Although many people think that the film is a classic in New York movies, in fact, only a few shots of the film were shot in New York. Most of the scenes, including the billiard section in the film, were shot in Los Angeles. of.
In addition to playing Jimmy Schotts, Martin Scorsese has also appeared twice in the film. The first time was at the beginning of the movie, he played a portrait of a person; the second time, he narrated "Father I'm not worthy of your flesh" as a voice-over.
Catherine Scorsese starred in the film as a woman who helped Teresa when she had a seizure.
After finishing the shooting of "Cold-Blooded Thunderbolt", both John Casavites and John Milius suggested that Martin Scorsese should create a more "private" work next, which prompted Scorsese to complete The script for the film was created and quickly put into filming.
The film is the first collaboration between director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro.
The extensive use of handheld cameras in the film is actually a measure taken to avoid over-expenditure of the originally meagre budget, so that there is no need to lay a lot of tracks in all the tracking shots.
In order to convey Harvey Kettler's feeling of being drunk more vividly, the director strapped a camera to him. When he shakes, the lens will create a hazy and drunk impression.
