The Pope of Greenwich Village
“Charlie and Paulie. Two dreamers fighting to get lucky.”
Charlie and his troublesome cousin Paulie decide to steal $150,000 in order to back a "sure thing" race horse that Paulie has inside information on. The aftermath of the robbery gets them into serious trouble with the local Mafia boss and the corrupt New York City police department.
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Cast
52 people
Eric Roberts
Paulie
Known for
The Odyssey
The Expendables
Mickey Rourke
Charlie
Known for
The Wrestler
Iron Man 2
Daryl Hannah
Diane
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Sense8
Geraldine Page
Mrs. Ritter
Known for
The Rescuers
Interiors
Kenneth McMillan
Barney
Known for
Salem's Lot
Cat's Eye
Tony Musante
Pete
Known for
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
We Own the Night
Anna Levine
Waitress
M. Emmet Walsh
Burns
Known for
Blade Runner
Wild Wild West
Burt Young
Bed Bug Eddie
Known for
Rocky
Once Upon a Time in America
Jack Kehoe
Bunky
Known for
Serpico
The Untouchables
Philip Bosco
Paulie's Father
Known for
My Best Friend's Wedding
Hitch
Val Avery
Nunzi
Known for
Cobra
Papillon
Stuart Rosenberg Director · Vincent Patrick Screenplay Dave Grusin Composer
Worldwide gross $6.8M · Budget $8M · United States release June 22, 1984
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$6,836,201
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
United Artists
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · June 22, 1984
Theatrical
United States · June 22, 1984
Theatrical
France
January 9, 1985 · Theatrical
Germany
February 15, 1985 · Theatrical
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