Poolhall Brawl from "Mean Streets" (1973)

Fight from Scorsese's film. I'm planning on adding some audio commentary from myself on why it's such a great fight.

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Entertainment

Tags:

• martin
• scorsese
• mean
• streets
• harvey
• keitel
• pool
• hall
• fight
• robert
• de
• niro

[pogo265]

probably the most realistic portrayal of a scrap between out of shape guys

[von1451]

I'm curious as to how anything can be 'perfect' when given the subjectivity of something like film.

There is no solid criteria for 'the perfect film'.

I study film as well, and Im not convinced perfection exists.

[bigmanoooo1]

@caveman123ization a mook is basically a young hoodlum who is stupid

[caveman123ization]

What is a mook?

[XxowendanxX]

@RubicantX no, I made a mistake he didn't call anyone a gook I think he called some people spooks...yeah McLean Stevenson was a stupidass for leaving "M*A*S*H" and doing that stupid Hello Larry show...I mean it was cool and all and I totally had the hots for the chick who played his daughter...Kim something...Kim Richards??...how do I remember this shit....but yeah staying with M*A*S*H would have been the smarter move...

[RubicantX]

is it me or do these guys fighting have absolutely NO build? I mean, was it illegal to have a build in the early 70's? Im not talking full blown ripped, but anything beyond those pathetic golf-ball shoulders...

[RubicantX]

@XxowendanxX Memmoli called people gooks? You sure you don't mean mooks?

Hello Larry was pretty funny, I saw some reruns many years ago...I can't believe McLean Stevenson and George Memmoli are gone...definitely underrated actors who made me laugh :)

[hawkman350]

Deniro is one crazy cat

[30inventionman]

what have we learned?

[XxowendanxX]

@RubicantX yep...it's "Hello Larry" where I remember the dude from...McLean Stevenson was a talk show host and Memmoli worked at the radio station...and it's funny cos I used to watch that show and his character on it was a nice guy, kind of funny and silly and a good friend to Larry....and now 30 years later I see him in a Martin Scorcese movie starting fights with people and calling people gooks...

[RubicantX]

@XxowendanxX George Memmoli was in Hello Larry, a show that was on around 1979-1980, He was on a few episodes of Gimme a Break with Nell Carter, and at least one episode of Hill Street Blues..As for George Allen calling someone a mook, I never heard that one but that would sure be funny :)

[XxowendanxX]

@RubicantX I swear to shit I saw him on some TV show when I was a kid...in the early '80s...like a sitcom...not even a sitcom role but a recurring character...or maybe even a one-time appearance...but I know that face from somewhere...and didn't George Allen get in trouble for calling a durk durk a mook???