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Wise Guys is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Brian De Palma released in USA on 17 april 1986 with Danny DeVito
Wise Guys (1986)
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Add to a movie listWise Guys is a 1986 black comedy crime film directed by Brian De Palma and starring Danny DeVito and Joe Piscopo. A comedy revolving around two small-time mobsters from Newark, New Jersey, it also features Harvey Keitel, Ray Sharkey, Lou Albano, Dan Hedaya, and Frank Vincent.
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Italian American Harry Valentini and his Jewish friend and next-door neighbor Moe Dickstein occupy the bottom rung of Newark Mafia boss Anthony Castelo's gang. Making a living by doing Castelo's lowest jobs (such as looking after his goldfish, testing out bullet-proof jackets, or checking the boss's car for bombs) the two men dream of opening the world's first Jewish-Italian delicatessen. However, they get little to no respect from their boss or his subordinates, who frequently ridicule them.Actors
Danny DeVito
(Harry Valentini)
Joe Piscopo
(Moe Dickstein)
Harvey Keitel
(Bobby DiLea)
Ray Sharkey
(Marco)
Dan Hedaya
(Anthony Castelo)
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