Mean Streets (Criterion Collection)

This violent drama from director Martin Scorsese has become a modern-day classic of ultra-realistic filmmaking. In New York's Little Italy, Charlie (Harvey Keitel) works as a debt collector for his mobster uncle as he tries to move his way up in the Mafia. But Charlie's ambitions are threatened by his friendship with Johnny Boy (Robert de Niro), a small-time hood whose reckless behavior could get them both killed. With Amy Robinson, David Proval, Richard Romanus. 112 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Uncompressed PCM mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary by Scorsese, Robinson; video essay; interview; bonus short "Martin Scorsese: Back on the Block" (1973); theatrical trailer; bonus footage; essay.