The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight is a 1971 American Mafia comedy film directed by James Goldstone and written by Waldo Salt, based on the 1969 novel The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight by Jimmy Breslin, which in turn was based on the life of gangster Joe Gallo. The film stars Jerry Orbach, Leigh Taylor-Young, Jo Van Fleet, Lionel Stander, Robert De Niro and Irving Selbst. The film was released on December 22, 1971, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Reception
The movie received negative reviews. Roger Ebert gave it 2/4 stars, describing: "Maybe part of the trouble is James Goldstone's direction, which tends toward the heavy-handed." and "The performances are too broad, the characters are too many, the plot is too indifferent to the structure of the movie, and - surprisingly - the movie is too sweet."
Home media
The movie has been released on VHS and DVD.
See also
- List of American films of 1971
References
External links
- The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight on IMDb
- The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight at Rotten Tomatoes
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