Pope of greenwich village eric roberts in top form absolutely. In 1983, eric was appearing in hartford in the glass menagerie when he got the script for the pope of greenwich village, based on the darkly comic bestseller by vince patrick. Rourkes favourite of his films, the pope of greenwich village 1984, cast him and eric roberts as two thieving restaurant workers, more mean streets wide boy than romantic lead. The pope of greenwich village deserves to be rediscovered. New york film locations from the movie the pope of greenwich village starring mickey rourke. The pope of greenwich village cast and crew tv guide. Trivia the pope of greenwich village 1984 movients. The pope of greenwich village soundtrack from 1984, composed by dave grusin.
Page was nominated for the academy award for best supporting actress for her twoscene role. Two cousins unknowingly rob the mob and face the dangerous consequences. The pope of greenwich village quotes, movie quotes movie. Mark dujsik is a member of the chicago film critics association and the online film critics society.
Looking for the scripts matching pope of greenwich village. After rourke and roberts signed on as the leads, cimino wanted to finesse the screenplay with some rewriting and restructuring. The pope of greenwich village was to mark ciminos return to the directors chair and in 1983 he began directing the smaller scaled film for mgm. Unfortunately, the pope of greenwich village doesnt live up to its admittedly modest hype. Trailer for stuart rosenbergs film starring eric roberts,mickey rourke,daryl hannah,geraldine page,burt young,kenneth mcmillan,tony. Acutely realistic yet wondrously funny, the pope of greenwich village captures the speech, the scams, the flavor, the dread, and the humor of ordinary people scrambling to make it big in a neighborhood that prides itself on creating and enforcing its own laws. Aug 24, 2012 pope of greenwich village eric roberts in top form absolutely. This site has put together a curated catalog at reasonable sticker prices.
Eric roberts, mickey rourke, daryl hannah, geraldine page, kenneth mcmillan, tony musante, m. Based on the novel by vincent patrick, who also came on board to pen its screenplay, the pope of greenwich village benefits immensely from. Order soon, as this release is not expected to last long. The pope of greenwich village 1984 the pope of greenwich. The pope of greenwich village is a 1984 american crime black comedy film directed by stuart rosenberg and starring mickey rourke, eric roberts, daryl hannah, geraldine page. Script city reel hollywood pope of greenwich village. Apr 24, 2012 the pope of greenwich village soundtrack from 1984, composed by dave grusin. The pope of greenwich village by vincent patrick overdrive. Pope of greenwich village picture if you will two cousins, charlie mickey rourke and paulie eric roberts, prowling the mean streets of new yorks little italy. The pope of greenwich village mickey rourke has glimpsed the gates of hell and doesnt want to return.
One of those films he received attention for was the pope of greenwich village, a 1984 film directed by stuart rosenberg that saw rourke and eric roberts strut their stuff as a pair of italian cousins trying to get by after losing their jobs in a local neighbourhood restaurant. The movie did actually utilize the greenwich village of the films the pope of greenwich village 1984 title, situated in lower manhattan, new york city, as a filming location. The pope of greenwich village 1984 movie mistakes, goofs. After the publication of this, his first novel, he wrote screenplays for many years, including the script for the movie, the pope of greenwich village with micky rouark and eric roberts and for the movie of his second novel, family business sean connery, dustin hoffman and mathew broderick, directed by sidney lumet. It came with a note from the producers offering him the lead role of either paulie or charlie, italian cousins who get on the wrong side of the mob after pulling off a. Fortunately, even in the seventh decade of a tumultuous life, cinema seems to provide an outlet for the actors emotion.
The pope of greenwich village features big, intense performances by mickey rourke and eric roberts highlight this nostalgic, entertaining drama about italian cousins struggling to make a living in. The pope of greenwich village tells the gritty story of charlie mickey rourke and his cousin paulie eric roberts, two downontheirluck smalltime hoods out to make a score in new yorks little italy. Released by quartet records in 2012 qrsce040 containing music from. Family business, directed by sidney lumet and starring sean connery, dustin hoffman and matthew broderick, was released in 1989. The pope of greenwich village trailer 1984 hq youtube. Nov 18, 2017 eric roberts and mickey rourke at tonys nut house the pope of greenwich village 176 mulberry street, little italy charlie getting dressed at his apartment on carmine street mickey rourke as paulies cousin charlie moran mickey rourke chalootz in the stickball scene anthony passamante playground corner of 6th avenue and houston street greenwich village. The pope of greenwich village 1984 directed by stuart.
Released by quartet records in 2012 qrsce040 containing music from the pope of greenwich village 1984. The pope of greenwich village vincent patrick 1984. When their plan goes bad, they find themselves in trouble with the local mob, as well as the law. Mickey rourke in the pope of greenwich village 1984 m. The pope of greenwich village has no resolution, which is perhaps the only way to end their story, for as the man once sang. Smashwords about vincent patrick, author of smoke screen. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the pope of greenwich village with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. The pope of greenwich village dvd, 2001 for sale online. No promotional codes or offers available with these items.
The biggest mistakes you never noticed in the pope of greenwich village 1984. If theres a theme that links the pope of greenwich village and desperate hours together, its the strength of familial bonds above all others. The pope of greenwich village movie quotes rotten tomatoes. And still those days those lonely days they go on and on. Any film buff who appreciates good acting will enjoy it, and youngsters who arent aware of mickey rourke, or who regard eric roberts as little more than a figure of fun should check it out and be amazed. This month, we watched the pope of greenwich village with. The pope of greenwich village locations new york mafia times. The real subject of the movie is the behavior of the characters, and the story is essentially an excuse for showboat performances. I knew of this film by reputation only before popping in the new bluray, so i was hoping for a real offbeat gem. Charlie is reasonably puttogether, a maitre d at a chic cafe who aspires to running his own restaurant someday. Title the pope of greenwich village year 1984 director stuart rosenberg genre drama, comedy, crime, action. Great nyc on location film with young stars mickey rourke and eric robert, both at the start of what were promising careers. Acutely realistic yet wondrously funny, the pope of greenwich village captures the speech, the scams, the flavor, the dread, and the humor of ordinary people scrambling to make it big in a neighborhood that prides itself on.
While a part of me is tempted to wax nostalgic for the days when a major studio would pay to. Mar 05, 2014 the pope of greenwich village horse track bar scene duration. The pope of greenwich village benefits immensely from rosenbergs decision to film on location in little italy, which gives every scene a livedin feel. The film was adapted by screenwriter vincent patrick from his novel of the same name. Mickey rourke and cast signed autograph pope greenwich village script beckett coa. The pope of greenwich village, set in manhattans italian community, is a nearmiss in its transition from novel by vincent patrick to film, setting forth an offbeat sliceoflife tale of small. Pope of greenwich village eric roberts in top form. Mickey rourke sin city, eric roberts runaway train and daryl hannah blade runner create emotioncharged characters who tingle with energy and play with conviction the hollywood reporter in this modernday classic. Fairly quickly though things began to feel wrong and it became apparent that michael ciminos epic vision wasnt the best choice for patricks more intimate script and he was fired from the. The aftermath of the robbery gets them into serious trouble with the local mafia boss and the corrupt new york city police department. Vincent patrick, author of the bestselling novel, wrote the screenplay that. View all photos 4 the pope of greenwich village quotes. Roberts also has the flashier role as motormouthed fuckup paulie, whos always getting his cousin charlie into one jam or another, but rourke.
Eric roberts and mickey rourke at tonys nut house the pope of greenwich village 176 mulberry street, little italy charlie getting dressed at his apartment on carmine street mickey rourke as paulies cousin charlie moran mickey rourke chalootz in the stickball scene anthony passamante playground corner of 6th avenue and houston street. The pope of greenwich village is a 1984 american crime dark comedy film directed by stuart. The pope of greenwich village, set in manhattans italian community, is a nearmiss in its transition from novel by vincent patrick to film, setting forth an offbeat slice of life tale of small. Two years earlier, however, his lowkey, highvoltage charisma in barry levinsons diner 1982, in which a group of baltimore friends reunite for a wedding.
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The pope of greenwich village is a 1984 american crime dark comedy film directed by stuart rosenberg and starring mickey rourke, eric roberts, daryl hannah, geraldine page, kenneth mcmillan and burt young. The latters tagline could have even been the family thats taken hostage together, stays together. The pope of greenwich village gets a confession out of you by. And each of them grasps for survival in a different way. The pope of greenwich village desperate hours double. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. The number of times that the song summer wind sung by legendary crooner frank sinatra is heard during the film was three. Theres no real reason for these two mickey rourke movies to be paired up in a double feature. Pope of greenwich village is a deserving blend for our 10th release in the series. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale. The pope of greenwich village script scripts on screen. With eric roberts, mickey rourke, daryl hannah, geraldine page. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. The shadow of mickey rourke as charlie moran in the the pope of greenwich villages opening frames, swaying to the seductive sinatra ballad the summer wind, with a cigarette in one hand and an electric razor in the other, still strikes a chord all these years later and not just on the merits of how entertaining the film is its truly a showcase for great character acting throughout, but.