This article is about the 1993 film. For the Broadway musical, see A Bronx Tale (musical). For the 1989 play, see A Bronx Tale (play).
A Bronx Tale
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Robert De Niro
Screenplay by
Chazz Palminteri
Based on
A Bronx Tale by Chazz Palminteri
Produced by
Jane Rosenthal
Jon Kilik
Robert De Niro
Starring
Robert De Niro
Chazz Palminteri
Lillo Brancato Jr.
Taral Hicks
Kathrine Narducci
Cinematography
Reynaldo Villalobos
Edited by
David Ray
Robert Q. Lovett
Music by
Butch Barbella
Production companies
Price Entertainment
TriBeCa Productions
Distributed by
Savoy Pictures
Release dates
September 14, 1993 (1993-09-14) (TIFF)
September 29, 1993 (1993-09-29) (United States)
Running time
120 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$10 million[1]
Box office
$17.3 million[2]
A Bronx Tale is a 1993 American coming-of-age crime drama film directed by and starring Robert De Niro in his directorial debut and produced by Jane Rosenthal, adapted from Chazz Palminteri's 1989 play of the same name. It tells the coming-of-age story of an Italian-American boy, Calogero, who, after encountering a local Mafia boss, is torn between the temptations of organized crime and the values of his honest, hardworking father, as well as racial tensions in his community. The Broadway production was converted to film with limited changes, and starred Palminteri and De Niro.
De Niro, who first viewed the play in Los Angeles in 1990, acquired the rights from Palminteri, intent on making the play his directorial debut. The duo then worked heavily together on the screenplay, with Palminteri aiming to retain many of the aspects of the original script, as it was based largely on his own childhood. Production began in 1991, and was funded in collaboration with De Niro's TriBeCa Productions and Savoy Pictures, as the first film released by each studio.
A Bronx Tale premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 1993, and released in the United States on September 29, 1993. The film achieved limited commercial success, grossing over $17 million domestically. However, it fared much better with critics, who praised the performances of the leads, and launched Palminteri's acting career, while also helping De Niro gain acceptance as a director.
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