Mean Streets (1973) — Screenplay
In Little Italy, a small-time crook tries to shield his self-destructive pal from mob retribution while wrestling his own conscience.
- Written by
- Martin Scorsese, Mardik Martin
- Genre
- Drama, Crime, Thriller
- Studio
- Warner Bros., Taplin - Perry - Scorsese Productions
- Length
- 117 pages
This script is a masterclass in atmosphere and character friction: Scorsese and Martin build a claustrophobic, street-level world where loyalty and guilt collide. Study how dialogue and voiceover reveal internal conflict, and how the pacing shifts between hangout moments and sudden bursts of violence to keep the tension coiled.
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