Great gangster stories

Quotes

You can go a long way with a

smile. You can go a lot farther
with a smile and a gun. -Al Capone

Gangster Quotes #2

I am like any other man.

All I do is supply a demand. - Al Capone

Gangster Quotes #3

Once in the racket

you're always in it. - Al Capone

Gangster Quotes #4

I would be a billionaire if I was looking

to be a selfish boss. That's not me. -John Gotti

Gangster Quotes #5

All I wanted was to be what I became -John Gotti

Gangster Quotes #6

I never lie to any man because

I don't fear anyone. The only time

you lie is when you are afraid -John Gotti

As far back as i can remember, I've always wanted to be a gangster."

"It was a glorious time. Wiseguys were all over the place. It was before Apalachin and before Crazy Joey
decided to take on a boss and start a war. It was when i met the world. It was when i first met Jimmy
Burke."

-both quotes by Henry Hill

*sidenote* my dad was a prison guard by New York City about 10 or 11 years ago, and he told me that
he met the real Jimmy Burke (he was actually called Jimmy Conway in the film) while he worked there.
he said he used to talk to him all the time. said he was a cool guy. hell, Jimmy even introduced my dad
to his wife and daughter when they came to visit him. (he said that Jimmy's daughter was hot lol). i
guess they actually hung out almost every day my dad worked for atleast a half hour or so, and they got
to be pretty good friends until Jimmy died in prison of cancer. hell, he even went to his funeral. pretty
cool isnt it?
"I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse." - Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), The Godfather

"Leave the gun. Take the cannolis." - Clemenze (Richard Castellano), The Godfather

"I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart." - Michael Corleone (Al Pacino),
The Godfather Part II

"How am I funny, like a clown? What is so funny about me? What the FUCK is so funny about me? Tell
me. Tell me what's funny." - Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci), Goodfellas

"Mother of mercy. Is this the end of Rico?" - Enrico Bandello (Edward G. Robinson), Little Caesar

"I ain't so tough." - Tom Powers (Cody Jarrett), The Public Enemy

"Made it, Ma! Top of the world!" - Cody Jarrett (James Cagney), White Heat

jason statham
07-13-2005, 05:02 PM
" Why dont you try sticking your head up your ass, see if it fits " - Tony Montana - Scarface

" In my bedroom, where my wife sleeps, where my children come to play with their toys " - Michael
Corleone - The godfather II

" Its a sicilian message, it means luca brazzi sleeps with the fishes " - The godfather

And the rest are from goodfellas :

You know, we always called each other goodfellas. Like, you'd say to somebody: "You're gonna like this
guy; he's all right. He's a goodfella. He's one of us." - Henry Hill

You got no business? Fuck you, pay me. You had a fire? Fuck you, pay me. The place got hit by
lightning? Fuck you, pay me. - Henry Hill

Now go home and get your fucking shine box - Billy batts

Hey, what are you doing here, I thought I told you to go fuck your mother - Tommy

In this day and age, what the fuck is this world coming to? I can't believe this, prejudice against - a Jew
broad - prejudice against Italians. - Tommy

"Nobody knows anybody. Not that well."

Tom Reagan from Miller's Crossing

Brando @$$ Fat

07-18-2005, 11:39 PM
"I want this guy dead! I want his family dead! I want his house burned to the ground! I want to go there
in the middle of the night and piss on his ashes!" -Al Capone (Robert De Niro) in THE UNTOUCHABLES

Mr-Blonde

If we wanted something we just took it, if anyone complained twice believe me they got hit so bad they
complained again"

Scarface:
"You tell your guy in Miami, your friend It'd be a pleasure, I kill a communist for fun, but for a greencard
I'm gonna carve him up real nice."

"Don't be callin' me no fuckin' dishwasher kay, I'll kick your fuckin' monkey ass all over the Fuckin'
Street!"
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01-27-2010, 07:13 AM
"You might know who we are, but we know who you are, y'understand?" -Jimmy Conway, Goofellas

overwatch
01-27-2010, 09:44 AM
David Kleinfeld: Fuck you and your self-righteous code of the goddamn streets. Did it pull you out of a
30 year stint in only 5 years? No, it didn't, I did. Did it get you acquitted 4 fucking times? No, it didn't, I
did, so fuck you, fuck the streets, your whole goddamn world is this big, and there's only one rule, you
save your own ass.

Mr. Creasy

If anything in this life is certain, if history has taught us anything, it is that you can kill anyone."

-Michael Corleone, Godfather, Part II

e gangster genre has been popular since it first appeared in the early 20th-century. While there were a few in the
silent era, the genre really took off with the invention of sound. Screeching car tires, gunshots, and the unique
language of the New York and Chicago gangsters contributed greatly to their success. The rise of contemporary
organized crime during the prohibition era also played a huge part in encouraging the genre at the time. Since
then the gangster film has become a fixture in mainstream Hollywood cinema.

There are dozens, hundreds even, of great gangster films that have been made over the last century. Below is a
list of five of the best.

The Public Enemy (1931)

No list of great gangster movies would be complete without mention of James Cagney. In The Public Enemy,
Cagney plays Tom Powers, a small-time thug who turns into a big-time prohibition-era gangster. The film was
violent for its day, and even contemporary audiences will still find the final scene disturbing. While films like The
Godfather focus of the importance of family, in The Public Enemy the plot focuses on how the Powers family is
torn apart by crime. Along the same lines, while some gangster films have been accused of glorifying the lives of
crime lived by their heroes, The Public Enemy went to great lengths to expose the violence and horror beneath
the sexy exterior.
White Heat (1949)

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he Godfather (1972)
It's rare to find anyone who doesn't have good things to say about The Godfather. Not only is it a great crime film,
it makes many critics lists of the best movies ever made. Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of the Mario Puzo
novel of the same name is a sweeping epic about the son of a mob boss reluctantly drawn into the family
business. An intense family drama, The Godfather explores the complexities of holding on to old-world values in
the face of new challenges. The Godfather is considered by many to be the perfect example of a gangster film.
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

It's a shame more people haven't seen Sergio Leone's epic tale of Jewish gangsters spanning over 40 years in
New York. Told mostly in flashbacks and flash-forwards, the movie centers on small-time hood, David 'Noodles'
Aaronson (played by Robert De Niro), and his lifelong partners in crime. It's a tough movie to watch: violent,
disturbing and at times, just plain ugly, and at four hours it's also a big time commitment. It's also a stunning
example of filmmaking at its best.

Goodfellas (1990)
"As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a gangster." So begins the stylish gangster flick that is
arguably Martin Scorsese's best work. Based on the true story of gangster Henry Hll, Scorsese's Goodfellas tells
the tale of the bravery and cowardice in the life of an aspiring criminal. Featuring unforgettable performances
("Do I amuse you?), innovative camera work (the uber-famous Steadicam shot), an awesome soundtrack, and
gritty realism, Goodfellas is a thrill ride from the very first scene.

There are far too many great gangster flicks to put in one list. These are only five of the dozens of excellent films
that every fan of the genre should see.

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