Mob Movie Monday "Kill The Irishman" Review | Michael Franzese | Danny Greene Irish Mafia

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  • Опубликовано: 28 фев 2021
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  • @lawrencetalbot8346
    @lawrencetalbot8346 3 года назад +780

    This guy was a legend for us Irish workers in Cleveland. When everyone else spat on us with stereotypes and atrocious Union conditions, he literally took to the streets to fight for a fair wage for us. This movie still remains a classic for me and my family

    • @rustyshakleford217
      @rustyshakleford217 3 года назад +53

      I've lived in Cleveland my whole life, and while Danny Greene was before my time, he is a Legend in my eyes regarding Cleveland and its History.

    • @neilclayman5336
      @neilclayman5336 3 года назад +8

      Did you personally know Danny Green? If so, I'd love hear any more info on him if you have any. I read the book, saw the movie. He seemed like an interesting guy. -Neil

    • @peterlangone1653
      @peterlangone1653 3 года назад +4

      To Mr Jones so true

    • @patrickconnors4602
      @patrickconnors4602 3 года назад +15

      He was my cousin.

    • @rfe8nn2
      @rfe8nn2 3 года назад +10

      This guy reminds me of Jimmy Hoffa. This is coming at a time when Labor and Mob guys were linked like no time ever. Sure it's understandable seeing how management used power to pay off gangsters to break up strikes. Bottom line I get it but still a black mark on the organized labor movement.

  • @DanaHouser
    @DanaHouser 3 года назад +229

    Kill the Irishman is a great movie. It never got the credit it deserved until today.

    • @The_Albanian_Syndicate
      @The_Albanian_Syndicate 3 года назад +5

      Dynamite movie!

    • @skippyyoung7872
      @skippyyoung7872 3 года назад +4

      Agreed.

    • @michaelward9880
      @michaelward9880 3 года назад +4

      This is the first I've heard of this movie. Great cast. I'm gonna watch it !

    • @Ravakeksis
      @Ravakeksis 2 года назад +1

      I'd never heard of it and then i saw it on prime and watched it. Its f-in great

    • @cbo9090
      @cbo9090 2 года назад +3

      It is a good movie but it needed a bigger budget.

  • @andrewvanhalen1984
    @andrewvanhalen1984 Год назад +25

    Ray Stevenson played a great Danny Greene, being an Irishman himself. May he rest in peace!

  • @belingonza318
    @belingonza318 2 года назад +53

    Danny had a tough reputation didn't back down. Made Irish guys proud.

    • @kevio8179
      @kevio8179 Год назад

      What shit are you talking,

    • @donaldvonglitchenberger4108
      @donaldvonglitchenberger4108 Год назад

      Dude was an informant

    • @jojowhite9296
      @jojowhite9296 Год назад +1

      My best friend is Irish and he's one bad cat. Never went looking for fights but when it looked like the slightest insult, you'd better watch out. He's in his 60's now and is still a bad ass welder. Straight up dude who'll do anything he can for you.

    • @TonyFlockaaBGN
      @TonyFlockaaBGN Год назад

      @@donaldvonglitchenberger4108 it’s business

  • @BAL9292
    @BAL9292 3 года назад +154

    Just noticed that the union boss is the same actor that plays the Warden in Shawshank

    • @paulsullivan1650
      @paulsullivan1650 3 года назад +16

      @@michaelfranzese Right. And it was Paul Sorvino who played Fat Tony...

    • @vanmoody
      @vanmoody 3 года назад +2

      @@paulsullivan1650 I always wondered what if Tony Salerno lost a lot of weight? What would they call him then? Skinny Tony?

    • @rfe8nn2
      @rfe8nn2 3 года назад +3

      He loves roles like that. Eventually the people he plays loses because the folks he pushes around always turn a 180 against him.

    • @bh8365
      @bh8365 3 года назад +1

      @UnicornVomit69. Yes that's him. I was about to I.D. the warden. You beat me to the comment.

    • @rfe8nn2
      @rfe8nn2 3 года назад

      @@bh8365 He looks like a Wheasle crook. A Warden and Union Boss by day and Crook by night.

  • @lordofgenocidaltendencies4209
    @lordofgenocidaltendencies4209 3 года назад +218

    My grandfather was a Cleveland police officer at the time and had arrested Danny Green. He said he wasn’t even in booking for 10 minutes until his bosses came from downstairs and released Danny Green back onto the street. He was pissed to say the least.

    • @chloekit4861
      @chloekit4861 3 года назад +3

      Did he know him

    • @Diddley_Squat
      @Diddley_Squat 3 года назад +9

      @@chloekit4861 he arrested him

    • @MarcAss_OG_2017
      @MarcAss_OG_2017 3 года назад +12

      Back in my grandpas day he told us he used to play requested accordion music for Danny. He said he’d get $20 tips. Cool to see other people have history in Cleveland.

    • @Alex-ht8hg
      @Alex-ht8hg 3 года назад +6

      I just watched the movie it’s great

    • @waynedelaney6589
      @waynedelaney6589 3 года назад +2

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  • @mikeybronx7672
    @mikeybronx7672 2 года назад +12

    Nice Mike
    Danny Green was unreal, he really had a true warrior spirit. They don’t make guys like this anymore.

  • @RomanStepanovTV
    @RomanStepanovTV 3 года назад +299

    Every time I look at the poster for this movie, I see Pablo Escobar for some reason.

  • @khaldounelbey3968
    @khaldounelbey3968 3 года назад +85

    What lent itself to the legend of Greene seemingly being invincible was that he believed he was driven by the spirit of a Celtic Warrior.

    • @WillieDuitt1
      @WillieDuitt1 3 года назад +9

      This is true, he was an orphan and really took to the history of the Celtic Warrior stuff.

    • @larryoconnor7094
      @larryoconnor7094 2 года назад +8

      @@WillieDuitt1
      The Irish are warriors. They live to fight.

    • @leemoore9933
      @leemoore9933 2 года назад +5

      He was a U.S . Marine also.

    • @flightofthebumblebee9529
      @flightofthebumblebee9529 2 года назад +4

      Maybe he actually was.

    • @patrickmason7402
      @patrickmason7402 2 года назад +2

      Damn straight he was a Celtic Warrior!

  • @geoffa87
    @geoffa87 Год назад +22

    A couple of things about this movie. My grandmother grew up in Collinwood with Danny Greene, she said that while he was a juvenile delinquent and usually in trouble, he was always polite with her an her sisters. As far as getting the union presidency goes, he was already working with Nardi at that point so it's possible Nardi went to the boss at the time and talked Danny up for the presidency, knowing he'd still let them do whatever they wanted in the container yard.
    Also the actual biker story is even more insane. What Danny actually did was take a stick of dynamite, stand in the doorway of their clubhouse, light the fuse, and make them promise to keep things quiet in HIS neighborhood. Obviously they agreed, so he pulled the fuse out and left.

    • @billanthony8230
      @billanthony8230 Год назад +1

      That's even better, why not put that in the movie?

    • @theghost3930
      @theghost3930 11 месяцев назад +1

      Danny greene looks like Burke from Mafia 3

  • @WillieDuitt1
    @WillieDuitt1 3 года назад +22

    John Scalish was head of Cleveland Mafia when he died unexpectedly it left a vacuum that Nardi and Greene thought they could take over, Licavoli was made boss but many wanted Angelo Lonardo to fill the seat. Cleveland was a place that everyone knew each other from growing up together. Cops, gangsters all knew each other.

  • @jkeegan154
    @jkeegan154 3 года назад +119

    For your next review, I recommend State Of Grace(1990). Ed Harris' character is loosely based on Jimmy Coonan, and Gary Oldman's character is loosely based on Mickey Featherstone.

    • @Christian-xj5qc
      @Christian-xj5qc 3 года назад +16

      Underrated classic. Doesn't get talked about enough.

    • @gregorydocherty2730
      @gregorydocherty2730 3 года назад +4

      Great film severely underrated

    • @on-oe3bo
      @on-oe3bo 3 года назад

      🧀

    • @jkeegan154
      @jkeegan154 3 года назад

      @@on-oe3bo I don't know what the cheese means, but thanks

    • @on-oe3bo
      @on-oe3bo 3 года назад +1

      @@jkeegan154 👍

  • @donnagolden9575
    @donnagolden9575 3 года назад +31

    Hi Michael, John from Tennessee here hope all is well w you and your great family. I am hoping to get a place to live and get out of the shelter soon. Love and prayers as always. Your friend, John from Tennessee

  • @treydochreidte485
    @treydochreidte485 3 года назад +63

    Being from Cleveland Ohio, and him being my great uncle I’m so happy to see you over this.

    • @arko9572
      @arko9572 3 года назад +2

      scepticism

    • @GeorgeZimmermen
      @GeorgeZimmermen 2 года назад

      Your great uncle bombed my uncles house back in the day, twice!

    • @austinkunc6614
      @austinkunc6614 2 года назад

      My grandfather was a friend of your uncle

  • @pantherman16
    @pantherman16 3 года назад +10

    Listening to Michael share his life stories brings me back. My Grandfather from Bari (I'm Barese and Sicilian) was a Long Shoreman and Union Boss in Brooklyn. He started as a worker, became a picker and worked his way up to Union Boss and shylocker. He was also undefeated as a professional boxer until he got knocked out. At age 16! They lied about their ages to fight from a young age back then. For certain, the long shoremen were all tough guys. I remember seeing a gangster movie poster from the 70's, I think it was the Valachi papers, and he shoed it to me, pointing at the characters one by one, Genovese, Mad Hatter, Luciano..."I worka for dat a guy...I worka for dat a guy...dat guy a sumna beach..." Michael's Movie reviews are the best thing about Monday's. Brings me back. God Bless.

  • @toomuch9762
    @toomuch9762 3 года назад +51

    The real interview green gave when he was told there was a hit out for him.. “ if these maggots in this so-called Mafia want to come after me, I'm over here by the Celtic Club. I'm not hard to find” 😂😂😂😂

    • @blksheep176
      @blksheep176 3 года назад +5

      That was before the country knew how big and organized the mafia really was

    • @stayhungry1503
      @stayhungry1503 3 года назад +9

      very brave guy

    • @WillieDuitt1
      @WillieDuitt1 3 года назад +11

      He set up the Celtic Club because they blew up his building, he would sit in the vacant lot and exchange obscene gestures with the Italians gangsters as they drove by, he had a crew of tough Irish Americans and he used the Hell's Angels for muscle. It was a crazy time in Cleveland. I remember it well.

    • @patrickconnors4602
      @patrickconnors4602 3 года назад +3

      @@WillieDuitt1 he was my cousin.

    • @PO3TRYN3NTROPY
      @PO3TRYN3NTROPY 3 года назад +1

      @@patrickconnors4602 he still is.

  • @davidjennings6937
    @davidjennings6937 3 года назад +20

    Danny Greene's dislike for Italians actually started while attending Collinwood High School which had a large percentage of Italians. 15210 St Clair, Cleveland. My alma mater too which is still there. His "home" that got blown up was actually a small apartment building on S. Waterloo Rd, Cleveland. He was a neighborhood Robinhood in that at Thanksgiving/Christmas he would buy turkeys from the area small markets and distribute them to needy families. His run in with the motorcycle gang was with Hells Angels but didn't happen that way. He had a beef with them over drugs or gambling or something and showed up on the gangs porch with a stick of dynamite and lite it threatening to throw it inside. He did drive a green Continental and controlled book making in the area. His demise happened in the parking lot of an office building at the corner of Brainard & Cedar rds, Lyndhurst, oh. Sorry to go on so long.

    • @connorstefanski9088
      @connorstefanski9088 3 года назад +1

      Very interesting stuff. You from Collinwood yourself? I’m a Clevelander but never had any family there. My Moms Italian so that side of the family was from Little Italy and my Dad is Polish so that side was originally from Slavic Village, although my Dad grew up in Garfield Heights.

  • @jstanovic
    @jstanovic 2 года назад +37

    My irish mother, while still in her late teens, was waiting at a bus stop across the street from where she worked. Brother's Lounge. Green stopped by and started talking to her and eventually asked her out. She recounted how he was treated with respect at restaurants, etc. However, it didn't last long. She found out he was married and ended the relationship.

    • @glenrust8109
      @glenrust8109 Год назад +1

      Yeah- I lived in that neighborhood(w. 87th and detroit) back then. Danny Greene hung out in our area alot. Ferris steak House-Red Barn- Brothers Lounge-Cudell. And one of his cohorts(Gallegher) lived on 91st and detroit. I thought he actually lived in the neighborhood at one time. He had a girlfriend at apts. on 8811 and detroit rd. I know because I witnessed his car getting blown up in fall of 75 or76 on a sunday morning around 6:00 am. in the Red Barn parking lot that was there on 87th and detroit. The bldg. is gone but interestingly you can still see the damage done by the bomb (Google Earth overhead view)on the pavement of parking lot. Also the hood landed in Lawsons(now Yellow Goose Market) parking lot across Detroit rd. about 130ft. away. The windows of the first 6 apts at 8811 detroit were all blown out. Noone was hurt. I believe bomb went off prematurely.

    • @jstanovic
      @jstanovic Год назад

      @@glenrust8109 Glad that Brothers I'd reopened... they were closed for a long time.

    • @PivotF00t
      @PivotF00t Год назад

      My ex used to work at Brother's Lounge, I went up there at night on the weekends just because she wanted some company in case things got shifty lol

  • @Smicketyshmo
    @Smicketyshmo Год назад +28

    Proud to be Irish when you see men like Danny Green 🇮🇪💪🙏

    • @timothysullivan4130
      @timothysullivan4130 Год назад +1

      ABSOLUTELY, my last is O’Sullivan IRISH PRIDE ALL DAY☝️☝️❤️❤️GOD BLESS 🙏✌️

    • @PaulieWalnuts13
      @PaulieWalnuts13 Месяц назад

      Proud of a murderer? Congrats

    • @Smicketyshmo
      @Smicketyshmo Месяц назад

      @@PaulieWalnuts13 kill or be killed thats the game he was in. It's not like he was out chopping people up FS calm yourself

    • @shaynewilliams8204
      @shaynewilliams8204 28 дней назад

      Gallagher

  • @crumbum1167
    @crumbum1167 3 года назад +20

    I remember when it came out on netflix in 2011 and thought it looked like a cheap indie project, watched it 2 years ago and was pleasantly surprised.

  • @73reider
    @73reider 3 года назад +47

    I was happy you emphasized that the organized crime lifestyle does not pay and that crime is a dead end street, Keep up the good work, regards from Ireland...

    • @sturs100
      @sturs100 2 года назад +1

      I watched a organized crime movie from Ireland in the 1980s, no way can I remember the name of the movie, the Irish accents were so thick I couldn't understand half the dialog, this Irish gangster was put in prison, for some reason the guards beat the crap out of him every day, he eventually covers himself with feces to stop the beatings the movie ends with the guards giving up on trying to break this guy, do you know the title of this movie?.

  • @jjxman9988
    @jjxman9988 3 года назад +40

    Micheal Franzese is really one of the best youtubers, he puts out high quality, informative and interesting content while always being positive and nice.

    • @flightofthebumblebee9529
      @flightofthebumblebee9529 2 года назад +2

      Hard to believe he is 70! The guy looks great for his age and the life he led.

    • @johnhaggerty1907
      @johnhaggerty1907 2 года назад +1

      I could listen to Michael all day long.He is one guy that knows the hell what he's talking about.Not like one of these phonies.

  • @TheEnneagram
    @TheEnneagram 3 года назад +14

    Ray Stevenson is such an under-rated actor; it's amazing he's not an A-List superstar. He's the best part of HBO's ROME.

  • @rikers263
    @rikers263 3 года назад +38

    I loved this movie, growing up in Bklyn i knew a few Irish toughs and they rarely backed down from anything. But you def need to remember those Hells Kitchen boys, they were their own world.

    • @Flips44
      @Flips44 2 года назад

      I like Danny Greene cuz even tho he was an associate for the Cleveland mob he became this rebellious figure and basically said fuck you! While the Westies who were very violent were allied with the Italians including the Gambino crime family. Very different

  • @johnroberts7910
    @johnroberts7910 3 года назад +19

    Mike I never knew some Italian mafia guys had relationships with Irish guys on the street and respected them..I thought they didn’t get along..always look forward to Monday’s for your excellent movie reviews..

  • @mikeyjpg1
    @mikeyjpg1 3 года назад +8

    My father was a Deputy Sheriff in Cleveland from 1973-1988. He has told me stories about all the people he knew or ran into during those years. Some of the people he would run into were in this movie! He had known John Nardi, Shondor Birns, Danny Greene, Anthony Libatore, etc!

  • @lilteedakardiackid4695
    @lilteedakardiackid4695 3 года назад +5

    I’m from Cleveland, I’m 37 now and I been hearing these names all my life from my father , my grandmother . Wayyy before the movie came out

  • @vellaropedart9190
    @vellaropedart9190 3 года назад +88

    Did the Cleveland mob really think going into a car bombing campaign against an Irishman was a good idea?😂😂. Great movie! I would love to see your review on "State of Grace" with Sean Penn and Gary Oldman

    • @janconner2087
      @janconner2087 3 года назад +12

      Cleveland in the 70's was called Bomb City USA because that was the preferred method of attack by street guys then. In the early 70's they averaged around 200-300 bombing annually

    • @angryhoneybadger4189
      @angryhoneybadger4189 3 года назад +4

      I mean, it was a good idea. They ended up getting him with one, so I'd say it worked as planned lol

    • @vellaropedart9190
      @vellaropedart9190 3 года назад +10

      @@angryhoneybadger4189 They only got him because they rigged the car next to his. He was reputed for checking his car for bombs regularly. His assassin was spotted by,of all people,a sketch artist.

    • @padraig5335
      @padraig5335 3 года назад +3

      @@janconner2087 We had the same thing in Kansas City too in the River Quay area.

    • @tmckboston417
      @tmckboston417 3 года назад +1

      State of grace..... 👍!

  • @iRuckiz
    @iRuckiz 3 года назад +102

    Because of the timezone he releases his videos in I can never comment early enough to get a like from good ole Franzese. Guess we'll find out if its my lucky day 300 view gang where you at

    • @3dee106
      @3dee106 3 года назад +7

      Whoa there you go....👍

    • @BroMark1611
      @BroMark1611 3 года назад +2

      @@3dee106 lol...amen

  • @troyrorman8491
    @troyrorman8491 3 года назад +12

    I absolutely love what you had to say about Unions and Unions being needed. I'm always happy to pay Union dues. You get so much in return for your Union dues money. Better wages, better retirement, better medical, dental, better benefits. It's like paying for protection plus interest, plus profit, plus benefits. Thank You for supporting Unions.

  • @Slippindisc
    @Slippindisc 2 года назад +6

    I love how Michael describes movies by mixing the character names with the actor names the same way I do and my dad used to do. “Danny Greene winds up working for Christopher Walken while Val Kilmer chases them around.”
    😂 it’s just great I really do love it

  • @NikoNeznanovich
    @NikoNeznanovich 3 года назад +16

    I just watched this movie yesterday ,funny.Great movie.I stay tuned on your channel till end of days mr Franzese.

  • @tappedout9033
    @tappedout9033 3 года назад +8

    Nothing on this planet I wouldn’t give for a sit down with Michael Franzese. Your story telling, personal experiences and life are second to none, you are definitely a legend.

  • @Guns7469
    @Guns7469 3 года назад +6

    Hey Michael, great review and breakdown brother. Thank you. This was a movie that gave me some joy in my darkest year 2011. Danny's character being respectful to the elder lady by taking his hands off her fence when asked was so great. God bless brother 👍

  • @garyolivier792
    @garyolivier792 3 года назад +1

    Outstanding!! So far, this is my favorite Mob Movie Monday review.
    You sir bring us a professional product with these posts! Please keep them coming and God Bless!!

  • @12floz67
    @12floz67 3 года назад +81

    I was a teenager in Cleveland when all these bombings were happening. I remember Danny being on tv a lot, the guy definitely had a pair.🍻

    • @WillieDuitt1
      @WillieDuitt1 3 года назад +7

      He was larger than life....

    • @connorstefanski9088
      @connorstefanski9088 3 года назад +6

      I’m from Mayfield Ohio, though I was born in 1998 so I didn’t get to grow up with this stuff. Makes for some interesting reading for sure

    • @flightofthebumblebee9529
      @flightofthebumblebee9529 2 года назад +3

      Danny had balls that CLANKED.

    • @12floz67
      @12floz67 2 года назад +1

      @@flightofthebumblebee9529
      Fact!

  • @ebonenragedrage7870
    @ebonenragedrage7870 3 года назад +10

    Union boss, ' JOE BUKKA!' Joe's glasses hit the floor. Danny quietly murmurs, ' Joe's not here.' Awesome.

  • @canderoussnurd4265
    @canderoussnurd4265 2 года назад +3

    Danny Greene is definitely up there as far as tough guys. No disputing it. As a Scot-Irishman myself I can testify to that being a part of the culture. Being stubborn and not backing down. My grandpa was like that. He ran a business and used to help out his fellow business owners that operated in the same building. He’d eat at the resturant on the ground floor. He sent me to buy comics at the comic shop next door. He believed in working with his neighbors. So one day when the martial arts store down the way was having issues with a customer he intervened on the owners behalf. To really set this scene up so you understand what kind of guy my gramps was. He was a smaller guy,5’6 and 150 pounds. Not a big guy. The guy hassling the store owner was 6 feet tall and did martial arts. My grandpa didn’t give a shit. He confronted the guy over making a scene, told him to get lost. The guy bragged that he was a martial arts expert and all my gramps said in return was “Take your best shot pal. You’re only getting one”. The guy backed off and left. My grandpa wasn’t a big guy but he was tough as nails and was a no nonsense guy. Old school scot Irish. It’s just how we’re raised. You don’t back down and you stand for what you stand for to the bitter end. Even if it means a beating.
    Needless to say Danny Greene standing against the mob doesn’t shock me at all. True Irishman through and through. And I’m glad to see this flick getting some attention. God bless my friend and good review.

    • @snelgrave101
      @snelgrave101 3 месяца назад +1

      Sounds like a Glasgow situation

  • @ryeflekun7857
    @ryeflekun7857 3 года назад +1

    It's really refreshing whenever a movie is being reviewed by you. For a common Joe like me, it's like a new whole experience. Really appreciate you take your time doing this, thank you.

  • @irishtyrant4532
    @irishtyrant4532 3 года назад +27

    I remember getting this on bootleg in 2010. My favorite part was him saying come on you dumb Pollock! 🤣

    • @on-oe3bo
      @on-oe3bo 3 года назад

      🧀

    • @Brunzy1970
      @Brunzy1970 2 года назад

      My wife's 100% Polish, so my kids are half Polish, my God the trouble trying to reason with them is to much sometimes. Boy can she cook.

  • @markgoggin1015
    @markgoggin1015 3 года назад +83

    Promote your pizza business more often, that was classic with the daughters the other day.

    • @dramalifeny
      @dramalifeny 3 года назад +3

      It made me order pizza for dinner for me and my mother yesterday 😂

    • @on-oe3bo
      @on-oe3bo 3 года назад

      @@michaelfranzese 🧀

    • @jaceksapieja
      @jaceksapieja 3 года назад

      CutToSlices pizza ?

  • @rocketman5931
    @rocketman5931 2 года назад +2

    Love watching your videos Michael, and listening to the war stories you went through or heard.. love from Ireland 🙏🏼

  • @TheXxjmpxxx
    @TheXxjmpxxx 3 года назад +6

    I found you and sub'd about 4 days ago. I've never binged so many videos in mu life so quickly! I've watched ALL of them. Your a legend Michael and such a humble, and classy guy. Can't get enough.

  • @georgelong1301
    @georgelong1301 3 года назад +5

    My Grandad used to have an Irish boss come and get a haircut every two weeks. He had a special chair for him and everything. I used to get to hold the cigar while he got his haircut back in the 1950s wow time flies fast.

  • @speedvr829
    @speedvr829 2 года назад +1

    Love you content.
    Good to see you turned your life around.
    As Jimmy said in good fellas "Keep coming".

  • @c78855
    @c78855 3 года назад +4

    One of my favorites. Hits closer to home. Grew up in Youngstown, OH. Heard stories about this way before the movie ever came out. You mentioned all the car bombing and made me laugh. The old timers around here called them a “Youngstown Tune-Up”

  • @Jondav95
    @Jondav95 3 года назад +57

    I actually enjoyed this movie even though it was low budget

    • @Christian-xj5qc
      @Christian-xj5qc 3 года назад +8

      Not that low budget

    • @JayCity10
      @JayCity10 3 года назад +8

      I prefer this over the big budget The Irishman.

    • @WillieDuitt1
      @WillieDuitt1 3 года назад +2

      There is a documentary about Danny Greene that was much better.

    • @WillieDuitt1
      @WillieDuitt1 3 года назад +2

      @@JayCity10 The Irishman was disappointing to me....the movie with Jack Nicholson as Hoffa was much better.

    • @JayCity10
      @JayCity10 3 года назад +2

      @@WillieDuitt1 The Irishman still ranks as one of the best mob films ever, all things considered. Is it on Goodfellas or The Godfather level, no. It should have been though.

  • @mjov6655
    @mjov6655 3 года назад +87

    Loved this movie. Highly underrated. Danny Greene was a tough SOB.

    • @juanrivera1624
      @juanrivera1624 Год назад

      Not tough enough to withstand the full blast of a C4 explosion. He rolled the dice one too many times and had the audacity to encroach on mafia territory. He signed his own death warrant.

  • @anarchybrothers8162
    @anarchybrothers8162 3 года назад +17

    There’s a movie from around 2003 called, “This Thing of Ours”. I didn’t think much of it besides the fact that a couple of guys from the Sopranos and James Cana were in it, but I just found out your father was an Executive Producer.

    • @joonaslehtonen7965
      @joonaslehtonen7965 3 года назад +2

      And the main character was & is made guy and grandson of Tony Pro. In real life i mean.

    • @CAMSLAYER13
      @CAMSLAYER13 3 года назад

      @Jason B >implying budget is the only thing that matters

    • @danschuster5187
      @danschuster5187 2 года назад

      That a awful movie don't mentioned again

  • @geoffa87
    @geoffa87 3 года назад +8

    One thing the movie doesn't cover is that before he got a job on the docks, Danny had been a Marine where he excelled at boxing, marksmanship and taught junior marines how to be artillery men. Just in case you wondered where he got the skills he used later in life.

    • @DelEast740
      @DelEast740 Год назад +1

      They had to use explosives from a safe distance. Any hit man they sent after him would most likely get folded up inside his own clothes.

    • @brandonhaynes2652
      @brandonhaynes2652 Год назад +1

      That is fascinating because I was very curious why they focused on him being so athletic or health conscious, plus the whole Celtic warrior thing, and most of all when garbage man came to kill Danny in the park, the way he stood up with his pistol. He stood up turned to the right and extended, making himself a more narrow target. Took aim, and one shot. He was oddly efficient at combat for blue collar guy but if he was a marine then it makes more sense they would depict him that way.

  • @gladecornelius
    @gladecornelius 3 года назад +15

    I can't wait for you to get to the 500k mark just because this is a great channel!!!

  • @stevenfrost6441
    @stevenfrost6441 3 года назад +43

    You need to do two more Irish mob movies: State of Grace and Miller's Crossing!

  • @joshuabalko4578
    @joshuabalko4578 2 года назад +2

    This is why I have respect for Unions. Grew up in San Pedro Ca, ILWU (Local 13). My Grandfather owned an Areospace Company opened circa 1951). He would never Unionize yet allowed the Union to come in and go through his books. He stayed within a dollar and provided all benefits to his employees. His company ran from 1951 until his passing in 2004. He had sit downs with the Union 2 times a year to make sure he was within “standard” and could remain “privatized.

  • @danielmckinney2194
    @danielmckinney2194 3 года назад

    Always enjoy your videos. Looking forward to the next one. Keep up the good work.

  • @rodericblack4657
    @rodericblack4657 3 года назад +30

    I'd love to hear more about the Westies

    • @RazPerignon
      @RazPerignon 3 года назад +9

      He should do a review on the movie State Of Grace and talk about them

    • @dublinsfaircity
      @dublinsfaircity 3 года назад +4

      There is a book about them written over 20 years ago. Well worth a read.

    • @RazPerignon
      @RazPerignon 3 года назад +3

      @@dublinsfaircity Just read that a couple months ago, good read.

    • @CinCee-
      @CinCee- 3 года назад

      State of Grace 👍👍
      great movie

  • @niallcoughlan4983
    @niallcoughlan4983 3 года назад +21

    Thanks Michael, from an Irishman 🇮🇪👍 Please do State of Grace one day, starring Gary Oldman and Sean Penn.. it's loosely based on the westies.

  • @Dan_5244
    @Dan_5244 3 года назад

    I’ve recently subscribed and constantly watching videos. Awesome story telling about your life. Thank you

  • @mynorramirez1564
    @mynorramirez1564 3 года назад

    Awesome video Michael !!! I aslo enjoyed watching the sit down with your family. Great content brother. Blessings to you and your family 👏.

  • @earlegavin5931
    @earlegavin5931 3 года назад +44

    Great movie ray Stevenson was spot on
    Danny greene was a real tough guy.

  • @joseantoniodelgado109
    @joseantoniodelgado109 3 года назад +22

    Mr. Franzese, "You Da Man"!!!

    • @joseantoniodelgado109
      @joseantoniodelgado109 3 года назад +2

      @@michaelfranzese you're welcome Mr. Franzese,it's my pleasure.

    • @tammydube8870
      @tammydube8870 3 года назад

      @@michaelfranzese I just found your channel . I'm a tired old lady that has been through the wringer. I ran my own business tried to get the family interested . construction very talented crew. Made small success . I loved your interview with your daughters. Any way I tried to enroll in the life time plan for my sons and self but it wouldn't let me .

  • @alexwing5365
    @alexwing5365 3 года назад +8

    Outstanding! Hey, about doing Mob movie Monday on "Hoffa" 1992 with Jack Nickelson, Danny Devito and Armond Assente?

  • @SetInStoneNow
    @SetInStoneNow 3 года назад +2

    Great insights in all your reviews sir! Have you done "The French Connection", or "The Valachi Papers?". I'd love to hear your ideas on those classics. Thanks for this channel. Excellent! 👍

  • @MFDOOMSDAa
    @MFDOOMSDAa 3 года назад +19

    It's quite astonishing,at his age. How much memories Michael retains while discussing these topics of his past or movie related..Great video!! Looking forward to the next
    Installment.

  • @ktoth29
    @ktoth29 3 года назад +6

    Being from Cleveland, I'm glad you finally covered this one. Cleveland is mentioned in passing in a lot of mob movies, probably because the mayfield road gang stayed out of the headlines and kept a low profile, but obviously we in Cleveland have an inferiority complex about all things... if feeling insecure about our comparative lack of organized crime is a thing... still its annoying to me that this was filmed in Detroit . Also the "Theatrical Grill" was an actual restaurant, located on Short Vincent which was a downtown alley with burlesque theaters back in the 40's; torn down and replaced with parking garages for skyscrapers in the 70's and 80's.

    • @janconner2087
      @janconner2087 3 года назад +1

      The Theatrical actually lasted until the early 2000's and the building still stands

    • @ktoth29
      @ktoth29 3 года назад

      @@janconner2087 I thought they turned it into some kind of Auto Service

    • @janconner2087
      @janconner2087 3 года назад +1

      @@ktoth29 no. The garage was on the corner of 9th and Short Vincent. The Theatrical ended it run as a strip club🤦🏽‍♂️

  • @brianwhipps9499
    @brianwhipps9499 3 года назад

    I really like how you add the moral and lessons at the end. It really adds insight that you didn’t have to put in but you did because you felt it was important. Really makes your content genuine which you don’t always see.

  • @mattnoah8309
    @mattnoah8309 3 года назад

    Love this channel Michael. Been listening to your storys since you do the definite guide to the Mob.

  • @normansilva9527
    @normansilva9527 3 года назад +3

    Once Again, Mr. Franzese, GREAT JOB with this review, Truly Great Job !!!!
    I feel honored because I was one of the community members who requested this Movie Review,
    I hope in a couple of weeks you review on whatever season you finished of The Sopranos. I figure with six seasons of the show, maybe every couple of months you hit the show again :)

  • @BigPete44
    @BigPete44 3 года назад +6

    Hey Mike!! Gotta love Mob Movie Mondays! Thanks! I hope you have a great day. Support from The Bronx! 👊🙏🇺🇸

    • @BigPete44
      @BigPete44 3 года назад +3

      Always Mike! 💯

  • @fatsuperfly
    @fatsuperfly 3 года назад +1

    Love you bro!! Thank you for all the insight, these movies need these voices and ppl; we need this with real guys commentating.

  • @charlesdebarber2997
    @charlesdebarber2997 3 года назад +6

    Hey there! Thank you for discussing this film the the Cleveland LCN a bit. I'd recommend folks read the book the movie is based off of as the situation was much more complex than the film showed. Gangsters like Shondor Birns (Christopher Walken) have intriguing stories. Fight promotor Don King was a subordinate of Shondor at one time.
    The war between the Cleveland LCN and the "Celtic Club" was part of an LCN power struggle after the longtime boss John Scalish died. Because next to nobody was "made" post-Apalachin meeting in Cleveland the organization lacked muscle when the struggle between Licovoli and Nardi kicked off after Scalish's death.
    Licovoli became boss and Nardi wasn't pleased. Nardi wasn't even made despite a rap sheet going back to the 1930s. He was bitter he was never made and routinely dodged paying tribute to Cleveland LCN in response.
    One detail from the movie I didn't like was how sweet and innocent they made John Nardi. The real guy isn't so sympathetic.
    Final Fact: Car bombs at the time were called a "Youngstown Tune Up" due to their heavy use in the midwest, especially in Youngstown and Cleveland.

  • @moviejunkpodcast
    @moviejunkpodcast 3 года назад +7

    Glad you picked this one Michael. I think this is a very under rated mob movie.

  • @carsondyle1793
    @carsondyle1793 3 года назад +13

    Eating dessert with Michael at a gun range. “Leave the gun..take the cannoli”

  • @Sharkie5845
    @Sharkie5845 3 года назад

    I love these videos ... Look forward to seeing them every week

  • @RJRussoVids
    @RJRussoVids 3 года назад

    Your mention of Crisci’s (11:10) brought back some memories! My family is from that neighborhood and when I was a kid I went there, and was told it was my grandfather’s favorite restaurant. I ate at Crisci’s a couple of other times, with the last being about 20 yrs ago. Thanks Mike!

  • @nycommittee5859
    @nycommittee5859 3 года назад +19

    State of Grace is a good movie based on the Westies. Ed Harris and Sean Penn are in it. I'd definitely recommend it for a Mob Movie Monday.

  • @gigid9606
    @gigid9606 3 года назад +7

    i used to waitress for Kenny Kings and he hung out there all day and guys would come in (he used it like an office) but I poured coffee all afternoon and he was very polite. In fact, he even paid for my friends private catholic High School tuition as well as many other Irish kids in the neighborhood.. I have a few stories about his boss, too, lol..

    • @ktoth29
      @ktoth29 3 года назад

      I miss kenny kings, they were like an upscale KFC if I recall. You got a wooden nickel with a kids meal and could pick a toy out of the treasure chest.

    • @DannyLee-bx1tp
      @DannyLee-bx1tp 3 года назад

      I hung out at KENNY KINGS ON TRISKETT AE ON WEST SIDE. Knew Danny, Kieth Ritson, Kevin. Mctaggart, and he whole Irish crew.. Tuff Dudes.

  • @dcarroll3686
    @dcarroll3686 3 года назад

    You have such a positive outlook in your demeanor especially seeing what you have been thru n done ! 💯👍
    #Appreciate You

  • @don.richard8823
    @don.richard8823 2 года назад

    Thanks Michael for sitting down and making time for us viewers... 🙏

  • @oluwoole
    @oluwoole 3 года назад +13

    do a movie review of “once upon a time in america”

  • @appolop8273
    @appolop8273 3 года назад +7

    The union boss at the beginning, is the same actor that played the prison warden in the, Shawshank Redemption.

  • @FizzFop1
    @FizzFop1 3 года назад +1

    I was a kid in Northeast Ohio when all this was going on...people jokingly use to the call car bombs "Cleveland Tune-ups." Danny Greene was the top story on local TV news for years. I saw this film and loved it. The reason this movie didn't break out was lack of a soundtrack. The music they used wrecked it. Cleveland had a lot of quality music at that time...The Outsiders, The James Gang, DEVO even Frankie Yankovic...it would have given the film some flavor that it was missing. The editing could have been a little tighter. The cast was fantastic.

  • @edward7835
    @edward7835 3 года назад

    Great review. Would love to hear more about your dealings with the Westies and also Brian Ross. Thank you for all your great content.

  • @mcevoyproduction1231
    @mcevoyproduction1231 3 года назад +5

    Hi Michael hope your keeping well. Have you ever been to Ireland? I'm an irish man and I love my mobster movies

  • @andrewseeholzer8090
    @andrewseeholzer8090 3 года назад +10

    Hey Michael, I’m from cleveland and I would enjoy a video of you talking about your interactions with the cleveland mob

  • @chrispressnell1150
    @chrispressnell1150 3 года назад +2

    One of my favorite movies..I read the book and I absolutely appreciate you doing this video! Big fan and subscriber! I have a suggestion, Miller's Crossing! Good movie and great era as well! Thanks Mike!

  • @tncountryboy34
    @tncountryboy34 3 года назад

    NEVER MISS A VIDEO OF YOURS MICHAEL LOVE HEARING AND SEEING YOUR INTERVIEWS AND STORY TELLING

  • @hankgonzalez6074
    @hankgonzalez6074 3 года назад +3

    Love the work you’re doing Mike!!

  • @jacintocelio7994
    @jacintocelio7994 3 года назад +4

    I've been hoping this one would make it on to this channel, I'm very curious to hear your take on the Cleveland mob and your take on this film.

  • @bricebier3297
    @bricebier3297 3 года назад

    I have become addicted to your videos Michael. Love the spiritual videos and would love to see more of them. God Bless.

  • @brianswelding
    @brianswelding 3 года назад

    Dang Michael your channel is getting huge very quickly! Not too suprising. Great work as always. God bless. ❤🙏

  • @sols9449
    @sols9449 3 года назад +28

    Michael do “once upon a time in America” but only the directors cut version with the original score. Sergio lione masterpiece. It’s 3:45 minutes be ready

    • @TheFricandel
      @TheFricandel 3 года назад +1

      You mean the Scorsese version? Yesss :-)

    • @Ditmanppi
      @Ditmanppi 3 года назад +2

      You say that like Michael Franzese hasn’t seen it? Hehehe. I’m sure he has. Both cuts.

    • @frankrizzo4460
      @frankrizzo4460 3 года назад +1

      Yes that was a great movie, a bit long but seems underrated in my opinion. I would be interested in hearing his views on that one 🤔

  • @giannirusso5410
    @giannirusso5410 3 года назад +40

    “I gave Mike a piece of the pie in the gas scheme game. Can you believe it?! Huhuhaha 😁”
    - Gianni Russo

    • @beerthug
      @beerthug 3 года назад +3

      Shit spewer #1

    • @FreeOpenTruth
      @FreeOpenTruth 3 года назад +8

      Gianni Russo = The BIGGEST FAKE GANGSTER Ever

    • @donnypsycho
      @donnypsycho 3 года назад +1

      Love the comments! Gianni Russo made me say this

    • @giannirusso5410
      @giannirusso5410 3 года назад +2

      @@donnypsycho thanks, please subscribe!

    • @bieddruhuggyfalsaperla5447
      @bieddruhuggyfalsaperla5447 3 года назад +1

      Comu si sapi chi tu si proprio Gianni Russo ppi davveru? Stu calamaru🤣😜

  • @kelliebaliyah3632
    @kelliebaliyah3632 3 года назад

    I've also watched alot about Danny Greene in documentaries etc...he seemed like he was very tough person. And quite a character,just think about back in them days the 40s through the 80s all the different mobsters and different types ppl.So many interesting characters from back then. And I'm so glad that even though I wasn't around back then that there are a few real former mobsters still around now and I can at least here the stories and imagine what it was like. I LOVE this channel and I LOVE Michael and his stories. Stay safe.

  • @lorenzo2534
    @lorenzo2534 3 года назад +1

    Great Film and Review Michael. Keep up the good work and stay blessed. I wanted to know how to suggest a topic for your channel if that's even possible. Thank you

  • @ckelly99
    @ckelly99 3 года назад +5

    Great job as always Michael! I'd love to hear your take on Operation Odessa (2018), a documentary about the Russian mob in Miami. Cheers!

  • @mattiasnordstrom86
    @mattiasnordstrom86 3 года назад +6

    I love these. Would you consider doing one on Miller's Crossing by the Coen brothers..?

  • @kristianachn475
    @kristianachn475 3 года назад

    Im glad you finally made this!! I kept leaving comments and suggesting you do this

  • @samvojtech1153
    @samvojtech1153 3 года назад

    Thanks, Mr. Franzese! I tell people to check out your posts. Proud to follow you!

  • @antoniog9814
    @antoniog9814 3 года назад +10

    Bob Gunton gets slapped around just as the inmates would have liked to slap him when he was the warden in Shawshank.