

1978·Drama·1h 30m
7.0
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A wanna-be concert pianist spends his days making a living by collecting debts for his Mafioso father, a lifestyle that could eventually ruin his dreams of a musical career.
Directed by James Toback
schizophrenia
piano lessons

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Cast

Harvey Keitel
Jimmy Fingers

Tisa Farrow
Carol

Jim Brown
Dreems

Michael V. Gazzo
Ben

Marian Seldes
Ruth

Danny Aiello
Butch

Ed Marinaro
Gino

Tanya Roberts
Julie

Carole Francis
Christa

Lenny Montana
Luchino

Tony Sirico
Riccamonza

Tom Signorelli
Italian Prisoner
Crew

James Toback
Director

James Toback
Writer

Michael Chapman
Director of Photography

Mike Fenton
Casting

Albert Wolsky
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
9 reviews
Blake
5.2★ · 06/12/22

it’s good, got some good character study stuff in here and some interesting psychosexual undertones, but it didn’t wow me. Keitel wants to be a dominant sex machine but he can’t get hard so he takes it out on the people he collects debts from, but he also loves to play piano so it’s like a yin and yang of violence and beauty that also is reflected when he has sex as it is something that should be a beautiful act that becomes forceful and verging on violent. mostly had fun seeing young Tony Sirico (Paulie Walnuts), Dominic Chianese (Uncle June), Lenny Montana (Luca Brazzi) and an all timer small role by Jim Brown who plays the object of Keitel’s sexual jealousy because he not only cucks keitel but he’s also 6’2 and jacked and just fucks like crazy.
it’s good, got some good character study stuff in here and some interesting psychosexual undertones, but it didn’t wow me. Keitel wants to be a dominant sex machine but he can’t get hard so he takes it out on the people he collects debts from, but he also loves to play piano so it’s like a yin and yang of violence and beauty that also is reflected when he has sex as it is something that should be a beautiful act that becomes forceful and verging on violent. mostly had fun seeing young Tony Sirico (Paulie Walnuts), Dominic Chianese (Uncle June), Lenny Montana (Luca Brazzi) and an all timer small role by Jim Brown who plays the object of Keitel’s sexual jealousy because he not only cucks keitel but he’s also 6’2 and jacked and just fucks like crazy.
John
8.0★ · 06/17/26

Kiki
9.0★ · 07/27/25

id
6.0★ · 06/09/25

Maria
5.0★ · 05/14/25
