Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #34576 in DVD
• Released on: 2001-04-30
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English, Italian
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 116 minutes

DVD Description
DVD Special Features:

Interactive Menus
Original Theatrical Trailer
Stills Gallery
Filmographies
Subtitles: English for the deaf and hard of hearing
16 Page Booklet

Synopsis
Robert DeNiro stars in his directorial debut as Lorenzo Anello, a dutiful father and blue-collar bus driver from the harsh New York City borough of the Bronx whom tries desperately to keep his son Calogero from surrendering to the temptation of organized crime. When Calogero witnesses Mafia kingpin Sonny (Chaz Palminteri) commit murder, he decides to honor the "code of the streets" and offers no information to the cops when interrogated. Consequently, a friendship is forged between Sonny and Calogero, and--against his father's wishes--the young man joins the Mafia. Calogero respects his father, though can not seem to shake his new lifestyle, but when push comes to shove it is his father who must confront the mob and save his son's life, leaving Calogero to re-examine the magnitude of his father's honest work ethics.

From the Back Cover
The kid looked up at the faces in the lineout. He knew who did it; he'd seen Sonny kill the man just like that, right in front of him. But he wasn't going to rat; nobody ratted in The Bronx.

It was worse than dying

Robert De Niro directs for the first time and stars in A Bronx Tale. This story of a boy brought up by two fathers, one an honest working man, the other a charismatic mafia boss, has been called "Goodfellas with a heart" by Variety. As the boy grows to manhood, he experiences the full range of emotions, the joy and pain of first love, the horror of conscienceless violence, the cold emptiness of death, and the received wisdom of two men, both of who love him in very differrent ways. Rarely can it be said that a film has everything: A Bronx Tale has!

Customer Reviews

A Wonderful Tale
A Bronx Tale is a charming and touching tale of a boy named Cologero who is torn between his bus drivning father, Lorenzo (Robert De Niro) and a local gangland boss named Sonny (Chazz Palaminteri).
Cologero witnesses a shooting outside his apartment involving Sonny. Cologero is then asked to identify the shooter. Knowing what the conciquences would be, Cologero lies and says he doesn't recognise the shooter (fully knowing it was Sonny). Sonny then sees something within Cologreo and takes him under his wing and teaches him all about the streets and making people respect you. This angers Lorenzo who doesn't want to see his son grow up to be a street gangster. Cologreo then has two fathers, one who he lives with and signs his report cards. And one who he runs errands for and rules the street with.
This movie tackles all aspects of the 1960's New York. Race, free love and communitee are all issues that easily recognisable here.
All the actors on display pull out great performances. De Niro as usual is on form and has worked wonderfully in his directorial debut. It makes you wonder why he isn't directing more nowadays. But my hat has to go off to Chazz Palaminteri who is effectivly convincing as the street wise gangster Sonny.
There are twists in the plot as the story continues and soon comes together for the very convincing ending (With a brief appearance from Joe Pesci). The last line is excellent, with the narrator saying, "To all New Yorkers, my story is just another Bronx Tale."
The only thing I would complain about this film is that there is to much 60's music, it's all good but I feel it's overused.
I think this film appeals to everyone, it will warm your heart and change your life. I think this is the most underrated film I've ever seen.

de niro more than proves that he can cut it directing too!
A film that tells the tale of a little boy growing up under the influence of two 'fathers', one an honest working man, Robert De Niro, the other a charismatic mafia boss played by Chazz Palminteri, is perfect for the direction of De Niro. Although the film has been described as some what 'Goodfellaesque', it is still a remarkably powerful and moving unique movie. The depiction of the violent scenes in the picture is particularly effective and it is refreshing to see a new director experiment in his ideas. De Niro truly knows how to get the most out of his relatively unknown actors who support and work with the storyline wonderfully. A film that has been grossly underated deserves a lot more recognition, any true De Niro fan will love this movie.

A great film which makes you all tingly and emotional.
I saw this film a little while ago when I was ill on channel 5 one Saturday night and because I could not sleep I stayed up to watch it.The start is just a black screen with a few lights on it with this rubbishy sort of humming music in the background. The voice over is quite effective. All of a sudden the film fires up into action and you get to see the bronx in the 1960s with children polishing shoes and grown men playing baseball in the middle of the street.

From that scene onwards the film gets very interesting because you can't help it but like Robert De Niro's character, Lorenzo. He is a working class man who belies that a man must work for a living and he keeps teaching his son this and ironically his son tries to mimic the local mafia boss. His son finds himself sat on the stairs outside his house when he spots the boss, he looks up to him and all of a sudden a row breaks out. He witnesses a shooting and sunny, the boss recognises him for the first time.

Sunny begins to recognise the boy much more and ends up making him into a well known street urchin like himself. Lorenzo hates this and there is allot of conflict between tyhe two men.

There are even more twists lurking around the corner and this surprises you. I would say dont bother renting it just buy it straight away, YOU WON'T REGRET IT!!!!!

Overall the acting is great by all charecters. Robert De Niro's directing debut!!!!