The Pope of Greenwich Village

CHARLIE

Mickey Rourke plays Charlie Moran in the comedy/drama The Pope Of Greenwich Village.
Charlie is a streetwise , smooth talking hustler who believes in family loyalty and by that he
ends up covering for his hi-strung cousin, Paulie (Eric Roberts) who steals from the restaurant
they work in. Paulie ends up getting fired from Sal's, and brings Charlie down with him. Charlie
has a dream of owning his own resturant, which is now put on hold along with paying off debt
which include department stores, shylocks, and the ongoing parking tickets of his ex-wife,
Cookie.

Stuart Rosenberg directed, along side uncredited Michael Cimino. It was originally titled Village
Dreams, The Pope Of Greenwich Village was inspired by Vincent Patrick's 1979 book. The
Pope Of Greenwich Village is a must see movie, filled with the music of Frank Sinatra.

Synopsis scripted by Kathy Thompson.

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Diane (Daryl Hannah), Charlie's girlfriend just informs him that he will be expecting his second
child, which puts more strain on Charlie. Paulie then gets an inside scoop on a "sure thing"
race horse and a tip to access 150,000 from a safe. The two enlist a ex-con safe cracker,
Barney (Kenneth McMillan) to help steal the money. Charlie then finds himself in hot water
when he finds out that the money belonged to a local mob boss, Bed Bug Eddie (Burt Young).
Things get a little heavier when Charlie finds out not only that Bed Bug Eddie is after him, but
his girlfriend Diane leaves him and takes Charlie's part of the money