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The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

1971, Movie, PG, 98 mins

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The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight: Review

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What a waste of money, time, and talent. Based on newspaper columnist Jimmy Breslin's hilarious novel, producers Chartoff and Winkler and screenwriter Salt let this thing get so far out of hand that Goldstone's pedestrian direction couldn't save it. The story concerns a bunch of incompetent hoodlums who try to kill a Mafia chief but fail time after time. It's one flat sight gag after another as Orbach leads his clods against Stander. The only reason to watch this at all is t... read more leave a comment

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight: Cast & Details

Year: 1971
Rated PG
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 Jerry Orbach: Kid Sally Palumbo
Leigh Taylor-Young: Angela Palumbo
Jo Van Fleet: Big Momma
Lionel Stander: Baccala
Robert De Niro: Mario
Irving Selbst: Big Jelly

 

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  • Now, I'm not one to say "I told... | Today's News: Our Take | 10/17/2005
    Now, I'm not one to say "I told you so," but… for several weeks I've been yelling from the rooftops that C.J. definitely wasn't the source of the military shuttle leak. Granted, that was a slightly easier call than, say, the mysterious Mr. Frost predicting the assassination of the president of Kazakhstan. (Word to the wise: Never get into a dead pool with that guy.) It just had to be Toby, didn't it? It's perfect. His brother's an astronaut, his new job as press secretary has him around reporters all day and, mostly, because a woefully underused Richard Shiff has to be looking for the Oval Office exit after seven years. Did anyone else think it looked like President Bartlet already knew it was Toby? That whole exchange about Leo being in trouble felt a little weird. Speaking of a little weird, are we to believe that  Kristin Chenoweth's Annabeth has a thing for Leo? Sure seemed read more

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