Mean Streets scene

Scene from Martin Scorcese's Mean Streets (1973). In this scene Johnny Boy (De Niro) explains to Charlie (Keitel) why he is so depressed.

[@AppleFaction]

IM GONNA PAYEEEMMMMMM

[@anthonymoody5602]

Lmao! I rewind that everytime

[@RadiantRootsYT]

Lmfaooooo

[@mazzb305]

😂😂😂

[@Italianoboy1gmail]

Anthony Moody haha this is the way things yousta be where I come from baby growin up!!! SOUTHBROOKLYNBOY!!!! When their was one!!!! These times might as well be a billion years ago no exaggeration!!!! Each passin day of this new world put it back 100 years farther haha this is the truth tho!!! I wish!!! Wish I had a time machine kid!!!...Later kid!!🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🐘🐼🐬🐻🐳🐕🐅🐖🐄

[@blazingbleezy668]

you're flEXXXINN

[@spenserdavis788]

Three minutes in: "I'm gonna cut this story short, 'cause I know you don't wanna hear all this." Brilliant film.

[@limburger9199]

I've been a Mook. I paid twice to see this way back in a theatre gone now in Toronto

[@internationalfootball2435]

@@limburger9199 ayy toronto represent , what theater was it ?

[@EllisBoydRedding]

@@limburger9199 a Mook? YOU'VE BEEN A MOOK? you can't call yourself a mook! wait, what's a Mook?

[@amjh4lah809]

Couldn't get out, z'like a boxxxxxx

[@dennydarkko]

This was adlib’d by de niro

[@spby33]

watching De Niro in this scene is like watching a master jazz musician improving a solo...

[@Aman-nk5uq]

yupp, if someone's asks how to do natural acting and want tutorials. Just make them watch this scene. Gold acting by Robert.

[@stevennieto9898]

k Bell Wow no credit for Keitel???

[@Owyourhurtingme]

k Bell yeah it takes so much skill to act exactly the way you are - Deniro is literally from Little Italy.

[@angel4376]

Stan Gable where are your oscars?

[@FT-op4do]

@@Aman-nk5uq or the scene from raging bull when they put him in jail

[@jacklawrence2212]

One of De Niro's finest performances and speeches. It's dazzling, effortlessly natural.

[@liamjones9115]

Effortless, effortless brilliance

[@palapadadouwa807]

Even Harvey is astonished how the f the kiddo is doing that to him!!😁😁😄 He's not playing that much he's just pushing the curser a lil more for the camera cause is straight from the streets of Brooklyn as they knew at the Time ya know😎😎😎💚📸 A documentary transcanded by Scorsese's eye already mystic vision and the coming from nowhere matches of the actors 😎😎😎🙏🙏 Only "La Haine" in France got that level in Cinéma.... And cause is very influenced by this one o course 🙏🙏💫🖤🤍

[@user-dc1dr9kr8x]

Lol.....he is from that neighborhood....he may be a ham but this is real as dirty water dogs

[@covidkiller420]

He has so many amazing performances. Truly a great actor

[@JasonPatterson-jr2ww]

Best of scene ever

[@billystoned8358]

As far as cinema "magic" goes, scenes like this beat the hell of out any CGI crap the industry could ever offer.

[@Aman-nk5uq]

yupp, de niro in his movies beats the shit out of the cgi crap going on these days.

[@Rekickit]

Billy Stoned let’s hope not boys because his newest and one of the most important movies is mostly deaging. 😬

[@aloydasmahapatra6255]

Unless it's the Irishman...😀

[@1990hennesy]

And then there’s The Irishman 😬

[@Borganov20]

I really loved the Irishman and I think it’s one of his best movies

[@Mowglieboy69]

The relationship between Johnny Boy and Charlie is one of the most poignant things I've ever seen in a movie. It's my favourite Scorsese flick alongside Taxi Driver.

[@TeamOfThe80s]

I still want to know what a mook is

[@yes-qw6om]

@@TeamOfThe80s same with a momo

[@stevennieto9898]

Soundtrack is impeccable!

[@adamzanzie]

1:32 "Yeah!" "Eyyy!" "Eyyy."

[@cherryblossoms2931]

That was kinda wholesome idk why

[@folkchild7595]

@@cherryblossoms2931 because they're friends and have great chemistry

[@AutPen38]

I love the way Keitel smirks and they both say "Hey" at around 1:28

[@mkstg12345]

this just like a real conversation. its easy to forget you're watching a movie.

[@Aman-nk5uq]

I am telling a straight fact here. The spontaneity with which Robert deliver his lines is simply incredible, i mean scary good actor. Second best to none. He never overacts in this scene. Natural flow of words from his mouth with those emotions is unbelievable. Undoubtedly he is the greatest actor ever without a shadow of doubt. Fucktards or fanboys think otherwise.

[@HotStrange]

Aman for sure my dude. He’s one of my personal favorites as well. He’s just got a certain intensity that no other actor can match.

[@angel4376]

you're trippin' brando has him beat easily

[@4l4ddin77]

wouldn't be a De Niro without a Brando but I agree he's in the same league

[@fasi9842]

Chris Costello wow, spot on

[@Gma00001]

Chris Costello Exactly....

[@silversnail1413]

I love how Johnny's look gradually degrades over the course of the film as he sinks deeper. He starts off the movie in a nice suit and tie and by the end he has nothing but a ratty jacket and some slacks, in contrast to the other characters who remain well-dressed throughout.

[@detroitlionspistonstigersr6735]

Damn great observation I seen this movie 20 times and never looked at it like that. Should've because it's a Scorsese film but good shit

[@rickperez9116]

I discovered this movie in 1988 I was in junior high.. I fell in love with filmmaking from that point forward Scorsese films.copolla Kubrick,.. huge DeNiro fan

[@funkmex]

imo, this is one of the greatest scenes in movie history.

[@gigigigi7193]

Johnny Boy never had the makings of a varsity athlete.

[@alessiasalzano8660]

De Niro is the best, pure talent! It is hard to believe that I'm watching to an actor and not to a real person. I can't even realize that Johnny doesn't even exist, such an amazing acting! I love you Robert :D

[@Aman-nk5uq]

God wanted to act hence he sent De Niro to earth

[@Tony-hz8ld]

Idiot

[@Asyoulikeit123]

RDN is love

[@Alexander1107Lopez]

True gambler. Doesn’t know exactly how much he won but knows exactly how much he lost.

[@TermlessHGW]

I think it's the other way around

[@Alexander1107Lopez]

TermlessHGW could go either way I guess but tbh when I win I call it a win and when I lose I know exactly how much I no longer have on me

[@TermlessHGW]

For me a gambler doesn't realize his losses

[@Alexander1107Lopez]

TermlessHGW to you, evidently Johnny Boy does

[@ezryder_]

assuming anything about that story was not bullshit he made up

[@antoniovidal9595]

3:10 I'M GONNA PAYEEEEEEEEM

[@kennylyons8870]

Lmaoo

[@pinkpastelhearts]

sounds like my ex, he's always having to owe someone money bahahaha

[@rrookie28]

Everything is just right in this movie

[@Aman-nk5uq]

Everything is right in every De Niro movie..!!

[@Seamus_Dolan]

aman gajraj Scorsese film***

[@Aman-nk5uq]

yaa, lots of credit goes to him also.

[@user-ge2gx5ch8u]

Agreed, Marion Cobretti.

[@stevennieto9898]

Absolutely correct.

[@arvydussibonus1712]

When you compare Keitel and DeNiro here to their characters in Taxi Driver, we see why they are two of the greatest of all time.

[@gotimlol5318]

Agreed. Scary versatility. Incredibile

[@scrainbow1234]

Such a great scene of just pure, natural, fast-flowing dialogue

[@juli.6302]

The fact that they're still best friends in real life 🐐🐐👏👏

[@MrKing8050]

only De Niro can make me laugh from a dialogue that is not suppose to be funny

[@Aman-nk5uq]

Power of GOD, right ?

[@lekalla]

Well he end up a fucking comedian.

[@kentatakao6863]

It's supposed to be funny, dumbass, because Johnny Boy is a fucking immature clown, which is what *SPOILERS* makes his death so tragic because he is naive and the youngest in the group.

[@el34glo59]

It's supposed to be funny

[@mikeyjdoogan2805]

I’m gonna payemmmm!

[@alphabetaxenonzzzcat]

Keitel and are Niro have such amazing chemistry together. A classic pairing.

[@Ligeti43]

This movie does a great job of portraying a person (Deniro) who is almost purposely trying to destroy himself. That's why Johnny pulls the gun on Mike at the end. Continued escalation.

[@unfortunatebeam]

True, it's interesting to see a character with that kind of hidden psychology to him. Very Dostoyevskian

[@geupelboi]

"I wanna KILL this fuckin' kid! I mean, I wanna... NYUHHHHH!!!! I wanna kill this kid! I was so crazy!" Mr. DeNiro has a way about him that will make any man want to bite his knuckles and go "NYUHHHH!!!"

[@ulteriormotive1863]

I'm gonna pay-eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeem!

[@alexlagos3224]

02:10 awesome de niro.......the best by far!!!!

[@Toxxsicklemons]

"I'M GONNA PAAAYYYEEEM" I laughed so hard lmao

[@spretten]

"hey...ey..eyh!" hahaha "i'm gonna payy'eeem" lol

[@lonewalkerproductions]

1:33 Charlie: they're the same person? Johnny Boy: yeah Charlie: *ey* Johnny Boy: *ey*

[@Generationalwealth94]

Absolutely love the chemistry between them

[@yommish]

“I know him too” haha

[@thegirlinquestion]

they were both so handsome!!

[@Fluxtime451]

Molly MH Your not so bad yourself !!

[@ith7850]

+mishugas1951 You're

[@thegirlinquestion]

@@Fluxtime451 thank u :DDD

[@Colddeed]

I actually think DeNiro looks a bit like Lillo Brancato(who played DeNiro's son in A Bronx Tale) in this scene.

[@jesuschristwithajhericurl2739]

CoolDL looks EXACTLY like him

[@Alastarsblade]

He kind of dresses and looks like Liam Gallagher later on in the film

[@The_torero]

That's the whole reason why Lillo was chosen to play Robert's son in A Bronx Tale.

[@1990hennesy]

Yeah as his son within the story he supposed look like De Niro😕

[@kingcaesar5]

this is what happens when an actor gets in the head of his character, pure genius.

[@cath.izard-heritier3157]

"Wait a minute, Charlie... - What ? - Well, you're right... - I'm right ? - Yeah... Was it the last tuesday ?... - Yes, that's the tuesday that was last week that's before the one is about to come up." :)

[@s1050]

Great lines they must have improvised here

[@Cruisey1234]

At first Johnny boy's like "He's a fuckin' liar where is he?", then when he finds out he's actually there he's like "What do I care?" lol, excellent acting on DeNiro's part.

[@JuliusCaesar103]

These two guys(De Niro and Keitel) have the best chemistry I have EVER seen in any movie, EVER!

[@alessiasalzano9110]

My fav actor of all time. Words can't describe his acting skills, he's simply amazing! I see him acting and suddenly forget that I am looking to a screen and not to a real person. ❤

[@Aman-nk5uq]

God wanted to act hence he sent De Niro to earth

[@judebogart]

De Niro is just unreal. Such amazing acting

[@jacksonbrown9734]

Robert deniro is such a good actor

[@Aman-nk5uq]

greatest actor.

[@richardmorales4971]

No Harvey is.

[@edn172]

de niro's face at 4:10 after he snatches the money is brilliant!!!

[@Aman-nk5uq]

GOD for a reason

[@MrShourie]

"You dont make up for your sins in the church. You do in the streets"

[@stevennieto9898]

The rest is bullshit and you know it .

[@MA-ck4wu]

Or at home.

[@sweetmetalchic]

what a talent ...this scene is just a masterwork

[@nat-co7vb]

joey scalla is joey clams. right. right. they’re the same person. yeah! hey. hey!

[@tangerinesarebetterthanora7060]

Scorcese was at his best in the 70's in my opinion. His films from that era give me a feeling I can't put into words.

[@yes-qw6om]

2 years late but it felt more raw

[@brrrrrtenjoyer]

3 years late, but that's because his movies have a grittiness to them that can't be replicated simply because of the times. 70's New York.

[@ConnorHolbrook419]

“and then what happened today you not gonna believe, it’s incredible. I almost don’t believe it myself” 😂😂😂😂

[@Stuntman87]

Lol I had a friend like him 😂😂 making an excuses and getting you into trouble .

[@Lux9103]

Apparently according to Scorcese, when De Niro says "Joey Clam/Scallops" @ 1:24 , thats actually a real persons name from De Niro's Neighbourhood, So therefore as Harvey Keitel being from a different Neighbourhood he at first gets Confused when De Niro mentions the Name but then Improvises & Plays Along LOL

[@shmayy]

"I'm gonna payEUUUUUUUMMM!"

[@rstevens1836]

It's a crime DeNiro wasn't nominated for this. One of his best roles ever. One of Keitel's best too. A Scorsese classic.

[@RealSameerRaza]

Seriously de niro could've been anything, Architect, salesman, engineer, businessman and a hotel manager. He literally convinces a person/audiencs that hes speaking the truth. What i think is that scorcese told the actors that the scene is being shot but you wont know where the camera is and thats how the scene get so real.

[@John-xk2sd]

One of De Niros greatest performances, the man was on fire during the 70s

[@tonyferguson1011]

One of the greatest scenes ever in film history!

[@ukkfayooyay]

My stepson talks exactly like Johnny Boy. He's a bum too, who owes everybody money.

[@mercoid]

Show him this movie and say, “ that’s how you’ll end up”

[@localoceans]

I love how Charlie slaps Johnny but Johnny's like "eh, whatevea" lol

[@rickgrewal2232]

Until later in the film..."you dirty two-faced fuckin bastard don't ever hit me again, don't!!"

[@Soyuz19]

De Niro was never better.

[@Bl4ckBull3t1]

actually.. deniro gets better with time

[@Soyuz19]

Bl4ckBull3t1 Actually, the reverse is true. De Niro was at his absolute best in the late 70s (Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Godfather 2, The Deer Hunter) and early 80s (Raging Bull, The King of Comedy, Once Upon a Time In America). With a few notable exceptions - Goodfellas, Cape Fear and Casino - his work went stedily downhill. Certainly in the 2000s.

[@Bl4ckBull3t1]

never seen him better in ragin bull and casino than any other movies of his

[@SN-yn6it]

Raging Bull?

[@Hari-xf7hn]

Taxi Driver?

[@moviebuff995]

That COULD be my favorite scene in Deniro history because I remember when I first saw it and my jaw dropped literally and the person I was watching it with and I just kept looking at each other then back at the screen then back at each other and at the end we were like "That is why deniro is a genius- always has been and always will be!" P.S. I live keitels reactions in this scene- priceless!

[@Aman-nk5uq]

Genius of acting. God of acting.

[@husnainhyder6713]

De Niro and Harvey K both are the icons of New Yorks history

[@TheJuize85]

'You know Joey Clams'. 'Yeah' 'Joey Scala yeah...' 'I know him too, yeah...' 'No, Joey Scala is Joey Clams'. 'Right' 'Right' 'They are the same person?' 'Yeah' 'Eey' 'Eey'

[@EU-eb7xd]

This scene should go down as historically significant. De Niro on the verge of self-destruction versus Keitel's composure.

[@jackroberts4521]

Now these were some fine actors! Hope one day we will see new kids act like this in movies.

[@unfortunatebeam]

We will, if I have anything to do with it

[@pshort4570]

I've been a great fan of Robert de niro forever, for me the best ever actor. I thought I'd seen this film and I probably did years ago but I watched it today and this scene just made me smile and think to myself.... wow.... he's second film and he's stealing the show. What an actor..... no wonder Michael hitched he's wagon to him. Robert de niro - magic

[@ewanfarrell4026]

Unbelievable movie. How it doesn't get more attention is beyond me?!

[@Eziokilla9595]

De'Niro and Keitel are so great together.

[@rjplamf61]

I have a friend that I grew up with that is just like Johnny Boy. I used to get into conversations like this one with him all the time since he was my best friend. Keitel does a great job going along listening to him. I think Keitel trumped DeNiro in this movie. I know aot of people are going to disagree but I always felt that way. Bottom line: they are both great. PS: I saw this movie when it came out. My friends mother took us and we were like 12 years old. Pretty hip when I think back on it.

[@Aman-nk5uq]

Well, if u thibnk so then you are completely wrong. Wateva, de niro wasn't in the movie as much as Keitel was.

[@mikeramahi9885]

"Cmon what he say. He said i didnt payem? Hes a fuckin liar.. where is he??" Moments later.... "HE'S HERE?? HE'S HERE!!!"

[@briandennehy6380]

This is mostly improvised isn't It? Amazing

[@RickRomo]

I read that this scene was loosely scripted... mostly ad libbed, very well done... it's not what Johnny boy says, but HOW he said it... brilliance..

[@davidlewis3918]

Just a casual conversation between two legends!

[@BigE8718]

Quite frankly, one of Scorsese’s most underrated movies.

[@123rebelguy]

Al pacino and de niro are the greatest actors ever ,i see no other actor close to them .

[@Gma00001]

rebel guy Pacino is good but De Niro the GOAT

[@warriorofwrestlingv3]

I wondered about that, because the part where they're talking about Joey Clams it looks like Harvey Keitel is about to crack over the 'they're the same person' line.

[@LURKUMALL]

DeNiro has so much karisma.

[@thohashonhaji1604]

02:10 "I wanna..." 03:12 "I'm gonna payeeemm"

[@santamish]

For those that don’t know $3000 in the early 70s which was what Johnny Boy owed to Mike was around $15,500 in today’s money in adjusted inflation. If you think of it that is a pretty hefty debt. Prices were also different back then. For example with a $20 bill you could have a really good night out in the city back then. Now not even close haha.

[@mercoid]

The twenty wouldn’t even come close to covering a tip these days...

[@chrisruth7057]

3000$ in 1973 would be at least 18000$ mybe 19000$ in Canada today & 20$ would like 130$

[@elfambino4066]

De Niro reminds me of ppl from LA when u experience shit, lie or no lie, u just can't help but go on and on explaining every little detail to the person ur with bcus u just want them to feel how u felt De Niro is a friggin legend

[@rickgrewal2232]

True. The best story retellings are the ones full of details that are somehow relevant to the main story. I had a friend who could hold your attention for an hour just telling you a story, it'd be so detailed that you could picture it in your head, and it wasn't like it was useless details, they somehow put you right in the story. In this case though, Johnny boy is definitely bullshitting lol. He's rambling and just making excuses up on the spot

[@tanyafa3150]

2:10 DiCaprio does that in Wolf of Wall Street too!

[@georgeguja6155]

De Niro is one of his heroes

[@el34glo59]

Caan in the Godfather when he sees his sister beat to hell.

[@LameGeneration91]

Arabs do it too :)

[@zachrizzo6525]

This scene should have won Robert Best Supporting Actor

[@MARCIOPROTEK]

- they're the same person. - yeah - hey! - hey!

[@robertthomas2601]

I wonder how much dust scripts collect on sets of Scorsese movies. This is almost all improv. There's no way DeNiro was deriving this from a script. He was just being one of the hoods he grew up around.

[@Fluxtime451]

Yea De Niro did a great job here , I'm not Italian but from Brooklyn...

[@emokiller907]

I love the way these guys talk, ayyyy, what chu talkin bout? Whats da matter wid you? Yeah, I'm gonna pay uum!

[@Glinteye]

whenever i need to come up with an excuse for something i always blame it on jimmy sparks.

[@ewanfarrell4991]

The word underrated is severely overused, but this movie is criminally underrated. Its a work of art. The acting and dialogue is a excellent as you're likely to see..

[@garyjones9910]

Look at keitel, he is blown away by de niro. That's not Kietel acting, that is pure admiration

[@JamesGray]

"Q: I got the feeling of improvisation from Mean Streets also. MS: Yes, there's some improvisation there. Of course the scene where Bob De Niro and Harvey Keitel are in the back room arguing over money was totally improvised."

[@adityasingh5159]

its not even like he is acting .its like someone recording a real conversation

[@thatguy753]

When he bites his fist 👊🏻. Best scene ever.

[@robertthomas2601]

Let's go see a movie.

[@CMC050]

1:30 Charlie: they’re the same person John: Yeahhhhh Charlie: Heyyy John: Heyyy I’m dead

[@Browneyes03]

1:32 why was them going “ayyee!” So cute?

[@bendjilalimohammed6254]

Fuckin genius

[@bobbybishopbuffalo]

darn great acting!

[@transbirthingperson4823]

“Joey Scal is Joey Clams.” Jimmy Sparks, Joey Scal, Joey Clams, Frankie Bones, Donny Donuts. I grew up with these guys.

[@ImranAli-tm3rq]

De niros face has changed so much...keitel still looks similar...

[@samiam7342]

"C'mon Charlie.....I can't worry about payments..." - the greatest!!!

[@kebokev7519]

Actors like this dont exist now

[@krugmeister7301]

I'm Very Happy to HAVE Bought this Classic 70's Film..🤗🤗👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻🥇

[@prateekchakraborty7758]

Harvey Keitel is so awesome in this movie. He knows Johnny is constantly bullshitting him everytime in his face but still he loves the guy. Pure,cathartic acting masterclass🥰🥰.

[@CaptainBeefheart90]

This guy is a mook

[@killerscorp134]

@afr malatesta i dont fuckin know

[@tonymctony4551]

But he was my mook!

[@limburger9199]

@afr malatesta youse is a look. Naaah fuggitaboutit

[@luismaneja5552]

I'll give ya mook

[@stanm3803]

Long story short he never paid em.

[@katoness]

De Niros best role.