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The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight Details

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In this comedy, based on Jimmy Breslin's novel, a bungling gang of hoods make increasingly ludicrous attempts on the life of a Mafia boss. Each attempt ends in failure. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Cast

Robert De Niro
as Mario
Alice Hirson
as Mayor's Wife
Jerry Orbach
as Kid Sally
Joe Santos
as Ezmo
Leigh Taylor-Young
as Angela
Margo Winkler
as Airline Clerk
Burt Young
as Willie Quarequio
Philip Sterling
as District Attorney Goodman
Tom Lacy
as Religious Salesman
Robert Gerringer
as Commissioner O'Grady
Leopold Badia
as Old Waiter
James J. Sloyan
as Joey
Jack Kehoe
as Bartender
Rita Karin
as Mrs. Goldfarb
Lorrie Davis
as Jelly's Other Girl
Frank Campanella
as Water Buffalo
Lionel Stander
as Baccala
Johnny Addie
as Race Announcer
Dorothi Fox
as Meter Maid
Jo Van Fleet
as Big Momma
Gustave Johnson
as Detective Jenkins
Harry Basch
as DeLauria
Sully Boyar
Alisha Fontaine
as Jelly's Girl
Lou Criscuolo
as Junior
Walter Flanagan
as The Super
Michael Vincente Gazzo
as Black Suit
Florence Tarlow
as Police Waiter
Herve Villechaize
as Beppo
Ted Beniades
as A Black Suit
Philip Bruns
as Gallagher
Sam Coppola
as Julie
Jackie Vernon
as Herman
Carmine Caridi
as Tony the Indian
Gloria Le Roy
as Ida the Waitress
Irving Selbst
as Big Jelly
Paul Benedict
as Shots O'Toole
Elsa Raven
as Mrs. Water Buffalo
George Loros
as Jerry
Frank Jourdano
as TV Reporter
Robert Weil
as Circus Supply Manager
Fran Stevens
as Baccala's Wife

Crew

James Goldstone
Director
Robert Chartoff
Producer
Irwin Winkler
Producer
Jimmy Breslin
Book Author
Waldo Salt
Screenwriter
Owen Roizman
Cinematographer
Dave Grusin
Composer (Music Score)
Robert Gundlach
Art Director
Joseph G. Aulisi
Costume Designer
William C. Gerrity
First Assistant Director
Robert Laden
Makeup
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