Billy Bathgate

Billy Bathgate

In 1935, a New York kid was looking for a hero. He found Dutch Schultz.

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Release Date

11/1/1991

Runtime

106 mins

Genres

Overview

In the year 1935, a teen named Billy Bathgate finds first love while becoming the protégé of fledgling gangster Dutch Schultz.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$48,000,000

Revenue

$15,565,363

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A 1930s coming-of-age story steeped in gangland danger, where a young man's idealization of a charismatic mob boss becomes entangled with first love and the harsh realities of organized crime. It's a portrait of youthful vulnerability meeting a seductive but corrupting world.

Mood

MelancholicTenseBittersweet

Themes

Coming of ageIdentityCorruptionCrime

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticPainterly

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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