first off let me say that this be probably in my opinion one of the 10 most underrated movie since this come out in 72. i absolutely love this movie and it very urban and gritty and no real hollywood glam add to it . you can actually feel for all of the character in here and i love the blood just splatter abound in here . joe pesci be pretty good in here and but to me it seem like he be definitely outdo by the lead character joe cortese and now i do not know anything about him and but boy can he really act . i believe this movie be probably true and because living in new jersey and and live close to philly and you here this kinda thing all the time . i think that if the movie have a big budget and and say robert deniro a jerry bos you would have a perfect movie and but hey who be i to argue and i be so engross by this film and that it be already up there in my mind and with mean street . i wish hollywood would go back to this urbanized and gritty display of movie make represent it would serve them very well to do so . this movie be a great drama with great actor in it . and i highly recommend it to anyone .