“Now Youse Can’t Leave”
A Bronx Tale is one of the best mob flicks ever created. Moreso than the movie itself, the greatness was in the writing. Certain scenes and lines like “put him in the batroom” (Bathroom spelled the way it sounded in the movie), “you’re friends are jerkoffs. look at me, jerkoffs”, and the crème de la crème: “now youse can’t leave“.
If that wasn’t the most gangster shit ever then I don’t know what is. Sonny (Chazz Palminteri) killed that role. And that scene, after they beat the shit out of the bikers when he grabs the one guy by the head and says “look at me…I did this to you.” Cold shit right there!! Anyway…here’s a little bit more insight to the scene.
“In this scene, the initial dialogue between one of the bikers and Sonny appears to convey a sense of wanting to have a peaceful drink in the bar and then continue on their way.
However, after ordering their drinks, the bikers intentionally shake up their beers and spray the bartender with them. Sonny, in response, requests that they leave, but they refuse to comply.
Amid the conversation, faintly in the background, “Come Together,” a song by The Beatles, is playing, though it’s barely audible.
Since the bikers won’t leave even when asked, Sonny takes matters into his own hands and locks the bar’s door, declaring, “now youse can’t leave.”
At this point, the only sound you hear is Calogero narrating the scene, while the bikers fall silent, and the camera pans across their faces one by one.
The scene transitions into a brawl, accompanied by sound effects of breaking glass, grunting, slapping, and punching sounds. Another song called “The Ten Commandments of Love” is now playing, and it’s louder than the previous song.
The dialogue is less audible this time, as the music takes precedence. The combination of sound effects and the exchange between the men makes it evident that a fight is taking place.
It’s worth noting that the choice of music in this scene may not explicitly indicate a fight scene to viewers today, but it does reflect the musical preferences of the era when the movie was made.”
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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.
