The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Original film poster by Mort Drucker
Directed byJames Goldstone
Screenplay byWaldo Salt
Based onThe Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
by Jimmy Breslin
Produced byRobert Chartoff
Irwin Winkler
StarringJerry Orbach
Leigh Taylor-Young
Jo Van Fleet
Burt Young
Lionel Stander
Robert De Niro
Irving Selbst
CinematographyOwen Roizman
Edited byEdward A. Biery
Music byDave Grusin
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • December 22, 1971 (1971-12-22)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight is a 1971 American crime comedy film directed by James Goldstone and written by Waldo Salt, based on the 1969 novel of the same title by Jimmy Breslin, which in turn was based on the life of gangster Joe Gallo. The film stars Jerry Orbach, Leigh Taylor-Young, Jo Van Fleet, Lionel Stander, Robert De Niro and Irving Selbst. The film was released on December 22, 1971, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1][2]

  1. ^ "The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. ^ "The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight". TV Guide. Retrieved 29 November 2014.