Ruby's Dream

It's like Saturday Night Fever without the disco music and dancing.
This is Joe Pesci's first major acting role. This movie is ok if ya like movies like "The Lords of Flatbush" or "Saturday Night Fever", or "fingers". It's like a typical 70's cinematography movie but it was made in the early 80's. Good Italian acting and actors. Especially the young looking Frank Vincent from the Sopranos. Nothing extraordinary but just a good italian american movie. I found it in a grocery store for $3.99 and it was worth it to me.

In the "Atlantic City" mold
Joe Pesci's first starring role is not as a "street guy" from Little Italy but a Jewish guy from New Jersey (though the Garden state looks mysteriously more like the Big Apple throughout this venture) who wants to be an Italian lounge singer. Well, he's not Italian, and he does not perform in a Lounge - but a bowling alley - the crash of the cymbals competes with the crash of bowling pins. [Interestingly enough, JP did start out with Franki Valli's group in NJ in such a venue!]. But it's not all that sad a situation: the guy has a great band and he can sing! In fact, good enough to attract the attention of Tony Martin - who does a nice cameo.

Frank Vincent is on the scene as a buddy from the old neighborhood who went in another direction - he converts legitimate businesses into, shall we say, quasi-legitimate ones. And when Pesci's business goes flat, guess who shows up with...friends? Including an attractive lady who coincidentally wants to break into show business. Will...



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