Gotti: In the Shadow of My Father (2015)

Actors: Kelly Preston (actress), Chazz Palminteri (actor), John Travolta (actor), Ted Field (producer), Anthony Hopkins (actor), Leo Rossi (writer), Anson Downes (producer), Joe Johnston (director), Linda Favila (producer), Thomas E. van Dell (producer), Lem Dobbs (writer), Marc Fiore (producer), Marc Fiore (producer), Ella Bleu Travolta (actress), Michael Froch (producer),

Plot: The film will reveal the relationship of a father who lived and died by the mob code and a son who, while brought up to lead a life of crime, chose to leave that world behind and redeem himself and the Gotti name. Never before has there been such an inside look at the Gotti family and their world of danger, betrayal and redemption. John Gotti was head of the Gambino crime family, which in its time was the largest and most powerful crime organization in the country. Known as the "Dapper Don," John Gotti's flamboyant style and outspoken personality made him one of the most famous mobsters of the 20th century and he ruled the underworld until he died from cancer in 2002 while serving a life sentence. In 1988, at the age of 24, Gotti Jr. became a "made man," and was officially inducted into the Mafia, making him the heir-apparent to head the Gambino crime family and follow in his father's footsteps. But in 1999, Gotti Jr. paid a now-famous last visit to his imprisoned and dying father to tell him he was ending his life of crime and getting out of the family business. During the years that followed his father's death, Gotti Jr. had a long legal battle ahead of him and served three jail sentences, totaling approximately nine years, for a variety of charges. Gotti Jr. was finally released from prison in December 2009.

Keywords: crime-lord, crime-syndicate, extortion, gangsterism, godfather, mobster, new-york-city, organized-crime, racketeering, usa
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama,

The Big Heist (2001)

Actors: Scott Wickware (actor), Donald Sutherland (actor), Craig Eldridge (actor), Joe Pingue (actor), Philip Williams (actor), John Heard (actor), Steven Randazzo (actor), Sam Coppola (actor), Vince Nyuli (miscellaneous crew), Nick Sandow (actor), Donna Croce (miscellaneous crew), Jamie Harris (actor), Jim Calarco (actor), John Morayniss (producer), David Beatty (editor),

Genres: Crime, Drama,

Boss of Bosses (2001)

Actors: John Altman (composer), Jessica Lichtner (miscellaneous crew), J.C. Kenny (actress), Mark Margolis (actor), Philip Williams (actor), Jay O. Sanders (actor), Chazz Palminteri (actor), Tony Nappo (actor), Louis Di Bianco (actor), Steven Bauer (actor), Vince Corazza (actor), Clancy Brown (actor), Gerry Mendicino (actor), Michael D. Ornstein (editor), Al Ruscio (actor),

Plot: This film follows the life of Paul Castellano, a mobster who rose in the ranks of New York City's Gambino crime family with the help of his considerable intelligence until he was picked to become the reigning don of the family in the 1970s. Flush with his power, he charts a new course for the mob with the emphasis on a low profile approach exploiting quiet crime business like labour union control while promising to deal with murderous severity anyone he catches dealing with drugs. Yet for all the sureness of his position's authority, his own indiscretions in his personal life provide complications of his own. With this being combined with the growing restiveness of his underling's discomfort with his quiet approach and the FBI agents who are determined to bring him down, then the stage is set for a tragic fall.

Keywords: adultery, arrest, based-on-book, car-bomb, crime-boss, criminal-investigation, drug-trafficking, drugs, extramarital-affair, family-relationships
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama,
Taglines: Some people live by the rules. Paul Castellano died by them.

Witness to the Mob (1998)

Actors: Tom Sizemore (actor), John Rothman (actor), Lou Martini Jr. (actor), Tony Sirico (actor), Peter McRobbie (actor), Steven Randazzo (actor), Michael Imperioli (actor), Richard Bright (actor), Arthur J. Nascarella (actor), Vincent Pastore (actor), Paul Borghese (actor), Philip Baker Hall (actor), Sam Coppola (actor), John H. Tobin (actor), Nick Stellate (actor),

Plot: Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano was mafiosi. He started out as a soldier, but his talent for murder, including the slayings of his best friends, his wife's brother and his own boss, Paul Castellano, saw him rise to under-boss in the Gambino crime family. However, betrayals within the family saw him break the code of silence and became the highest ranking member of the mob to turn into a rat - 'a rat in a suit,- assisting the government to finally put away the Teflon Don, John Gotti.

Keywords: based-on-true-story, celebrity-criminal, mafia
Genres: Crime, Drama,

Gotti (1996)

Actors: Joe Pingue (actor), Anthony Quinn (actor), Frank Crudele (actor), William Forsythe (actor), Karl Pruner (actor), Vincent Pastore (actor), Gerry Mendicino (actor), Nigel Bennett (actor), Armand Assante (actor), Louis Di Bianco (actor), Marc Lawrence (actor), Colin Mochrie (actor), Scott Cohen (actor), Tony Sirico (actor), Richard C. Sarafian (actor),

Plot: John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises to become the head of the Gambino family and the most well-known mafia boss in America. He is known as the Dapper Don for his expensive taste in suits, and the Teflon Don because none of the FBI charges against him will stick. Life is good, but suspicion creeps in, and greed, rule-breaking and his high public profile all threaten to topple him.

Keywords: 1980s, based-on-book, celebrity-criminal, cosa-nostra, gangster, hitman, mafia, organized-crime, witness-protection
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama,

Quotes:

John Gotti: Jo Jo walks into the bar. He's wearin' a solid gold belt buckle this big: says Jo Jo on it, he's got a braclet on his arm: says Jo Jo on it, he's got a fuckin' necklace: says Jo Jo on it, he's got solid gold cuff links: they all say Jo Jo on 'em. Wait, wait this little guy walks into the bar and says, "Excuse me mister Jo Jo." He said, "Shut the fuck up, I don't want anyone to know I'm here."

F.B.I Agent: Mr. Gotti, I am with the F.B.I.::John Gotti: You know what F.B.I. stands for don't you?::F.B.I Agent: Why don't you tell me.::John Gotti: Forever Bother the Italians.

John Gotti: Makes you think. Makes you think about the people in your life. And when I think, I think of Neil. If he were here now what would he say? He would say "John what's it about? What's life about... if you dont go through it as a man's man?". He'd say "Suck it up, take the fall do the time. That made you what you are. That makes you what you are. How long have we been around this thing of ours? This Cosa Nostra? 120 years. What's it about? It's about the rules, perimeters. You take the beating for a friend, you don't run, you don't lay down, you don't betray who you are. What you are.::Frank LoCascio: Self esteem...::John Gotti: Self esteem is basic. You learn that on the street. You gotta remember Angie. I loved this guy, I loved him but he was stupid. He never rolled, ya know that? He never rolled! My brother Gene, Joey Dimig, they're doing a thousand years now. Why? That's the rule. You don't break, you don't rat. Gives you a bit of power, huh? Not the kind of power these Feds have. God forbid, we pull their chain in public. Fuckin' dress better than them they take it personal likes it's a fuckin vendetta. There supposed to act better than the rest of us. They just wanted me to be something I wasn't even born to be.::Frank LoCascio: Humble, they wanted you to be humble.::John Gotti: Yeah so you humbled me. So what you got? You got a war. You got a global war. You got your Chinks, Dominicans, Asians, Russians, Colombians, Jamaicans. What they doin'? They desecrate the nation. You got your variable fuckin' snowstorms of cocaine, smack or whatever they shove in their veins. There's no rules. There's no perimeters. There's no feelings. There's no feelings for this country.::Frank LoCascio: Anarchy.::John Gotti: You got anarchy. So... 5-10 years from now, they're gonna wish there was an American Cosa Nostra. 5-10 years from now, they're gonna miss John Gotti.

Carlo Gambino: These Feds, they tolerate certain things. CERTAIN THINGS. Not drugs.

Black Leader: And who tha fuck are you?::John Gotti: John Gotti!

Paul Castellano: Johnny's problem is that he's a street Neapolitan, huh? Always scheming. Worse than the Sicilians.

John Gotti: What is it?::Neil Dellacroce: Don Carlo's dead. Heart attack an hour ago.::John Gotti: Let him rest.::Neil Dellacroce: He made Big Paul the new boss on his deathbed.::John Gotti: What? No fuckin' way Carlo passed you up. For what? That piece of shit? He don't understand the street. He wants to be some butter-ass businessman. Come on. That's not Cosa Nostra.::Neil Dellacroce: Maybe a street guy is not what is needed. Maybe times are changin' John.::John Gotti: Bullshit! Come on! The soldiers don't even want him. Ask anyone here. They starve under the guy. Niel, the fuckin' guy he squeezes a fuckin' quarter till the eagle screams. Come on.::Neil Dellacroce: Don Carlo was the boss. He picked his brother-in-law. Now Paul is the boss. That is it.::John Gotti: Hey Neil, you devoted your life to this thing. You never back-doored nobody, you never took a fuckin' dime wasn't yours! What you want me to blow the fuckin' borgata right now? Here, I'll do it right now!

Neil Dellacroce: I've been negotiating all night.::John Gotti: [to his crew] Just take a walk, all right? [to Niel] Negotiatin' what?::Neil Dellacroce: Your fuckin' life!::John Gotti: For takin' out a fuckin' coke head?::Neil Dellacroce: Be quiet! Sit down. I said, sit down! You know, I've clipped a lot of guys in my life. Close friends. Guys I didn't know. I didn't always agree that the guy should be clipped. But I never questioned the orders and I never went off half-cocked and clipped somebody I wasn't supposed to!::John Gotti: Niel::Neil Dellacroce: Now, you shut up! You just listen. Big Paul went down to Don Carlo for permission to have you whacked. It came this close. I told Don Carlo you were like a son to me. That touched the old man. He told Paul to give you a pass. But if Don Carlo had said you gotta go, I would've come here today with these two zips and you would go. John, you cannot whack a made man on somebody else's crew! There are rules! You break the rules, and this whole goddamn thing of ours cracks and crumbles! You never break the rules. Capiche?::John Gotti: Capiche.::Neil Dellacroce: Let's drink to that. Wipe your face John. You're sweating up a hundred dollar shirt. Don Carlo says you'll do some time. But he's gonna take care of your family. Here. La familia, and the rules that hold us together.::John Gotti: La familia... And the rules that hold us together.

John Gotti: Let me go through this RICO thing again. It says if anyone anywhere is caught doin' anything wrong, then everyone is guilty up and down the line. Wait a minute. This is a law?::Bruce Cutler: Yeah, it is the government's license to throw out the Constitution.

Angelo Ruggiero: Hey Galione, you always snort on a hit?::Ralph Galione: Sharpens my concentration::John Gotti: GOOD, start concentration!