Billy Bathgate - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Billy Bathgate"
Billy Bathgate (1991)
Timing:
1:46 (106 min)
5.8/10
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208
6.439/10
3284
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5.9/10
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Actors and characters
Billy Jaye
Character Mickey
John Costelloe
Character Lulu
Timothy Jerome
Character Dixie Davis
Stephen Joyce
Character Mr. Hines
Rob Kramer
Character Billy's Gang
Kenny Vance
Character Dutch's Thug
What's left behind the scenes
- Due to numerous deviations of the script from the original text by Edgar Lawrence Doctorow (1931-2015), the author of the novel on which Robert Benton based this film, he later refused to consider himself in any way involved in its creation.
- It is known that Dustin Hoffman and director Robert Benton constantly argued and disagreed with each other. It reached the point where Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of Disney, had to come to the set at one point to intervene in another dispute.
- Disagreements between Dustin Hoffman and Robert Benton led to filming delays and reshoots; an alternative ending to the film was even shot, but ultimately the original ending was retained. The total production cost soared to $40 million.
- At the time, Disney CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg chose to produce this film over Barry Levinson's 'Bugsy' (1991), considering the latter, costing $40 million, to be too expensive. This film ultimately cost $50 million (and failed at the American box office).
- Due to numerous deviations of the script from the original text, the author of the novel, Edgar Lawrence Doctorow, subsequently refused to consider himself involved in the creation of the film.
- Dustin Hoffman and director Robert Benton constantly argued. It got to the point where Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of Disney, had to come to the set at one point to intervene in another argument.
- The disputes between Dustin Hoffman and Robert Benton led to delays and reshoots; an alternative ending was even filmed, but it was then decided to keep the original ending.
- Then-Disney CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg chose to produce this film instead of Barry Levinson's 'Bugsy' (1991), considering the latter, costing $40 million, too expensive. This film ultimately cost $48 million (and flopped at the American box office).
- Disney's then-president Jeffrey Katzenberg chose to produce this film rather than Barry Levinson's "Bugsy" (1991), considering the latter, costing $40 million, too expensive. This film ultimately cost $48 million (and flopped at the American box office).
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