The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

Film
Comedy
Calendar
1971
Time
1h 36m
PG

The screen version of newspaperman Jimmy Breslin's best-selling comic novel about a Brooklyn turf war has all chambers firing. Jerry Orbach plays Kid Sally, a small-timer aiming for the big time by targeting rival Baccala.

Starring Lionel Stander, Jerry Orbach, Leigh Taylor-Young, Robert De Niro, Harry Basch, Paul Benedict, Philip Bruns, Frank Campanella, Carmine Caridi, Sam J. Coppola, Lou Criscuolo, Walter Flanagan, Jo vanFleet, Dorothi Fox, Michael Vincente Gazzo, Alice Hirson, Rita Karin, Jack Kehoe, Tom Lacy, Gloria LeRoy, George Loros, Elsa Raven, Joe Santos, James Sloyan, Philip Sterling, Jackie Vernon, Herve Villechaize, Robert Weil, Margo Winkler, Burt Young, Gustave Johnson, Ted Beniades, Robert Gerringer, Dan Morgan, Harry Davis, Jo Van Fleet
Genres Comedy , Crime
Studios Warner Bros.
Popular UPC

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Cast & Crew

  1. Cast Member
    James Goldstone Director
  2. Cast Member
    Lionel Stander Baccala
  3. Cast Member
    Jerry Orbach Kid Sally
  4. Cast Member
    Leigh Taylor-Young Angela
  5. Cast Member
    Robert De Niro Mario
  6. Cast Member
    Harry Basch DeLauria
  7. Cast Member
    Paul Benedict Shots O'Toole
  8. Cast Member
    Philip Bruns Gallagher
  9. Cast Member
    Frank Campanella Water Buffalo
  10. Cast Member
    Carmine Caridi Tony the Indian
  11. Cast Member
    Sam J. Coppola Julie
  12. Cast Member
    Lou Criscuolo Junior
  13. Cast Member
    Walter Flanagan The Super
  14. Cast Member
    Jo vanFleet Big Momma
  15. Cast Member
    Dorothi Fox Meter Maid
  16. Cast Member
    Michael Vincente Gazzo Black Suit
  17. Cast Member
    Alice Hirson Mayor's Wife
  18. Cast Member
    Rita Karin Mrs. Goldfarb
  19. Cast Member
    Jack Kehoe Bartender
  20. Cast Member
    Tom Lacy Religious Salesman
  21. Cast Member
    Gloria LeRoy Ida the Waitress
  22. Cast Member
    George Loros Jerry
  23. Cast Member
    Elsa Raven Mrs. Water Buffalo
  24. Cast Member
    Joe Santos Ezmo
  25. Cast Member
    James Sloyan Joey
  26. Cast Member
    Philip Sterling District Attorney Goodman
  27. Cast Member
    Jackie Vernon Herman
  28. Cast Member
    Herve Villechaize Beppo
  29. Cast Member
    Robert Weil Circus Supply Manager
  30. Cast Member
    Margo Winkler Airline Clerk
  31. Cast Member
    Burt Young Willie Quarequio
  32. Cast Member
    Gustave Johnson Detective Jenkins
  33. Cast Member
    Ted Beniades A Black Suit
  34. Cast Member
    Robert Gerringer Commissioner O'Grady
  35. Cast Member
    Dan Morgan Muldoon
  36. Cast Member
    Harry Davis Dominic Laviano
  37. Cast Member
    Robert Chartoff Producer
  38. Cast Member
    Irwin Winkler Producer
  39. Cast Member
    Jimmy Breslin Book Author
  40. Cast Member
    Waldo Salt Screenwriter
  41. Cast Member
    Jo Van Fleet Big Momma

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Title The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

Release Date 1971-12-22

Country USA

Genres Comedy, Crime

Runtime 1h 36m

Sub Genres Crime Comedy, Gangster Film

Language English