The Friends of Eddie Coyle!
Great Movie! I'm a former Boston resident and wow does this movie mean a lot to Mass. Mitchum is great in it, as with just about everything he did.
Stern isn't funny anymore, he's funny enough to chuckle, but his "Schtick" is SOOOOOOOO old, I'm tired of listening to him. Combine this with his die hard leftist leanings and I want to puke. He's the most successful pornographer in the world sans Hefner and Flynt.
Lifelong Southie resident here. I obviously have an affinity for the film as well. For a movie that was filmed in the Fall of '72, it's remarkable how many areas featured haven't changed much at all. Government Center,The North Quincy "T" Station, Carson Beach, Memorial Drive...
Stern, at his peak, was incredible ringmaster. Billy West,Jackie Martling were the creative forces, and having guests like Richard Simmons,Mark Harris,Elephant Boy,Beetlejuice,Hank the Dwarf,Crackhead Bob etc...that's what made the show go. But those days are long gone, he's a tired decamillionaire who doesn't care anymore.
The new found leftist views are to please his Hamptons pals...