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1. www.imdb.com › title › tt2724376The Legitimate Wiseguy - IMDb

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   The Legitimate Wiseguy: Directed by Nicholas Celozzi. With Dylan Flashner, Juliette Celozzi. A mob enforcer sponsors a young man's move to Hollywood to try and make it as an actor.

   • Director: Nicholas Celozzi
   • Writer: Nicholas Celozzi, Jim McGrath

   • Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama

2. variety.com › 2019 › filmRoland Joffe to Direct Mobster Drama ‘The Legitimate Wiseguy’

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   Jan 17, 2019 · “The Legitimate Wiseguy” is based on the true coming-of-age story of veteran writer/producer Nicholas Celozzi, and centers on his relationship with Tony Spilotro, a mob enforcer who was the ...

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4. deadline.com › 2019 › 01Roland Joffé To Direct 'The Legitimate Wiseguy' About Mobster ...

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   Jan 17, 2019 · The film, The Legitimate Wiseguy, will be directed by Joffé, who was nominated for two Oscars for his brilliant work in the 1980s with The Mission and The Killing Fields.

5. www.yahoo.com › entertainment › roland-joff-directRoland Joffé To Direct ‘The Legitimate Wiseguy ... - Yahoo

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   Jan 17, 2019 · The Legitimate Wiseguy, based on the true coming-of-age story of veteran Hollywood writer/producer Celozzi, showcases his complex relationship with Spilotro while the Las Vegas gangster ...

6. themobmuseum.org › blog › a-new-look-at-tony-spilotA new look at Tony Spilotro in upcoming movie - The Mob Museum

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   • Price to Pay
   • Father-Son Relationship
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   Tony Spilotro offered to help Celozzi in Hollywood, but that favor came with a price. “Oh, by the way,” Spilotro told Celozzi, “there is somebody coming to Los Angeles. He is probably staying with you.” Unbeknownst to Celozzi, the person Spilotro sent that way turned out to be an underworld operative. Celozzi won’t say who the person was or elabora...

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   Years later, in writing the screenplay, Celozzi, 58, was able to put his complex relationship with Spilotro into perspective. He valued Spilotro’s help in advancing his Hollywood career, but he did not want to be lured into a criminal life. Looking back on it, the personal bond with Spilotro is what stands out. “It was like a father-son relationshi...

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   About six months before his life ended, Spilotro sensed he was in trouble, Celozzi said. “He knew he was jammed up,” the screenwriter said. “He was well aware something was going on.”` Spilotro’s legal problems were keeping him in the news, which Mob bosses reportedly considered to be unacceptable. The end came in 1986, when Spilotro and his brothe...

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8. www.yahoo.com › entertainment › roland-joffe-directRoland Joffe to Direct Mobster Drama ‘The Legitimate Wiseguy’

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   Jan 17, 2019 · Roland Joffe will direct the independent mobster drama "The Legitimate Wiseguy," Variety has learned exclusively. Joffe received Academy Award nominations for best director for "The Killing Fields ...

9. www.hollywoodreporter.com › movies › movie-newsHarvey Keitel, Emile Hirsch, Ruby Rose Starring in Gangster Film

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   Feb 19, 2021 · Harvey Keitel, Emile Hirsch and Ruby Rose are to star in upcoming gangster drama The Legitimate Wise Guy. The film — being introduced to buyers at the upcoming virtual 2021 European Film Market ...

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    Who plays Tony Spilotro in 'the legitimate Wiseguy'?

    • Courtesy of Monaco Films, Inc. & Le Monde Productions. When mobster Tony Spilotro was active in Las Vegas decades ago, doors opened for him in Hollywood. Paul Ben-Victory will play mobster Tony Spilotro in The Legitimate Wiseguy.

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    Will George Gallo direct the legitimate Wiseguy?

    • George Gallo will direct The Legitimate Wiseguy. He was the screenwriter for Midnight Run and The Whole Ten Yards, and has directed more than a dozen movies. Courtesy of George Gallo. One challenge for the director is to create a Spilotro character who isn’t a carbon copy of Joe Pesci’s portrayal in the classic 1995 movie Casino.

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    Who is Spilotro in 'the legitimate Wiseguy'?

    • The Spilotro-inspired character that Pesci portrays is a hot-tempered, violent killer, popping out one person’s eyeball and jabbing another in the neck with an ink pen. Gallo said The Legitimate Wiseguy will show the way people like Spilotro conducted themselves when they weren’t making headlines.

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