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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, Kenneth McMillan and Burt Young. Page was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her two-scene role. The film was adapted by screenwriter Vincent Patrick from his novel of the same name.

The Pope of Greenwich Village
Theatrical poster[1]
Directed by	Stuart Rosenberg
Written by	Vincent Patrick
Based on	The Pope of Greenwich Village by Vincent Patrick
Produced by	Gene Kirkwood Hawk Koch
Starring	Eric Roberts Mickey Rourke Daryl Hannah Geraldine Page Kenneth McMillan M. Emmet Walsh Burt Young
Cinematography	John Bailey
Music by	Dave Grusin
Production company	United Artists
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	June 22, 1984 (1984-06-22)
Running time	121 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$8 million[2]
Box office	$6.8 million (US)[3]

Plot

In an Italian neighborhood of Greenwich Village, cousins Charlie, a maître d'hôtel with aspirations of someday owning his own restaurant, and Paulie, a schemer who works as a waiter, have expensive tastes but not much money. Paulie gets caught skimming checks, and he and Charlie are both fired. Now out of work and in debt, Charlie must find another way to pay his alimony, support his pregnant girlfriend Diane, and try to buy a restaurant.

Paulie comes to Charlie with a seemingly foolproof robbery idea involving a large amount of cash in the safe of a local business. Charlie reluctantly agrees to participate, and they manage to crack the safe with help from an accomplice, Barney, a clock repairman and locksmith. But things go sour, resulting in the accidental death of police officer Walter "Bunky" Ritter, who had been secretly taping "Bed Bug" Eddie Grant. Charlie soon learns that the money they stole belongs to Eddie.

The mob figures out that Paulie is involved, and not even his Uncle Pete, part of Eddie's crew, can help him. Eddie's henchmen cut off Paulie's left thumb as punishment.

Diane leaves Charlie and takes his money to support their unborn child, while Paulie is forced to work as a waiter for Eddie. He gives the mob Barney's name but initially refuses to identify Charlie as the third man involved. However, under pressure, he is forced to rat on his cousin. Barney leaves town and Charlie mails him his cut of the loot. When Charlie makes $20,000 on a horse, things begin to look up.

Charlie prepares for a showdown with Eddie, armed with a copy of the tape the police officer had made. But at the last moment, Paulie puts lye in Eddie's coffee; then he and Charlie casually walk away from Greenwich Village.

Cast

• Eric Roberts as Paulie
• Mickey Rourke as Charlie Moran
• Daryl Hannah as Diane
• Geraldine Page as Mrs. Ritter
• Kenneth McMillan as Barney
• Tony Musante as Pete
• M. Emmet Walsh as Detective Burns
• Burt Young as Eddie "Bed Bug Eddie" Grant
• Jack Kehoe as Detective Walter "Bunky" Ritter
• Philip Bosco as Paulie's Father
• Val Avery as Nunzi
• Joe Grifasi as Jimmy "The Cheese Man"
• Tony DiBenedetto as Ronnie
• Ronald Maccone as Nicky
• Betty Miller as Nora
• Gerard Murphy as Detective Garber
• Tony Lip as Frankie
• Frank Vincent as 1st Crew Chief
• Ed O'Ross as Bartender At Sal's
• Jacques Sandulescu as Chef
• Leonard Termo as Waldo "Fat Waldo"[4]

Production

This film was originally planned as the first on-screen pairing of actors Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, with De Niro playing Charlie and Pacino playing Paulie.[5] Michael Cimino was initially slated to direct the film. After Rourke and Roberts signed on as the leads, Cimino wanted to finesse the screenplay with some rewriting and restructuring. However, the rewriting would have taken Cimino beyond the mandated start date for shooting, so Cimino and MGM parted ways.[6]

The film was released under the title Village Dreams in continental Europe.[7]

Reception

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three stars, saying, "It's worth seeing for the acting, and it's got some good laughs in it, and New York is colorfully observed, but don't tell me this movie is about human nature, because it's not; it's about acting."[8]

The film holds a 77% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 30 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Undisciplined direction and a clichéd story prevent The Pope of Greenwich Village from achieving greatness, but it's an entertaining showcase for its stars."[9]

Leonard Maltin gave the film three stars, describing it as a "Richly textured, sharply observant film... Page stands out in great supporting cast."[10]

Legacy

The film is a favorite of the character Vincent Chase on the television show Entourage.^{[citation needed]}

References

Citations

General references

• Heard, Christopher (2006). "Chapter Six: Iconic Measures". Mickey Rourke: High and Low. London, England: Plexus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-85965-386-2.

Further reading

• Ebert, Roger (March 6, 1986). "Eric Roberts: Star 86". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2011-04-21.

External links

• The Pope of Greenwich Village at IMDb
• The Pope of Greenwich Village at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Pope of Greenwich Village at Metacritic

На других языках

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[de] Der Pate von Greenwich Village

Der Pate von Greenwich Village (The Pope of Greenwich Village) ist ein US-amerikanisches Filmdrama von Stuart Rosenberg aus dem Jahr 1984. Das Drehbuch schrieb Vincent Patrick anhand des eigenen Romans.

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- [en] The Pope of Greenwich Village

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[ru] Папа Гринвич-Виллидж

«Папа Гринвич-Виллидж» (англ. The Pope of Greenwich Village) — кинофильм.

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