Spike of Bensonhurst
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| Directed by | Paul Morrissey |
| Produced by | Nelson Lyon David Weisman |
| Written by |
Alan Bowne Paul Morrissey |
| Starring |
Sasha Mitchell Ernest Borgnine Anne Desalvo Sylvia Miles Talisa Soto Rick Aviles |
| Music by | Coati Mundi |
| Cinematography | Steven Fierberg |
| Edited by | Stan Salfas |
| Distributed by | FilmDallas |
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101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $623,112 |
Spike of Bensonhurst is a 1988 American comedy-drama and mafia film written and directed by Paul Morrissey and starring Sasha Mitchell. The film also features Ernest Borgnine, Maria Pitillo, and Talisa Soto.
In the film, the protagonist, Spike Fumo (Mitchell), is a young Italian-American man who lives in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn and aspires to be a boxer. However, he falls in love with a girl who turns out to be the daughter of a Mafia boss. As he is forced to leave, he moves to Red Hook, Brooklyn, a predominantly Puerto Rican section of New York City, where he falls in love with a girl from that neighborhood.
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