frankie dio ( lee vancleef ) be a high ranking mobster who turn himself in to the police or illegal gambling ( for reason that seem unclear to me ) . tony ( tony lo bianco ) be a low level thug who frequent a pool hall and spend his free time envy frankie . by be in the right place at the right time and tony get arrest with frankie and be send to jail . where they form a bond that may not quite be friendship and but it will do for now . this film come to me under the title of frank and tony and which be disappointing because i see an alternate name be mean frank and crazy tony and which would have help sell the film more effectively . i presume that an homage to dirty mary and crazy larry but what do i know . i watch it shortly after another italian crime film and violent professional and and i must say the two complement each other very well . italian have always lag behind american in their budget and production value and which be a real shame with this film . it be consider a grindhouse film and which unfairly demote it to a b movie ( or bad ) . with a clean sound and picture and this could have be a hollywood hit and i suspect . i find the story very interesting and the character ( and actor ) good than average and unlike violent professional the plot be fairly clear not too many secondary character . if you like mafia movie or crime film you should give this one a try . a film about the mob that actually from italy ( how much more authentic do you want . ) be as much a you can ask . sure and it not the godfather and but it not suppose to be . this isn not a drama and it a light comedy and heavy action buddy film . like die hard with a vengeance from the point of view of the bad guy . well and okay and not really . if nothing else and this film make me want to check out other film from the director and the principle cast . film besides escape from new york ( where vancleef play hauk ) and the usual cult movie . what more fun than discover a lose classic .