Blood Brothers

• Director: Robert Mulligan
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Melodrama, Ensemble Film
• Themes: Sibling Relationships, Class Differences, Domestic Abuse
• Release Year: 1977
• Country: US
• Run Time: 50 minutes

Plot

Older brother Chubby (Paul Sorvino) is a combative, booze-swilling, rough-edged construction worker, following in the footsteps of his brother Tommy (Tony Lo Bianco). Macho in the extreme, these fellows have no time for the sensitive moral quandaries which are at the heart of the two younger brothers' lives. Stony (Richard Gere), has worked with his father in the construction business, but longs to work with children. Albert (Michael Hershewe), the youngest, is a sensitive lad, the butt of his father and oldest brother's rough manner, and is constantly being harassed by his stressed-out mother (Lelia Goldoni). After a few attempts to communicate with his insensitive older brother and his parents, Stony must decide for himself if the rejection he will experience from his family on leaving the construction business is worth it; and if it is, what can be done to protect his younger brother from the rest of the family? ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Cast

Danny Aiello - Artie; Tony Lo Bianco - Tommy De Coco; Kristine de Bell - Cheri; Bruce French - Paulie; Richard Gere - Thomas Stony De Coco; Lelia Goldoni - Marie De Coco; Marilu Henner - Annette; Michael Hershewe - Albert Tiger De Coco; Peter Iacangelo - Malfie; Eddie Jones - Blackie; Damu King - Chili Mac; Gloria Le Roy - Sylvia; Floyd Levine - Dr. Harris; Kenneth McMillan - Banion; Kim Milford - Butler; Pamela Myers - Mrs. Pitt; Raymond Singer - Jackie; Paul Sorvino - Louis Chubby De Coco; Yvonne Wilder - Phyllis De Coco; Robert Englund - Mott; Dan Haggerty

Credit

Howard Roessel - First Assistant Director, Robert Mulligan - Director, Sheldon Kahn - Editor, Elmer Bernstein - Composer (Music Score), Gene Callahan - Production Designer, Robert Surtees - Cinematographer, John R. Coonan - Production Manager, Gene Callahan - Producer, Stephen Friedman - Producer, Charles D. Knight - Sound/Sound Designer, Walter Newman - Screenwriter, Richard Price - Book Author

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