Gotti

"He showed the world who's boss."

2018 1h 46m EN

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Synopsis

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John Gotti rises to the top of the New York underworld to become the boss of the Gambino crime family. His life takes a tumultuous turn as he faces tragedy, multiple trials and a prison sentence.

“He showed the world who's boss.”

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Cast

John Travolta
John Gotti
Spencer Rocco Lofranco
John A. ‘'Junior' Gotti
Kelly Preston
Victoria Gotti
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Angelo Ruggiero
William DeMeo
Sammy ‘The Bull’ Gravano
Leo Rossi
Bobby Boriello
Chris Kerson
Wilfred 'Willie Boy' Johnson
Stacy Keach
Neil Dellacroce

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kevin Connolly
Writers: Leo Rossi, Lem Dobbs
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, United Kingdom

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MONEY

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Earned back only 43% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, United Kingdom.

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CAST

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233+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kevin Connolly, shot by Michael Barrett. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Pitbull. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jim Flynn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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John Travolta and Spencer Rocco Lofranco and Kelly Preston carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kevin Connolly directs. Michael Barrett behind the camera. Pitbull scores. Jim Flynn cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 43% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 8 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, United Kingdom.
4233+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Kevin Connolly, shot by Michael Barrett. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Pitbull. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Jim Flynn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8John Travolta and Spencer Rocco Lofranco and Kelly Preston carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "He showed the world who's boss.".
10IMDB entry: tt1801552 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 10 themes, including "new york city", "gangster", "1970s", "loyalty".

The technical file

Cinematography: Michael Barrett
Original score: Pitbull
Editing: Jim Flynn
Production design: Patricio M. Farrell
Costume design: Olivia Miles
Makeup / hair: Michael Fontaine
Sound: John Warrin
Stunt coordinator: Lex D. Geddings
Runtime: 106 min · 1h 46m
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Box office: $4,343,227
Return: 43% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Gotti (2018)

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What people are saying

CinemaSerf2022-11-24
★ 4/10
Based on the story as told by the younger John A. Gotti in his book, this tells the tale of his legendary father's gangland exploits as he worked his way up from New York's poverty row to head up the Gambino crime family and become one of the city's wealthiest and most influential citizens. The opening scenario depicts the original John Gotti (John Travolta) doing a piece to camera about the delights of New York, and sadly that sets the tone for the rest of this rather weak biopic. The timelines are all over the place, and the historical nature of the man's life robs the film of any jeopardy. Travolta is nowhere near his best and though quite hunky, Spencer Lofranco (John Jnr.) looks like he accidentally strayed from the adjacent “Waltons" set next door. For a mobster movie, it is remarkably un-menacing, wordy and sterile with a distinct lack of oomph from a supporting cast that really just looked like they were there for the payday. This is really rather poor and tells us precious little about what made this man tick but might have done wonders for polo-neck sales.
GenerationofSwine2023-01-12
★ 1/10
It's kind of all over the place. Only occasionally are you sure what year it is, only occasionally do you become familiar with a character. Even his son Frankie s accident plays out like a footnote. And that's what this is, a lot of footnotes pushed together with no context to really strung them together. It's a mess.