Billy Bathgate
Action, Crime, Drama
Buena Vista  (1991) 106 mins R

5.7 (4,821 votes)
The story is based loosely on underworld characters from the 1920’s and 30’s on the East Coast. Billy Bathgate (Loren Dean) is a poor Bronx teenager who made his fortune in organized crime: rising quickly from errand boy to second in command in a gang run by the infamous gangster, Dutch Schultz (Dustin Hoffman). Schultz becomes Billy’s mentor and teaches him the tools of the underworld where money and risky behavior go hand in hand. The gangsters take Billy to their hideout in upstate New York where they are awaiting trial. For a time, Schultz converts to Catholicism and becomes a respected member of society. Young Billy falls for Schultz’s girlfriend Drew (Nicole Kidman) when he is asked to look after her. They pretend to be a couple in Saratoga. When Billy realizes that Drew is to be killed off, he starts to question a life of crime and contacts Drew’s husband Bo (Bruce Willis) in NY t...

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Cast and Crew
Steve Buscemi  ......  Irving
John Costelloe  ......  Lulu
Loren Dean  ......  Billy Bathgate
Steven Hill  ......  Otto Berman
Dustin Hoffman  ......  Dutch Schultz
Billy Jaye  ......  Mickey
Director  .....  Robert Benton
Producer  .....  Arlene Donovan; Robert F. Colesberry
Writer  .....  Tom Stoppard; E.L. Doctorow
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When Drew Preston is walking with Billy Bathgate and takes his hand, the close-up shows her hand is on the front. In the next shot, her hand behind his and facing to the rear. (more)

Trivia:
To date, remains one of the most accurate recreations of the Chophouse Massacre that took the life of Arthur "Dutch Schultz" Fleggenheimer and several of his men. (more)

Filming Locations:
Durham, North Carolina, USA (more)

Quotes:
Drew Preston: I'm not his girl, he's my gangster. (more)

Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. (more)