Spike of Bensonhurst

– Spike Fumo is an Italian kid apsiring to be a boxer. He falls in love with a rich girl, who turns ou..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
1988
Spike of Bensonhurst (1988)

Spike Fumo is an Italian kid apsiring to be a boxer. He falls in love with a rich girl, who turns out to be the daughter of a Mafia boss. Spike is threatened to leave Bensonhurst by the mob, and then goes to a poverty-stricken Puerto Rican part of Brooklyn.

Producing Country:
USA
Genre:
Release Date:

11 Nov 1988

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Paul Morrissey

Writer:

Alan Bowne (additional dialogue), Paul Morrissey (story and screenplay)

Main Actors:

Sasha Mitchell, Ernest Borgnine, Anne De Salvo, Sylvia Miles

Plot:

Spike Fumo is an Italian kid apsiring to be a boxer. He falls in love with a rich girl, who turns out to be the daughter of a Mafia boss. Spike is threatened to leave Bensonhurst by the mob, and then goes to a poverty-stricken Puerto Rican part of Brooklyn.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

Virgin Vision

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%