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In order to prepare for the role of "noodles" in the film, Robert De Niro requested a private interview with the elder Meyer Lansky, who was the prototype of the film. Unfortunately, this request was rejected.
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During the filming, Robert De Niro suggested that James Wood should have glamorous clothes and bright teeth, but the producer was worried about the budget overruns, and in the end De Niro paid for the expenses.
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When Robert De Niro played "Noodles" while watching TV, the program interviewed a man named James Conway O'Donnell. In Robert De Niro's 1990 movie Goodfellas, De Niro's character was named James Conway.
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Jennifer Connelly plays the role of young Debra in the film. Jennifer was only 13 years old when she starred in this movie, and this movie was her big screen debut.
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Robert De Niro was already talking about the collaboration of this film when he was filming "The Godfather 2". After deciding on De Niro's role, De Niro almost became half of the "casting director", and most of the film's subsequent selection of actors also referred to De Niro's opinions .
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Al Pacino and Jack Nicholson both received invitations to play roles in the film, but they both refused to play .
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In order to shoot pictures with texture, director Sergio Leone referred to the works of a large number of painters. Artists born in the nineteenth century, such as Reginald Marsh, Edward Hope, and Norman Rockwell, became his imitators.
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In the film, you can see the scene of the five brothers walking beside the Manhattan Bridge in New York, and this scene is also used in the poster design.
Once Upon a Time in America behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Krystal 2022-03-21 09:01:14
Women are like clothes, and morals are like waste paper. Only "righteousness" is the most important thing, and patriarchal values are offensive. The overall impression is dull. The only image of women in the patriarchal worldview is a tool, which functions as a container of sex and a carrier of love, not a "person". Therefore, the male protagonist can rape the female protagonist violently, and the plot has to be portrayed as a proof of a certain "valuable man feeling" and a declaration of the top status of the male protagonist's hegemony.
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Nella 2022-04-24 07:01:02
Six brushes completed... A group of men's ups and downs and devastated life, the most poetic life epic! That scene of déjà vu, joys and sorrows, love and hate intertwined, that heart-wrenching true love can’t be continued in this life forever; In whose dream? "Once Upon a Time in America" left me with long-lasting amazement and unforgettable feelings! time, go slow...
Once Upon a Time in America quotes
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Noodles: Well, at least you recognized me. That's something.
Deborah Gelly: [sardonic] Actresses have good memories.
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Deborah Gelly: Where were you?
Noodles: I was out of town.
Deborah Gelly: Have you been back long?
Noodles: A couple of days.
Deborah Gelly: Are you staying?
Noodles: [sits down] That depends...