Gangs of New York

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When Amsterdam returns to the 5 Points as an adult, he is progressively introduced to multiple indiv [...]	D
When the film was first conceived in 1978, Martin Scorsese planned to cast Dan Aykroyd as Amsterdam [...]	D
Bill's hard "New Yok" accent wasn't entirely fabricated. Martin Scorsese did some research by listen [...]	D
Most of the gangs mentioned by name were real 19th-century New York gangs. Bill "The Butcher" Cuttin [...]	D
Martin Scorsese said in an interview that he offered first the part of Bill "The Butcher" Cutting to [...]	D
Jim Broadbent and John C. Reilly share the same birthday, 24th May.	D
There is a scene where Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting throws a knife into a poster of Lincoln (2012)'s f [...]	D
The opening street fight features music from Peter Gabriel's song "Signal to Noise." Gabriel wrote t [...]	D
To make sure his facts were accurate, Martin Scorsese contacted Tyler Anbinder, a professor of histo [...]	D
Jay Cocks and Martin Scorsese wrote their first screenplay draft in 1977.	D
Leonardo DiCaprio and John C. Reilly previously both starred in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993) [...]	D
Martin Scorsese: the wealthy man Jenny "turtledoves" at the head of the table. He also voices one of [...]	D
The POV shot where Amsterdam re-emerges into the Five Points after recuperating from his wound (spec [...]	D
During the last scene, it shows the 'new' New York of 2002. The movie came out in 2002, but was film [...]	D
The boxing scene includes a cutaway to a man drawing a caricature of "Boss" Tweed. It's a reference [...]	D
Daniel Day-Lewis said in an interview that he listened to the music of Eminem to prepare for his rol [...]	D
Marks the first teaming between Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio, which began a long collaborat [...]	D
During the Riot there are interjections of art portraying the riot's violence. These are real period [...]	D
Sarah Michelle Gellar was originally cast as Jenny. She backed out because of scheduling complicatio [...]	D
During the making of L'etÃ dell'innocenza (1993), Martin Scorsese handed his art director Dante F [...]	D
Christina Applegate, Kate Beckinsale, Lara Flynn Boyle, Jennifer Connelly, Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dush [...]	D
When Paul Schrader met Martin Scorsese for the first time in 1972, the latter told him that he wante [...]	D
Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio both took salary reductions to preserve the budget.	D
Bill the Butcher is a rabid opponent of Abraham Lincoln. In one scene he throws a knife at a picture [...]	D
Production designer Dante Ferretti recreated over a mile of mid-nineteenth century buildings, consis [...]	D
Daniel Day-Lewis and John C. Reilly's families arranged to have play dates for their kids during pro [...]	D
Robert De Niro was considered for the role of Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting.	D
Places mentioned in the film and its location on the contemporary map: Paradise Square - New York Co [...]	D
The name "Dead Rabbits" has a second meaning rooted in the Irish-American vernacular of 1857. The wo [...]	D
Martin Scorsese was influenced by American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.'s groundbreaking gangster film [...]	D
Touchstone Pictures was credited in the opening logos along with Miramax, even though Touchstone had [...]	D
A woman is seen fighting on the side of the Irish. This character was based on a woman named Hellcat [...]	D
Leonardo DiCaprio got a dressing down in front of the entire assembled crew one morning when he turn [...]	D
Martin Scorsese) first encountered Herbert Asbury's 1928 book about the history of Five Points in 19 [...]	D
Martin Scorsese and Daniel Day-Lewis' second film together after L'etÃ dell'innocenza (1993).	D
Once, after the day's filming was finished, Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese talked Daniel Day- [...]	D
Elmer Bernstein's original unused score was released as a limited edition CD in 2008, along with Ber [...]	D
Daniel Day-Lewis stayed in character as Bill the Butcher throughout filming. He had several scuffles [...]	D
Martin Scorsese got interested in the project in the early 1970s after he read the book while house- [...]	D
During the Riots, a man is singled out as a "Three Hundred Dollar Man!" This relates to the Enrollme [...]	D
Daniel Day-Lewis employed two circus performers to travel to his home in Wicklow, Ireland, to teach [...]	D
Bill the Butcher has a scene with every main and supporting character in the film, a symbol of his v [...]	D
The film was conceived in 1978 and intended to be produced in 1980 or 1981. It was shelved after the [...]	D
When Amsterdam takes his medal back from Jenny, the blood on his neck is digitally added.	D
Jim Broadbent and Brendan Gleeson both ended up playing starring roles in the Harry Potter series.	D
At the Chinese theater, Bill the Butcher calls for his boys to play some "American music" and extols [...]	D
In the last scene of the film, a time-lapse is shown as modern Manhattan is built over a hundred yea [...]	D
Daniel Day-Lewis was persuaded to come out of semi-retirement by the fact that he had enjoyed workin [...]	D
Coincidentally, Daniel Day-Lewis's stovepipe hat (as Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting) would also be a sty [...]	D
When Boss Tweed considers sex with a prostitute, Bill The Butcher warns him that she's been "frenchi [...]	D
Priest's murder was originally much more violent. During the opening battle, just before Bill stabs [...]	D
The scenes where Bill the Butcher taps his glass eye and where he yells, "Whoopsie daisy!" during th [...]	D
Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.	D
Cinematographer Michael Ballhaus was handed a lavish book of Rembrandt prints when he signed on to t [...]	D
Book of Revelation, 3.14-16: "To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of t [...]	D
At one point, Monk speaks a line of Gaeilge (Irish) to Amsterdam, then translates it. Before working [...]	D
Bill says his father was killed by the British on July 25, 1814. He most likely died in the Battle o [...]	D
Daniel Day-Lewis took up an apprenticeship at a butcher shop in preparation for the role of Bill "Th [...]	D
Bill's last words, "I die a true American", were the last words of his true-life counterpart, Bill P [...]	D
Amsterdam Vallon's description of nearly every grift (lay) or confidence game in the Five Points:For [...]	D
Now Playing Podcast reviewed Gangs of New York in 2010 . This film received three "recommends".	D
To simulate Bill the Butcher's fake eye, Daniel Day-Lewis had his own eyeball covered in prosthetic [...]	D
Before the battle at the beginning of the film, several gangs introduce themselves. The Dead Rabbits [...]	D
Bill says to Boss Tweed, "I know your works. You are neither cold nor hot. So because you are lukewa [...]	D
The main character's name is Amsterdam. New York was New Amsterdam before the British took over.	D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2004 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 Ameri [...]	D
The original cut of the film ran an hour longer.	D
Martin Scorsese originally wanted Liam Neeson to play Monk McGinn. Neeson asked to play Priest Vallo [...]	D
During filming Daniel Day-Lewis talked with his film accent during the entire time of production, ev [...]	D
Jonathan Rhys Meyers was offered a part before production. He turned it down because he said he was [...]	D
Cameron Diaz was unhappy that her six week contract kept getting extended. She ultimately spent six [...]	D
Tobey Maguire was considered for the role of Johnny Sirocco.	D
The only Best Picture Oscar nominee of the year to be also nominated for Original Screenplay.	D
Martin Scorsese first became interested in working with Leonardo DiCaprio on Robert De Niro's recomm [...]	D
Liam Neeson, Brendan Gleeson and Sean McGinley also appeared in Michael Collins (1996).	D
At the time, this was Martin Scorsese's most expensive film, with a budget of $100 million. The Iris [...]	D
It is the only Best Picture Oscar nominee that year that did not win any Academy Awards.	D
During the final fight scene, Amsterdam wears a cestus, a Roman combat glove used in gladiator battl [...]	D
Some of the remaining scaffolding on the back lot at CinecittÃ Studios was reused by Mel Gibson f [...]	D
Martin Scorsese claims that he returned his salary for this film in order to help bring it within bu [...]	D
Although they have been friends for many years, often advising each other on their separate projects [...]	D
Bill Cutting, the film's xenophobic antagonist, has a particular dislike for Irish immigrants. Danie [...]	D
The initial battle between Cutting's gang and Priest Vallon's gang appears to have been based on an [...]	D
Alec McCowen and Leonardo DiCaprio have both starred in films about the RMS Titanic, Titanic: Latitu [...]	D
Daniel Day-Lewis became so uncomfortable with the greasy hairstyle he wore as Bill the Butcher that [...]	D
Because the release was moved to December 2002, Leonardo DiCaprio had two competing films opening wi [...]	D
Leonardo DiCaprio accidentally broke Daniel Day-Lewis' nose while filming a fight scene. Day-Lewis c [...]	D
Martin Scorsese recreated 19th-century New York on the lot of Cinecitta studios in Rome. When George [...]	D
Seven cast members have also appeared in films for Steven Spielberg, more than have ever appeared to [...]	D
Bill the Butcher mentions the date his father was killed during the War of 1812. This was the battle [...]	D
Martin Scorsese hired "The Magician", an Italian man famous for a 30-year career as a pickpocket, to [...]	D
Elmer Bernstein was originally assigned to provide a musical score. Scorsese ultimately rejected Ber [...]	D
Because of the Gettyburg Campaign happening the same time, almost all Federal troops had withdrawn f [...]	D
Bill "The Butcher" Cutting states that his father died in 1814. William "Bill the Butcher" Poole, wh [...]	D
The closing credits of the movie feature the "Twin Towers." By the time it hit theaters in December [...]	D
The film is based partly on Herbert Asbury's book of the same name. The book's depiction of the draf [...]	D
The draft riots depicted in the film are largely accurate, but the real-life Bill "The Butcher" Pool [...]	D
Pete Postlethwaite was sought after for a role but turned it down when he was offered a reduced sala [...]	D
Pete Postlethwaite was considered for a part.	D
The film cast includes four Oscar winners: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jim Broadbent and Ma [...]	D
John C. Reilly was unsure about participating in the film when offered, but at the persuasion of fri [...]	D
Martin Scorsese was a big fan of the film O Lucky Man! (1973), and considered casting Malcolm McDowe [...]	D
In one scene, Boss Tweed describes to a few men the city's need for a grand new courthouse before be [...]	D
The original budget was $83 million.	D
Particular attention was also paid to the speech of characters, as loyalties were often revealed by [...]	D
The movie was originally planned for release around Christmas 2001. In June 2001, trailers and poste [...]	D

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