Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco

Reality vs. Fiction Part 2, Behind the Scenes of Donnie Brasco


Listen Later

Joe Pistone and Leo Rossi continue with more behind-the-scenes insight about the Blockbuster movie based on Joe’s time in the mob, “Donnie Brasco.” Accompanying clips featuring Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, and others, Pistone shares more deets about his undercover experience and offers some loving words in memory of Anne Heche, the actress who portrayed his wife Maggie Pistone on screen. He even clarifies facts from fiction regarding that infamous wife slap! More, when you tune in to Deep Cover now.

JOIN THE MOTION LOUNGE !

For the first time, we are offering a subscription plan. For just $5.99 a month you will join the Motion Lounge and get:

  • Season Exclusives, such as the complete collection of tapes Joseph D. Pistone recorded while in deep cover with New York's most notorious crime families.
  • AD Free Podcast Episodes (Two Days Early)
  • Unedited Video Episodes & Behind the Scenes Content
  • Member-only Bonus Episodes
  • Member-only AMA's
  • Family-first access and discounts to live events. 
  • Join now by clicking THIS LINK!

    Have a question about this episode, a tape, or a past episode? Ask it here.

    Not ready to join the mob? Connect with us on social using the links below:

    Connect with us on social using the links below:

    Instagram: @deepcoverpod

    Facebook: @deepcoverpodcast

    Twitter: @deepcoverpodcast


    Episode Notes:

    [00:00] Intro with Joe Pistone and Leo Rossi

    [01:56] Joe visited the Mob Museum in Las Vegas

    [03:04] Leo Rossi and Joe Pistone’s one-man-show about Donnie Braso

    [03:27] How the movie designers recreated Sonny Black, Lefty and Nicky entering a disco nightclub

    [07:45] Donnie Brasco gets caught by the cops; no permit for the lion

    [10:29] On one-taker scenes that require precision

    [12:30] How the bribed cop let everyone down; gambling operation at the club gone wrong.

    [14:50] The arrest record of Donnie Brasco

    [16:10] Meet us in the Motion Lounge

    [17:27] The Boss, Carmine Galante, gets whacked

    [20:31] Sonny Black becomes a Capo and Lefty gets nervous

    [23:21] Paul Attansio, the screenwriter, continues to write accurate emotions for each character

    [25:26] How does a hit get set up? Lefty, or Al Pacino, goes off on Donnie Brasco after being “sent for.”

    [28:40] The truth about the $300,000 in cash and Joe Pistone remembers Anne Heche, the actress who portrayed his wife and best friend.

    [29:07] Joe admits there was a time when he couldn’t turn ‘off’ his character, Donnie Brasco, in real life.

    [33:05] Through Leo’s stage play, Joe’s family finally realized just how lonely the job was for him.

    [34:50] 85% is true

    [35:50] Maggie and Joe’s movie-stealing scenes: “Why do you hate me when I love you so much?” and “I’m not beginning like them, Maggie, I am them.” - the back story.

    [36:44] When Lefty got saved from being whacked.

    [37:50] Outro

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store

    Deep Cover: The Real Donnie BrascoBy Jam Street Media

    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8

    4.8

    514 ratings


    More shows like Deep Cover: The Real Donnie Brasco

    View all
    The Burning Couch by Jam Street Media

    The Burning Couch

    36 Listeners

    Gangland Wire by Gary Jenkins: Mafia Detective

    Gangland Wire

    603 Listeners

    Appalachian Mysteria by Jam Street Media

    Appalachian Mysteria

    2,596 Listeners

    PRETEND by Creative Babble

    PRETEND

    2,420 Listeners

    Mafia by Audioboom Studios

    Mafia

    2,758 Listeners

    American Scandal by Wondery

    American Scandal

    19,007 Listeners

    Big Swing Podcast by Jam Street Media

    Big Swing Podcast

    802 Listeners

    Original Gangsters Podcast by Original Gangsters, a True Crime Talk Podcast

    Original Gangsters Podcast

    672 Listeners

    Deep Cover by Pushkin Industries

    Deep Cover

    4,375 Listeners

    Our Thing with Sammy The Bull by Sammy "The Bull" Gravano

    Our Thing with Sammy The Bull

    5,009 Listeners

    The Sit Down: A Crime History Podcast by Jeff Nadu

    The Sit Down: A Crime History Podcast

    1,487 Listeners

    GOATS: On the Bump by Jam Street Media

    GOATS: On the Bump

    65 Listeners

    A Life's Story by Leslie Gold, Jam Street Media

    A Life's Story

    60 Listeners

    White Hot Hate: Agent Pale Horse by CBC

    White Hot Hate: Agent Pale Horse

    495 Listeners

    Inside the Life by The Mob Museum

    Inside the Life

    99 Listeners

    Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers by Charlie Outback

    Criminal Empire: Mafia Mysteries & Serial Killers

    36 Listeners

    Sit Down with Michael Franzese by Michael Franzese

    Sit Down with Michael Franzese

    26 Listeners

    A Twist of History by Ballen Studios

    A Twist of History

    1,263 Listeners

    Pipeline by Daily Mail

    Pipeline

    431 Listeners

    Flesh and Code by Wondery

    Flesh and Code

    234 Listeners