The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)

Directed by

James Goldstone

Genre

comedy film, crime literature

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

16

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A bumbling New York gangster tries to take over the local crime scene but his plans keep going hilariously wrong. The story follows his incompetent crew and their misadventures based on real life mob figures.

funnylightheartedchaoticquirkysatiricalfast-pacedabsurd

What happens

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight is a 1971 American comedy crime film directed by James Goldstone and written by Waldo Salt, based on the 1969 novel by Jimmy Breslin, which, in turn, is based on the life of gangster Joe Gallo. The film stars Jerry Orbach, Leigh Taylor-Young, Jo Van Fleet, Lionel Stander, Robert De Niro and Irving Selbst. It was released on December 22, 1971, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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