A cavalcade of Cosa Nostra cliches, this mini-series based on real-life events features wise guys whose idea of fun is doing lousy GODFATHER impressions. From his humble Bensonhurst beginnings as a car booster in 1972 to his notoriety as the Mafia's number one people-popper, Sammy "The Bull" Gravano (Nicholas Turturro) believed in his organization's code of honor -- at least, he did for two decades. Then Gravano broke with mob etiquette by turning state's evidence against John Gotti (Tom Sizemore); now his reputation as a back-stabber supersedes his renown as an executioner. The seeds of Sammy's discontent were sown after he became a made man; upon muscling into the ...
Released:
1999
Rated:
R
Length:
172 mins