Bronx tale what was the fight over

His co-defendant was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Eddie Mush was a gambler both in the movie and in real life. During a racetrack scene in the movie, Mush, Sonny, and Calogero bet on the same horse, Kryptonite, and lose. Bob saw him and cast him—but I was worried, because Eddie really does bring bad luck, and sure enough, the first day he worked, it rained.

One of the film's main storylines focuses on Calogero's romance with Jane Taral Hicks , a black girl from the neighborhood. De Niro told Interview Magazine the plotline almost got excised, but he wanted to keep it in.

But I felt that to take away any one of those elements would be wrong. It happens fast. They meet and fall in love and boom! In an interview with The A. Club, Palminteri said it was the Bronx-born Tommy Mottola who suggested adapting the film into a Broadway musical. He ended up producing it. He put his money where his mouth was.

Eventually, C falls head over heals for an african american girl named Jane Taral Hicks. C storms out of the house, angry at his father. When C returns the Cadillac to Sonny, Sonny discovers that a bomb has been placed under the hood, but was defective and failed to go off. Though C had nothing to do with it, Sonny angrily pins him against the wall and accuses C of setting him up. C cries, saying he views Sonny as a second father and then runs off, thinking that what his dad said about Sonny was true.

Lorenzo, having witnessed Sonny threaten his son, confronts Sonny and gets knocked around for his troubles. They have a case of Molotov cocktails and plan to drive into the black neighborhood and firebomb them. C, against his better judgment, gets in the car, feeling abandoned by everyone he loves. Sonny regrets how he acted, and drives after C when he learns who he is with.

Most of the movie was filmed outside the Bronx. I kept my mouth shut. Was the less-known actor worried about getting blown off the screen? The two remain friends. But the car explosion? Of course they stuck to their guns. Romeo and Juliet die but then the family comes together. He hopes the post will help boost business. But I am leaving at the right time.