The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight(Film,1971)

TCM 2Monday, September 15th, 20081:15am to 3:00am

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Caper comedy with an early starring role for Robert De Niro as a priest-impersonating Italian cyclist who finds himself embroiled with a gang of ludicrously incompetent crooks. Based on Jimmy Breslin's novel.Close Captioned, SubtitlesKeywords: Comedy, Crime, Based-on-Novel, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

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Directed by

James Goldstone

Written by

Jimmy Breslin

Waldo Salt

Cast

Jerry Orbach	.... Kid Sally Palumbo
Leigh Taylor-Young	.... Angela Palumbo
Jo Van Fleet	.... Big Momma
Lionel Stander	.... Baccala
Robert de Niro	.... Mario Trantino
Irving Selbst	.... Big Jelly
Hervé Villechaize	.... Beppo
Joe Santos	.... Exmo
Carmine Caridi	.... Tony
Frank Campanella	.... Water Buffalo
Harry Basch	.... DeLauria
Sander Vanocur	.... TV Commentator
Philip Bruns	.... Gallagher
Philip Sterling	.... District Attorney Goodman
Jack Kehoe	.... Bartender