Spike of Bensonhurst (1988)
1h 40m
Running Time
November 11, 1988Release Date
Spike of Bensonhurst (1988)
1h 40m
Running Time
November 11, 1988Release Date
Plot.
Spike Fumo is an Italian kid apsiring to be a boxer. He falls in love with a rich girl, who turns out to be the daughter of a Mafia boss. Spike is threatened to leave Bensonhurst by the mob, and then goes to a poverty-stricken Puerto Rican part of Brooklyn.
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Cast & Crew.
Sasha Mitchell
Spike Fumo
Anne DeSalvo
Sylvia Cacetti
Ernest Borgnine
Baldo Cacetti
Anne DeSalvo
Sylvia Cacetti
Sylvia Miles
Congresswoman
Geraldine Smith
Helen Fumo
Paul Morrissey
Director
Antonia Rey
Bandana's Mother
Alan Bowne
Writer
Rick Aviles
Bandana
Nelson Lyon
Producer
Maria Pitillo
Angel
David Weisman
Producer
Karen Shallo
Blondie
Christopher Anthony Young
Carmine
Coati Mundi
Composer
Mario Todisco
Tortorella
Steven Fierberg
Cinematographer
Rodney Harvey
Frankie
Talisa Soto
India
Frank Adonis
Vinaca
Frank Gio
Pete Fumo
Robert Compono
Chicago Boxer
Tony Goodstone
Mafia Boss
Justin Lazard
Justin
Carol Jean Lewis
1st Junkie
Tommy Citera
2nd Junkie
Paul Dillon
1st Cop
Mark Tenore
2nd Cop
Angel David
Teen Dealer
Ronald Maccone
D.A.s Man
Mary Lou Rosato
Italian Mother
Patrick Indri
Italian Son
Tommy Clark
Prison Guard
Ray Iannicelli
Photographer
John Capodice
Mafia Eater
Arline Miyazaki
Cashier
Ida Bernardini
Grandmother
Michael Acciarito
Spike's Brother
Steve Baker
Dealer
Sal Viviano
Singer
Anthony Bishop
Video Boss
Robert Mantana
Bouncer
Ralph Monaco
Mafia Man
Tony LaFortezza
Mafia Stooge
Gene Amoroso
Booth Guard
Larry Ramos
Referee
Michael Turney
Bar Mitzvah Boy
Jason Cerbone
Gang Member
Matthew Cerbone
Gang Member
Nicky Feliciano
Gang Member
Nick Gionta
Gang Member
Julian Scott Urena
Gang Member (as Fabio Urena)
Christian Saffran
Gang Member
Michael Dallesandro
Gang Member
Steven Shubert
Soap Actor
Victoria Preminger
Soap Actress
Rutger Gat
Spike Jr.
Annunziata Gianzero
Viva (uncredited)
Richard Goteri
Sonny (uncredited)
Robert DiTillio
Inmate (uncredited)
Randy Schein
Druggie #1 (uncredited)
Stephen McCabe
Production Design
Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist
Laura Civiello
Sound Editor
Scott Williams
Electrician
Stan Salfas
Editor
Leonard Finger
Casting
Jonathan Herron
First Assistant Camera
Jane Holzer
Associate Producer
Michael Maiello
Associate Producer
Louis Bertini
Sound Editor
Eric Swanek
Second Assistant Camera
Sonja Roth
Set Decoration
Ken Ferris
Camera Operator
Mark Silverman
Co-Producer
Mark Hatfield
Second Assistant Director
John Michael Reefer
Wardrobe Assistant
Charlie Marroquin
Best Boy Grip
Tony Whitman
Key Grip
Kevin Dowd
Production Manager
Sandra Kaufman
Associate Editor
Jeffrey L. Glave
Scenic Artist
Paul Wachter
Best Boy Grip
Sam Grogg
Executive Producer
Ernest Z. Frausto
Production Executive
Marcus McWaters
Executive In Charge Of Production
William Farber
Rigging Gaffer
Media.
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Spike of Bensonhurst is a 1988 American comedy drama mafia film written and directed by Paul Morrissey and starring Sasha Mitchell. The film also features Ernest Borgnine, Maria Pitillo, and Talisa Soto. It was released in the United States on November 11, 1988 after it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. In the United Kingdom and other countries, the film was released with the title Mafia Kid.