Spike of Bensonhurst
Spike of Bensonhurst is a 1988 American comedy drama and mafia film written and directed by Paul Morrissey and starring Sasha Mitchell. The film also features Ernest Borgnine, Maria Pitillo, and Talisa Soto.
Plot
The protagonist, Spike Fumo (Mitchell), is a young Italian-American man who lives in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn and aspires to be a boxer. However, he falls in love with a girl who turns out to be the daughter of a Mafia boss. As he is forced to leave, he moves to Red Hook, Brooklyn, a predominantly Puerto Rican section of Brooklyn, where he falls in love with a girl from that neighborhood.
More details
| author | Paul Morrissey |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Brooklyn |
| director | Paul Morrissey |
| editor | Stan Salfas |
| events | boxing |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | force italian-american mafia mafia boss puerto rican puerto rican american |
| musicBy | Coati Mundi |
| producer | David Weisman Nelson Lyon |
| publisher | FilmDallas |
| theme | independent mafia |