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Rigoberto 2022-04-23 07:01:15

In the United States in the 1920s, a New York teenager nicknamed "Noodles" and a few friends of the same age met the smart and cunning Max. They started smuggling. Soon, Noodles killed people in a fight and was put in jail.
After a few years, Noodle was released from prison, and the little friends of that year have become mature and robust young people. Under the leadership of Max, they returned to their old business and began a series of robbery, theft, and extortion. As the criminal activities continued to deepen, Max seemed to be carried away by the victory, and even included the US Federal Reserve Bank as a target of the operation. Noodles, who has experience behind bars, couldn't bear to watch his friend go to ruin, so he secretly called the police, trying to force Max to stop. The police and Noodle's friends started a fierce shootout, and Max and others were all killed. Under extreme remorse and pain, Noodles left the place where he grew up, the girl he loved, and went far away. Decades later, Noodles, who was almost dying, returned home, and was surprised to find that everything in those years was carefully planned by Max. He used noodles and the police to get rid of his partners, and he escaped from the shell, swallowed up the huge sums of money from the gang, and entered the political circles after changing his face, becoming a celebrity in the upper class. Max pleads with Noodles to kill himself, fantasizing to atone for his sins, but is rejected by Noodles. Max commits suicide by jumping into a garbage shredder

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Once Upon a Time in America quotes

  • Bugsy: [Bugsy and his gang have beaten Noodles and Max] You don't work for me, you don't work for no-one!

    Young Max: I don't like bosses.

    Bugsy: You'd be better off you stayed in the Bronx.

    Young Max: Woulda been better for *you*, too!

    [Bugsy spits on him, and he and his gang walk off]

    Young Max: I'm gonna kill him one of these days...

    Young Noodles: Yeah? Meanwhile, it looks like he killed US!

  • Frankie Minaldi: Hey, Joe, tell these guys the story about the pussy being insured. What is it? Tell these guys how you stumbled on this whole thing. Tell them the story. Come on. Pussy insurance, the insurance pussies. Tell them that story.

    Joe Minaldi: Life is stranger than shit, that's all. It's a pisser. No big story. I got this insurance agent, this Jew kid named David. He conned me into every policy in the world. Every policy, name it, dogs, house, wife, life, anything. I'm drinking with the boys one night. He comes in with his wife, a brunette with a nice ass who works for a jeweller. And he's still on the hustle, this guy. So I wink at the guys, I say, "Look... the most serious policy, you don't have me covered for." He goes, "What's that, Joe?" "Cock insurance. You make me a policy that when it don't work, I get a payment. I'll write out a check now." He thinks, and he says, "I don't know if the actuality gauges govern this... but we can make a policy. But you gotta guarantee you're in good health now." I says, "Look, leave her with me. Come back and see if it stands up. If it stands up, you know I'm in good health." The jerk leaves her. I screw her. Not only that, she likes it. And she tells me when her boss, the jeweller is shipping stones to Holland, where he keeps his stash - in a drawer in the safe - everything! Can't ask for more, right? Except, one better. I never paid the first premium on the new cock policy.

    Max: [laughing] Cock insurance...

    Joe Minaldi: Life is funnier than shit. But... be easy with the girl. I mean that. Be easy with the girl.