Reality vs. Fiction Part 2, Behind the Scenes of Donnie Brasco

Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco

Jam Street Media

Tv & Film, Film Interviews, True Crime

4.8 • 566 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Joe Pistone and Leo Rossi continue with more behind-the-scenes insight about the Blockbuster movie based on Joe’s time in the mob, “Donnie Brasco.” Accompanying clips featuring Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, and others, Pistone shares more deets about his undercover experience and offers some loving words in memory of Anne Heche, the actress who portrayed his wife Maggie Pistone on screen. He even clarifies facts from fiction regarding that infamous wife slap! More, when you tune in to Deep Cover now. JOIN THE MOTION LOUNGE ! For the first time, we are offering a subscription plan. For just $5.99 a month you will join the Motion Lounge and get: Season Exclusives, such as the complete collection of tapes Joseph D. Pistone recorded while in deep cover with New York's most notorious crime families. AD Free Podcast Episodes (Two Days Early) Unedited Video Episodes & Behind the Scenes Content Member-only Bonus Episodes Member-only AMA's Family-first access and discounts to live events. Join now by clicking THIS LINK! Have a question about this episode, a tape, or a past episode? Ask it here. Not ready to join the mob? Connect with us on social using the links below: Connect with us on social using the links below: Instagram: @deepcoverpod Facebook: @deepcoverpodcast Twitter: @deepcoverpodcast Episode Notes: [00:00] Intro with Joe Pistone and Leo Rossi [01:56] Joe visited the Mob Museum in Las Vegas [03:04] Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone’s one-man-show about Donnie Braso [03:27] How the movie designers recreated Sonny Black, Lefty and Nicky entering a disco nightclub [07:45] Donnie Brasco gets caught by the cops; no permit for the lion [10:29] On one-taker scenes that require precision [12:30] How the bribed cop let everyone down; gambling operation at the club gone wrong. [14:50] The arrest record of Donnie Brasco [16:10] Meet us in the Motion Lounge [17:27] The Boss, Carmine Galante, gets whacked [20:31] Sonny Black becomes a Capo and Lefty gets nervous [23:21] Paul Attansio, the screenwriter, continues to write accurate emotions for each character [25:26] How does a hit get set up? Lefty, or Al Pacino, goes off on Donnie Brasco after being “sent for.” [28:40] The truth about the $300,000 in cash and Joe Pistone remembers Anne Heche, the actress who portrayed his wife and best friend. [29:07] Joe admits there was a time when he couldn’t turn ‘off’ his character, Donnie Brasco, in real life. [33:05] Through Leo’s stage play, Joe’s family finally realized just how lonely the job was for him. [34:50] 85% is true [35:50] Maggie and Joe’s movie-stealing scenes: “Why do you hate me when I love you so much?” and “I’m not beginning like them, Maggie, I am them.” - the back story. [36:44] When Lefty got saved from being whacked. [37:50] Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We all love mob movies, Scarface, The Godfather.
0:10.8	The list goes on and on.
0:12.3	But there's one movie that speaks to me more than all the others, Donnie Brasco.
0:17.5	It's actually based on a true story, and you know what they say.
0:20.5	Truth is stranger than fiction.
0:22.2	I'm Leo Rossi.
0:23.4	I've spent my life behind and in front of the camera creating stories about the mob.
0:28.7	We're going to go off the page and talk to the real life, Donnie Brasco.
0:36.9	This is Deep Cover, The Real Donnie Brasco, with Joe Stone and Leo Rossi.
0:48.4	Hello, our loyal listeners.
0:51.4	This is Leo Rossi.
0:53.4	I'm the host of Deep Cover the real Donnie Brasco.
0:58.4	And we are going to, in this episode, continue with clips from the movie starring Johnny Depp
1:07.8	Al Pacino. It has really proved in the last episode,
1:12.8	the audience really likes it,
1:14.6	and it brings back memories for Joe,
1:17.3	some real and some Hollywood, you know, but memories.
1:22.0	So let me introduce to all my loyal listeners,
1:25.7	somebody that you've been listening to for two
1:28.6	and a half seasons, the most highly decorated undercover agent in FBI history, the inimitable
1:37.5	Joseph D. Pistone.
1:40.2	How about you, Joe?
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