John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises to become the head of the Gambino family and the most well-known mafia boss in America. Life is good, but suspicion creeps in, and greed, rule-breaking and his high public profile all threaten to topple him.
Acting
Assante's Gotti is pure volcanic charisma with a hair trigger.
Writing
Street-smart dialogue that sounds stolen from wiretaps.
Director
Robert Harmon
Armand Assante
John Gotti
William Forsythe
Sammy Gravano
Frank Vincent
Robert DiBernardo
Vincent Pastore
Angelo Ruggiero
Anthony Quinn
Neil Dellacroce
Richard C. Sarafian
Paul Castellano
Dominic Chianese
Joe Armone
Robert Miranda
Frank DeCicco
Scott Cohen
Gene Gotti
Raymond Serra
Frank LoCascio
Marc Lawrence
Carlo Gambino
Tony Sirico
Joe Dimiglia
Nigel Bennett
Bruce Mouw
Al Waxman
Bruce Cutler
Frank Pellegrino
Carmine Russo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Real Gotti associates visited the set; some actors received threatening calls about their portrayals.
This HBO film premiered months before Gotti's actual 1992 conviction, making it eerily prescient timing.
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