john leguizamo played benny blanco in carlito's way.
john leguizamo played benny blanco in carlito's way.
who plays benny blanco in carlito's way?
john leguizamo
bullet::::- penelope ann miller as gail. at the time, miller was 29 years old to pacino's 53. casting for gail proved difficult because of the character's striptease scenes. the character needed someone who was both a talented dancer and actor.









































bullet::::- john leguizamo as benny blanco. leguizamo completed the main cast as "benny blanco from the bronx", an up-and-coming gangster who is determined to exceed carlito's reputation but lacks any sense of ethics.
carlito's way
carlito realizes that he must swiftly leave with gail and his accumulated club profits to the bahamas earlier than expected. carlito rushes to the club to claim his money and notifies pachanga to have gail meet him at the train station. carlito's quick exit is halted by pete amadesso, johnny manzanero, and joe battaglia, a posse of italian gangsters that were involved in the drug business before carlito was arrested. vinnie arrives at carlito's club to join the other italians and makes a comment about the lawyer. carlito puts on a ruse, claiming he hasn't seen kleinfeld lately. the mobsters recognize he's involved, and after carlito gathers his money and escapes, they pursue him into a subway station. carlito kills all of the mobsters except vinnie, who is fatally injured and finished off by the police. as carlito approaches gail and the awaiting train out of town, he is ambushed. carlito spots a man in sunglasses, an arm-sling, and a fedora, but it is too late to realize who the man is. "hey, remember me? benny blanco from the bronx?" proclaims benny as he shoots carlito three times in the abdomen with a hidden, silenced pistol. pachanga admits he betrayed carlito to benny so as to look out for his own future. benny proceeds to shoot and kill pachanga as well and runs off. brigante fades in and out of consciousness as he peers at a subway advertisement titled "escape to paradise".
carlito brigante