In a gesture of admiration to the spunkiest of them, he gives the boy a necklace with a meaningful history to him. The fall of the Mafia comes about when an Irish mobster Danny Greene starts a turf war in 1970s Cleveland. When his fiance is murdered by the very mafia he called family, Irish Gangster Conor O'Callahan flees Ireland in an attempt to escape his painful memories. Club, had similar views; saying "the biggest problem" with the film "isn't that it rips off Goodfellas", but that plenty of "good films" have "ripped it off well". Reid frequently left deals unconcluded, and discovered that the script he'd commissioned was attached to a cover with another screenwriter and producer's name listed. Greene narrowly escapes, and later kills Birns with a car bomb. You can view additional information about each Kill the Irishman actor on this list, such as when and where they were born. 2011 | R | 1h 46m | Independent Movies. Based on a true story, KILL THE IRISHMAN chronicles Greene's heroic rise from a tough Cleveland neighborhood to become an enforcer in the local mob. In reality, Birns was killed by a car bomb, but there was no evidence to link Greene to his murder. This was partly because the city gave tax credits which Cleveland would not match. (2011). Tapping into Greene's girlfriend's apartment phone, the hitman learns that Greene has a dentist appointment on October 6, 1977. He intervenes, pays her back-rent of three months, and she gratefully gives him her father's gold Celtic cross to wear for protection. Merke finds out, demands a cut of Greene's profits, and then sends an enforcer to kill him. R. 1h 46m. To that list, you can add Jonathan Hensleigh's Kill the Irishman, which wants so desperately to be Goodfellas, and comes up so very, very short. The website's critical consensus reads: "Kill the Irishman may not add much in the way of new ingredients to its crowded genre, but the admirable efforts of a solidly assembled cast add extra depth to a familiar story. By Jeannette Catsoulis. Most of the cast, including Stevenson and D'Onofrio, were in attendance[9][10] as was Shondor Birns' niece. Kill the Irishman (2011) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Nardi is killed in a car explosion, Ritson is shot in front of his house, and McComber dies in a bombing at the Cleveland docks. [37] Even though it is commonly speculated that Greene killed Birns, Birns' murder remains officially unsolved. Kill the Irishman chronicles Greene's heroic rise from a tough Cleveland neighbourhood to an enforcer in the local mob. The true story of Danny Greene, an impoverished but charismatic young Irish-American who rises to power as president of the longshoreman's local union and is charged with corruption but evades serious jail time by becoming an FBI informant. [21] The scene was nevertheless included in the final cut. He ultimely goes to work for Shondor Birns who he ultimately kills. Before entering production, Kill the Irishman had a troubled development Actors Ray Stevenson and Christopher Walken attend the "Kill the Irishman" premiere after party at Puck Fair Bar on March 7, 2011 in New York City. The members are exploited by corrupt union boss Jerry Merke, and the leadership of the ILA union urges Greene to run against him. An enraged Frato later shoots at Greene in a park. [19] According to Stevenson, there was "quite a bit" of research material available. 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