The first draft of the script of "The Boss Moves Away" was written by the screenwriter Kenneth Ronald. The director of Spring Creek Productions, Lan Amatow, first saw the script and recommended the script to the company's founder Paula Weinstein and her. Her husband, Mark Rosenberg, is interested in the story of the film and believes that Billy Christo is the best candidate to play the psychiatrist in the film. The crew invited the screenwriter Peter Tolan, who adapted a script with frequent jokes. Robert De Niro saw the script. He was willing to play Witty, but he was worried. Jane Rosenthal, the producer who formed Tribeca Productions with him, persuaded him. When looking for a film director, the chief creative staff always chose Harold Remis as the first choice. But at that time, Remis had just moved to Chicago with his family, and he was unwilling to pack up and go to New York to spend six months making a movie. A few months later, his agent called to ask him if he would join the movie starring Robert De Niro and Billy Christo, he agreed.
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Boss Paul Vitti: [narrating] 1957 was a big year. The Russians put that Sputnik into outer space, the Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field to say goodbye to Brooklyn, that guy shot Frank Costello in the head, and missed, and the Gallo brothers whacked Albert Anastasia in the barber shop of the Sheraton View hotel. It was total chaos. With Anastasia out of the way, Vito Genovese figures he's the big boss. But Carlo Gambino and Joe Bananas, they had other ideas. So they called a meeting. A big meeting.
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[when two hit men attack Paul and Ben in a junkyard, Ben grabs Paul's gun and blindly shoots back - he straightens up and sees two dead men]
Dr. Ben Sobel: J-Jelly? Did I do that?
Jelly: No, Doc. That one's mine. You got the '72 Chevy, and the Amana side-by-side refrigerator-freezer.