val Avery full cast
Duration: 120 mins
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