Actors: Treat Williams, Jerry Orbach, Richard Foronjy
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Prince of the City
Danny Ciello is a cop dedicated to his work and loyal to his colleagues. The sense of the risky situations that he faces daily gives him a adrenalin rush; busting pushers and putting them all behind bars. Ciello works for the Special Investigative Unit in New York City and his partners is frequently called "princes of the city" due to their loyalty with each other and keeping their best the keep the streets "safe".
However Rick Cappalino is a counsel for the US Department Justice and personally ask Ciello to investigate on the bad deeds many cops done on the job. Many of them smuggle in narcotics to pushers, most even buy the drugs from the seller. Though it may be a hard to pill swallow for Ciello as this means he may have to turn in some of his partners and countless of other professionals. But Ciello realizes his own misbehavior in the past as he once stole thousand of dollars of drug money himself.
Ready to take out the bad cops to sort out his own wrongdoing, Ciello get all the inside information he needs to put them behind bars, he is willing to get many corrupted professionals, lawyers politicians, district attorneys and fellow policemen but never his own friends in the S.I.U. He agrees to meets with mobsters, a big-time lawyer, a bondsman others while recording their conversation which he has a device wired on his body. As the investigation goes on and some bad guys being thrown into jail, Ciello faced some death threats and has his wife and children under protection. While on the stand in trials ratting some of corrupted men out, federal prosecutors look up the history of Ciello own misdeeds that give the detective some possible severe prison term. But the only way to save himself is to testify against his own men.
--Alicia M., Resident Scholar
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Analysis of Prince of the City
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Plot
Composition of Movie Actual chase scenes or violence - 30% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Criminal enemy is...
- law enforcement gone bad
If this is a criminal POV story...
- drug dealers dealing drugs
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 3 (some)
Kind of violence:
- guns
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
