Spike of Bensonhurst

Spike of Bensonhurst is a 1988 comedy-drama film directed by Paul Morrissey and starring Sasha Mitchell. The film also features Ernest Borgnine, Maria Pitillo, Dave Bettge, and Talisa Soto. In the film, the protagonist, Spike Fumo, is a young Italian man who lives in Brooklyn and aspires to be a boxer. However, he falls in love with a girl who turns out to be the daughter of a Mafia boss. As he is forced to leave, he moves to a Puerto Rican secti... more

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  • 1988

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Paul Morrissey

Paul Morrissey (born February 23, 1938, New York City) is an American film director, best-known for his association with Andy Warhol. Morrissey attended Ampleforth College and Fordham University, both Roman Catholic schools, and later served in the United States Army. A political conservative and...

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  • One kid's fight for the respect of the neighborhood.
  • Meet Spike Fumo from Bensonhurst. You may want to marry him. You may want to kill him. But you've got to love him.

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