Billy Bathgate
In 1935, a New York kid was looking for a hero. He found Dutch Schultz.
1991 | 106m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Robert Benton |
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| Writer: | Tom Stoppard, E. L. Doctorow |
| Staring: |
| In the year 1935, a teen named Billy Bathgate finds first love while becoming the protégé of fledgling gangster Dutch Schultz. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 01, 1991 |
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| Director: | Robert Benton |
| Writer: | Tom Stoppard, E. L. Doctorow |
| Genres: | Crime |
| Keywords | danger of life, mafia boss |
| Production Companies | Touchstone Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $15,565,363
Budget: $48,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Loren Dean | Billy Bathgate |
| Dustin Hoffman | Dutch Schultz |
| Nicole Kidman | Drew Preston |
| Bruce Willis | Bo Weinberg |
| Steve Buscemi | Irving |
| Stanley Tucci | Lucky Luciano |
| Steven Hill | Otto Berman |
| Billy Jaye | Mickey |
| John Costelloe | Lulu |
| Timothy Jerome | Dixie Davis |
| Mike Starr | Julie Martin |
| Robert F. Colesberry | Jack Kelly |
| Stephen Joyce | Mr. Hines |
| Frances Conroy | Mary Behan |
| Moira Kelly | Becky |
| Kevin Corrigan | Arnold |
| Rob Kramer | Billy's Gang |
| Xander Berkeley | Harvey Preston |
| Katharine Houghton | Charlotte |
| Jack Mulcahy | Fire Inspector |
| Kenny Vance | Dutch's Thug |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Benton | Director |
| Tom Stoppard | Screenplay |
| Mark Isham | Original Music Composer |
| Néstor Almendros | Director of Photography |
| Alan Heim | Editor |
| E. L. Doctorow | Novel |
| David Ray | Editor |
| Robert M. Reitano | Editor |
| John P. Mesa | Visual Effects Camera |
| Tim Galvin | Art Direction |
| Dennis Bradford | Art Direction |
| Patrizia von Brandenstein | Production Design |
| Tim Donahue | Visual Effects Art Director |
| William Mesa | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Joseph G. Aulisi | Costume Design |
| Scott H. Eddo | Makeup Artist |
| Noon Orsatti | Stunts |
| J.W. 'Corkey' Fornof | Pilot |
| Patricia Birch | Choreographer |
| Cheryl Wheeler Duncan | Stunts |
| John Glaser | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Daniel W. Barringer | Stunts |
| John Robotham | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art Newkirk | Stunts |
| Michael Russo | Stunt Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert F. Colesberry | Producer |
| Arlene Donovan | Producer |
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Dustin Hoffman is "Dutch" an aspiring gangster in 1930s New York's City. Together with the business savvy "Otto" (Steven Hill) and a little help from the suave "Bo" (Bruce Willis) he sets out to carve out an empire for himself. Along the way, "Otto" alights on the keen youngster "Billy" (Loren Dean) ... who soon becomes a part of their operation discovering that there is a life of wealth and opportunity to be had, but that life has it's dark, violent and dangerous side too. What now ensues is authentic looking, flash cars and spiv suits - but the actual execution of the story is really very dull. Willis appears only briefly (though I really did like his footwear) and Nicole Kidman offers the romantic interest for both Hoffman and Dean for a while. The narrative is disjointed. The film flows like glue with too many short, episodic, scenarios that lack any sense of peril or menace, before an ending that though historical fact is really underwhelming. Nobody's finest hour, this film.