Donnie Brasco (1997)
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Release Date	January 20th, 1998
Genre	Crime
Format	DVD
Original Aspect Ratio	$dvd.oar
Disc Aspect Ratio	2.35:1 (Cinemascope) 1.33:1 (Fullscreen)
MPAA Rating	R Restricted
Runtime	2 hours 07 minutes
Studio	Columbia TriStar
UPC	043396825192
Number of Discs	1
Disc Sides	2
Production Year	1997
Plot	This drama about an undercover cop who learns the hidden dangers of working his way inside the mob was based on a true story. Joe Pistone (Johnny Depp) is an FBI agent who is given an assignment to infiltrate the Mafia; calling himself Donnie Brasco, he befriends Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino), a low-level mob hit man whose personal life is in tatters. Lefty's marriage is falling apart, his son is a junkie, and his health is failing, which only adds to his growing disillusionment about having spent 30 years with the Mafia (and killing 26 people) with little to show for it. But in Donnie, Lefty sees someone who can succeed where he failed; he takes the young man under his wing, and under Lefty's tutelage Donnie quickly rises through the ranks of organized crime; however, the longer he plays the role of the gangster, the more Joe Pistone finds himself becoming Donnie Brasco in his increasingly rare off hours; it drives a wedge between himself and his wife (Anne Heche) and children, and Joe realizes that a break in character among the hoodlums he's come to know could mean a death sentence for himself and his family. Just as importantly, Joe has come to regard Lefty as a close and trusted friend, and Joe realizes that when the day comes where he has to turn in his Mob associates, he'll be ending Lefty's life as surely as if he put a slug in his head himself. The supporting cast includes Michael Madsen as Sonny, Lefty's boss, and Bruno Kirby as Nicky, one of Sonny's henchmen. The real-life Joe Pistone today lives under an assumed name with a 500,000-dollar contract on his life still in effect. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Chapters

Scene Selections

0. Scene Selections

1. Start [3:23]

2. November 1978 [2:40]

3. Don & Lefty [3:17]

4. 8 Grand [2:12]

5. Under the dash [:39]

6. Always right [1:16]

7. Pistone's report [:28]

8. Julie [1:10]

9. Rules [1:16]

10. Wiseguys [2:14]

11. Christmas [10:48]

12. Silent treatment [1:00]

13. "I got sent for" [5:58]

14. Invisible man [5:36]

15. Dean [1:46]

16. Japanese tradition [3:18]

17. Florida [5:25]

18. Richie Gazzo [3:05]

19. Strung out [5:02]

20. Card with irony [1:25]

21. Fugeddaboudit [1:18]

22. Left Hand [6:07]

23. First communion [1:22]

24. Attorney punch-out [1:30]

25. Joe's homecoming [1:49]

26. Marriage counselor [3:00]

27. Annette [5:40]

28. Busted [7:33]

29. A little stop [8:51]

30. Feds visit Maggie [1:50]

31. Contract on Bruno [7:54]

32. Gun to his head [4:42]

33. Terminated [4:31]

34. Sent for [4:40]

35. End Credits [3:29]