What age rating is Mean Streets?

In Spain, Mean Streets is not recommended for children under 18 years old.

When does Mean Streets come out in Spain?

Mean Streets hits Spanish theaters on August 18, 1977.

How much did Mean Streets gross?

Mean Streets grossed $3.0M worldwide, on a budget of $500K.

Where was Mean Streets filmed?

Mean Streets was filmed in New York City.

Mean Streets

Name: Mean Streets
Director: Martin Scorsese
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1973-10-14
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, David Proval, Amy Robinson, Richard Romanus

1973

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7.0/10

Release Date

14/10/1973

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

92%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

71%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

96%

You don't do your penance for your sins in church. You do it on the streets...

New York, Little Italy neighborhood. Charlie (Harvey Keitel) is a 27-year-old Italian American who roams the neighborhood streets with ambitions of earning a place in the mob. His plan is complicated by Johnny Boy (Robert De Niro), an impulsive friend who gambles recklessly, refuses to work and racks up debts with several loan sharks. Charlie feels he must answer for him and decides to help him settle those debts before the situation spirals out of control. Directed by Martin Scorsese, the film is driven by the weight of that loyalty: Charlie tries to pursue his own goals while covering for his friend, caught between family obligation and his desire to get ahead.

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Facts about Mean Streets

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 18 years old

Spain releaseAugust 18, 1977

Worldwide premiereOctober 2, 1973

Runtime1 h 50 min

Original languageEnglish

Original titleMean Streets

CountryUnited States

Production companiesTaplin-Perry-Scorsese Productions

Budget$500K

Worldwide box office$3.0M

Return on Investmentx6.0 Box office hit

Trailer views438K

More ratings

3.7/5Letterboxd69/100Trakt7.5/10Metacritic (público)4.0/4Roger Ebert

Mean Streets Cast

Robert De NiroJohn 'Johnny Boy' Civello

Harvey KeitelCharlie Cappa

David ProvalTony DeVienazo

Amy RobinsonTeresa Ronchelli

Richard RomanusMichael Longo

Cesare DanovaGiovanni Cappa

Victor ArgoMario

George MemmoliJoey 'Clams' Scala

Lenny ScalettaJimmy

Jeannie BellDiane

Murray MostonOscar

David CarradineDrunk

Robert CarradineBoy With Gun

Lois WaldenJewish Girl

Harry NorthupSoldier

Dino SeragusaOld Man

D'Mitch DavisCop

Peter FainGeorge

Juli AndelmanGirl At Party

Robert WilderBenton

Ken SinclairSammy

Jaime AlbaYoung Boy #1

Ken KonstantinYoung Boy #2

Nicki "Ack" AquilinoMan On Docks

B. Mitchell ReedDisc Jockey

Martin ScorseseJimmy Shorts (uncredited)

Catherine ScorseseWoman on Landing (uncredited)

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Cast of Mean Streets by the numbers

37average cast age in years

4years of age gap between the leads

25%women in the cast

13%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Amy Robinson, age 29 at release. The oldest: Cesare Danova, at 51.

Cast ages at release

Robert De Niro34 years old
Harvey Keitel38 years old
David Proval35 years old
Amy Robinson29 years old
Richard Romanus34 years old
Cesare Danova51 years old
Victor Argo42 years old
George Memmoli39 years old
Lenny Scaletta34 years old
Jeannie Bell32 years old

Cast heights

1.82 mRobert Carradine
1.71 mHarvey Keitel
1.71 mRobert De Niro

Crew

AddressMartin Scorsese
WritingMartin Scorsese, Mardik Martin
PhotographyKent L. Wakeford
EditingSidney Levin, Martin Scorsese
Production designDavid Nichols
ProductionJonathan T. Taplin

Trivia about Mean Streets

The studio wanted Jon Voight for the role of Charlie, but the actor turned down the offer. Robert De Niro asked for the part, even though Scorsese had written the character with Harvey Keitel in mind.

Producer Jonathan Taplin agreed to raise the 300,000 dollars Scorsese was asking for, on the condition that Corman commit in writing to distributing the film. That saved the project.

The scenes in which Keitel and De Niro fight with garbage cans and talk behind the bar were entirely improvised by the actors.

The film opens with "Be My Baby" by The Ronettes, a choice critics consider one of the most memorable moments in Scorsese's career.

The working title was "Season of the Witch." Scorsese changed it to "Mean Streets," a reference to an essay by Raymond Chandler.

Although the story takes place in New York, only about seven or eight of the roughly 27 shooting days were spent there; most of the film was shot in Los Angeles, whose sets and locations confused several contemporary critics.

The film was selected in 1997 for preservation in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, and it returned to theaters in 1998 to mark its 25th anniversary.

In 2023, The Criterion Collection released a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray edition, followed in 2024 by a 4K edition from Second Sight.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)

What it's about Mean Streets

secret loveitalian americangangsterprotection moneyepilepsyredemptionmoneylittle italycatholicismmanhattan, new york cityintrospectivesincere

What Mean Streets is called in other countries

It was released in 31 countries, each in its own language.

SpainMalas calles
GermanyHexenkessel
ItalyMean Streets - Domenica in chiesa, lunedì all'inferno
BrazilCaminhos Perigosos
PortugalOs Cavaleiros do Asfalto
Japanミーン・ストリート
South Korea비열한 거리
China穷街陋巷
RussiaЗлые улицы
AzerbaijanPis Küçələr
BulgariaЖестоки улици
CzechiaŠpinavé ulice

See the remaining 19 countries

DenmarkGaden uden nåde
FinlandSudenpesä
GreeceΚακόφημοι Δρόμοι
Hong Kong殘酷大街
HungaryAljas utcák
Israelרחובות זועמים
LatviaĻaunās ielas
LithuaniaBjaurios gatvės
NorwayPå skyggesiden
PolandUlice nędzy
RomaniaCrimele din Mica Italie
SerbiaУлице зла
SlovakiaMizerné ulice
SwedenDödspolarna
Taiwan殘酷大街
Thailandมาเฟียดงระห่ำ
TurkeyArka Sokaklar
UkraineЗлі вулиці
VietnamPhố Phường Tồi Tàn

Where it was filmed Mean Streets

FilmingWhere the story takes place

Filming locations

Where the Story Takes Place

Quotes by Mean Streets

[They all raise their glasses to The Queen] You know what the Queen said? If I had balls, I'd be King.
Hey, sorry lady! I'm sorry! I hate that lady with a passion... with a vengeance.
Honorable men go with honorable men.
[voiceover] You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bullshit and you know it.
You know something? She is really good-lookin'. I gotta say that again. She is really good-lookin'. But she's black. You can see that real plain, right? Look, there isn't much of a difference anyway, is there. Well, is there?

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