The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

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The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

"The hilarious comedy about dis-Organized Crime."

1971

1h 36m

5.0(23 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Overview

A Brooklyn mobster and his gang try to rub out their rivals.

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Cast & Crew

49 members

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Jerry Orbach

Kid Sally

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Leigh Taylor-Young

Angela

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Jo Van Fleet

Big Momma

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Lionel Stander

Baccala

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Robert De Niro

Mario

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Irving Selbst

Big Jelly

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Hervé Villechaize

Beppo

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Joe Santos

Exmo

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Carmine Caridi

Tony, The Indian

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Frank Campanella

Water Buffalo

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Harry Basch

DeLauria

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Sander Vanocur

Television Commentator

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Philip Bruns

Gallagher

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Philip Sterling

District Attorney Goodman

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Jack Kehoe

Bartender

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Δέσπω Διαμαντίδου

Mourner

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Sam Coppola

Julie

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James Sloyan

Joey

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Paul Benedict

Shots O'Toole

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Lou Criscuolo

Junior

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George Loros

Jerry

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Harry Davis

Dominic Laviano

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Burt Young

Willie Quarequlo

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Jackie Vernon

Herman

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Ted Beniades

A Black Suit

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Fat Thomas

A Black Suit

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Roy Shuman

The Mayor

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Alice Hirson

The Mayor's Wife

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Michael V. Gazzo

A Black Suit

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Robert Gerringer

Commissioner McGrady

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Walter Flanagan

The Super

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Dan Morgan

Muldoon

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Dorothi Fox

Meter Maid

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Robert Weil

Circus Supply Mgr.

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Margo Winkler

Airline Clerk

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Leopold Badia

Old Waiter

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Fran Stevens

Buccala's Wife

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Florence Tarlow

Police Matron

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Rita Karin

Mrs. Goldfarb

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Tom Lacy

Religious Salesman

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William H. Boesen

Jury Foreman

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Gary Melkonian

Greek Racer

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Gustave Johnson

Detective Jenkins

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George Stefans

Greek Captain

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Alisha Fontaine

Jelly's Girl

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Lorrie Davis

Jelly's Other Girl

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Frank Jourdano

TV Reporter

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Elsa Raven

Mrs. Water Buffalo

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Gloria LeRoy

Ida, The Waitress

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