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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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