Brooklyn Rules (2007)

Director:

Michael Corrente

Writer (WGA):

Terence Winter (written by)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Not made to be broken

Plot:

Brooklyn, 1985. With the mob world as a backdrop, three life-long friends struggle with questions of love, loss and loyalty. |

Plot Keywords:

Friends | 1980s | New York City | New York | Brooklyn

Cast

Alec Baldwin	...	Caesar Manganaro
Scott Caan	...	Carmine Mancuso
Freddie Prinze Jr.	...	Michael Turner Jr.
Jerry Ferrara	...	Bobby Canzoneri
Mena Suvari	...	Ellen
Monica Keena	...	Amy
Robert Turano	...	Mr. Canzoneri
Phyllis Kay	...	Mrs. Canzoneri
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ursula Abbott	...	Angela
Paulo Araujo	...	Young Michael
Marc Alan Austen	...	Rabbi
P.J. Brown	...	Earl Webber
Chris Caldovino	...	Philly Cabrese
John Cenatiempo	...	Bouncer
Bern Cohen	...	Jeweler #1
Tibor Feldman	...	Professor Foster
Annie Golden	...	Dottie
Alexa Havins	...	Blonde - Brooklyn Girl
Rome Kanda	...	Dealer
Frank Lapetina	...	Jimmy Bags
Christian Maelen	...	Gino
Jeffrey M. Marchetti	...	Shooter
Dan McCabe	...	Eugene
Larry Nuñez	...	Busboy
Brian O'Neill	...	Priest
Anthony Paolucci	...	Truck Driver
Richard Perello	...	Pastels Bartender
Ty Thomas Reed	...	Young Carmine
Ed Rubeo	...	Jeweler #2
Staci Rudnitsky	...	Allison
Elyse Seiden	...	Woman in Crowd
Daniel Tay	...	Young Bobby
James Thompson	...	Addiction Bouncer
Kevin Thoms	...	Drunk Preppie
Lin Tucci	...	Aunt Louise
Anthony Vincent	...	Thug #1

Also Known As:

Nailed Right In (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, pervasive language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Cataland Films

Trivia:

During production, the working title of the film was "Nailed Right In".

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Though the film is set in 1985, the trailer depicts an NYC street sign colored white on green. Until 1990, each borough's street signs had different color schemes. Manhattan was black on yellow, for instance, while Brooklyn was white on black.

Movie Connections:

References The Godfather (1972)

These guys must be promoting the movie

From the dialogue to the soundtrack, I felt like this movie was grabbing from other classic mob movies.

There were even direct quotes! ex: a conversation between freddie prinze jr and scott cahn about whether or not it was better to be loved or feared... come on! ... It was like listening to fingernails going down a chalkboard to here these two guys butchering one of the great mob movie moments between Sonny & C in A Bronx Tale.

The dramatic role was clearly too much for Freddie to handle. Scott Cahn and Alec Baldwin were bright spots, but there were too many other awkward moments that seemed like a collision between your typical romantic comedy and a bad mob movie.

If you're going to use the Stones in a mob movie soundtrack... at least pick songs that have not been used in other mob movies.

Don't waste your money and pay to see this in the theater. Its a rental.