COPACABANA NIGHTCLUB DANCEFLOOR DRAMA "VERY MEMORABLE" FOR ACTOR
Garry Pastore (second from the right in the screenshot above) reminisced yesterday on Instagram about his small role in Brian De Palma's Carlito's Way:
Spring 1993. My mother was in the hospital in grave health. I got a call to get up to the city to meet Brian DePalma, he wanted to see me and Cousin Vin for a scene to be shot at the Copacabana with Pacino and Penn. Well I went and so did Vin and the rest is history. Yeah it was a small scene, but all things considered a very memorable one! “Hey you! Yeah you spaghetti dick!” Amazing performances by Penn and Pacino.trajectoryfilmsMy late cousin Greg played the guy that dances with Penelope Ann Miller in that scene.
trajectoryfilmsThat’s Greg on the left. He passed away about 15 yrs ago while doing a play at the Kennedy Center.
mafiachroniclesEpic! 🙌🏼
garry_pastore@trajectoryfilms oh damn I didn’t know he passed away. Great guy I remember him well. We were held captive in the Copa together for days. My sincerest condolences my friend
In the credits for the film, Pastore, billed as Garry Blackwood, is listed as a "Copa Wiseguy," as is his cousin, Vincent Pastore. Gregory Misciagno is listed as "Italian at Copa."
In a span of four years from 1989 to 1993, Pastore (then known as Garry Blackwood) appeared in movies by De Palma, Spike Lee (Do The Right Thing), Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas), and Robert De Niro (A Bronx Tale). Currently appearing on HBO's series The Deuce, Pastore will also be seen next year alongside Pacino and De Niro in Scorsese's The Irishman.