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** The Italian-American Al Pacino is once again playing a (Mestizo) Hispanic gangster.
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** The Italian-American Al Pacino is once again playing a (Mestizo) Hispanic gangster. A small lampshade is hung on this late in the movie, when one of Vinnie's mobsters who was familiar with Carlito regales his buddies with how he used to be convinced that Carlito was Italian.
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** Iranian-American Creator/AdrianPasdar plays the Italian American Frankie Taglialucci.
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** Iranian-American Creator/AdrianPasdar plays the Italian American Italian-American Frankie Taglialucci.
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** Iranian-American Creator/AdrianPasdar plays the Italian American Frankie Taglialucci.
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Sean Penn is Jewish.
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** Sean Penn is not Jewish unlike his character David Kleinfeld.
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** Sean Penn is not Jewish unlike his character David Kleinfeld.Likewise, Danish-American Creator/ViggoMortensen plays a Hispanic gangster.
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* ReferencedBy: Carlito's line "Here comes the pain!" was [[{{Sampling}} sampled]] in Music/{{Slipknot}}'s song "[[Music/SpliknotAlbum (sic)]]".
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* ReferencedBy: Carlito's line "Here comes the pain!" was [[{{Sampling}} sampled]] in Music/{{Slipknot}}'s song "[[Music/SpliknotAlbum "[[Music/SlipknotAlbum (sic)]]".
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* ReferencedBy: Carlito's line "Here comes the pain!" was [[{{Sampling}} sampled]] in Music/{{Slipknot}}'s song "(sic)".
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* ReferencedBy: Carlito's line "Here comes the pain!" was [[{{Sampling}} sampled]] in Music/{{Slipknot}}'s song "(sic)"."[[Music/SpliknotAlbum (sic)]]".
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** Creator/AlPacino first envisioned Carlito with a ponytail. But after his visits to Harlem he quickly realized the guys there were not into wearing their hair that way.
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** Creator/AlPacino first envisioned Carlito with a ponytail. But ponytail, but after his visits to Harlem Harlem, he quickly realized the guys there were not into wearing their hair that way.
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* ReferencedBy: Carlito's line "Here comes the pain!" was [[{{Sampling}} sampled]] in Music/{{Slipknot}}'s song "(sic)".
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* BeautyInversion: The normally handsome Sean Penn is near unrecognizable as the balding, curly haired and bespectacled Kleinfeld.
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** Pachanga's lines were originally written in phonetically spelled, heavily accented slang. But some of the crew members of Latino descent were offended by this. David Koepp rewrote Pachanga's lines in standard English and Luis Guzmán was directed to speak with a heavy accent and improvise some slang.
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** Pachanga's lines were originally written in phonetically spelled, heavily accented slang. But some of the crew members of Latino descent were offended by this. David Koepp Creator/DavidKoepp rewrote Pachanga's lines in standard English and Luis Guzmán was directed to speak with a heavy accent and improvise some slang.
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** Creator/AbelFerrara was considered to direct.
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* BeautyInversion: The normally handsome Sean Penn is near unrecognizable as the balding, curly haired and bespectacled Kleinfeld.
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* FakeNationality:
** The Italian-American Al Pacino is once again playing a (Mestizo) Hispanic gangster.
** Sean Penn is not Jewish unlike his character David Kleinfeld.
** The Italian-American Al Pacino is once again playing a (Mestizo) Hispanic gangster.
** Sean Penn is not Jewish unlike his character David Kleinfeld.
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* ActorInspiredElement[=/=]DyeingForYourArt: It was Creator/SeanPenn's idea to shave a receding hairline into Kleinfeld's head.
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* ActorInspiredElement[=/=]DyeingForYourArt: ActorInspiredElement[=/=]DyeingForYourArt:
** It was Creator/SeanPenn's idea to shave a receding hairline into Kleinfeld'shead.head.
** It was Creator/AlPacino's idea for Carlito to have a beard.
** It was Creator/SeanPenn's idea to shave a receding hairline into Kleinfeld's
** It was Creator/AlPacino's idea for Carlito to have a beard.
* HeyItsThatPlace: The exterior of the hospital where Carlito visits his bedridden attorney is the same one where Vito Corleone is taken in ''Film/TheGodfather''.
** Creator/AlPacino first envisioned Carlito with a ponytail. But after his visits to Harlem he quickly realized the guys there were not into wearing their hair that way.
** Pachanga's lines were originally written in phonetically spelled, heavily accented slang. But some of the crew members of Latino descent were offended by this. David Koepp rewrote Pachanga's lines in standard English and Luis Guzmán was directed to speak with a heavy accent and improvise some slang.
** Pachanga's lines were originally written in phonetically spelled, heavily accented slang. But some of the crew members of Latino descent were offended by this. David Koepp rewrote Pachanga's lines in standard English and Luis Guzmán was directed to speak with a heavy accent and improvise some slang.
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* YouLookFamiliar: The actors portraying Pachanga, Valentin (Norwalk's detective partner) and Rudy (the waiter at Carlito's club) have other roles in the 2005 prequel. Luis Guzmán's role is most prominent and he plays a similar character, a gruff assassin named Nacho.
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* YouLookFamiliar: The actors portraying Pachanga, Valentin (Norwalk's detective partner) and Rudy (the waiter at Carlito's club) have other roles in the 2005 prequel. Luis Guzmán's role is most prominent and he plays a similar character, a gruff assassin named Nacho.Nacho.
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* CastTheExpert: Frank Minucci really used to be a mobster before becoming a Born-Again Christian. Hence why he's so convincing as Tony Taglialucci.
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Carlito mentions in his mocking speech upon his release that he's "born again". Frank Minucci (Tony T.), a Born-Again Christian, used to be a gangster.
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** Creator/BrianDePalma wanted to shoot the climax of the film at the World Trade Center in New York but it was the target of a bombing, and he had to shoot it in "another railway station again." (De Palma's ''Film/TheUntouchables'' also featured a scene at a railway station.)
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** Creator/BrianDePalma wanted to shoot the climax of the film at the World Trade Center in New York but it was the target of a bombing, and he had to shoot it in "another railway station again." (De Palma's ''Film/TheUntouchables'' also featured a scene at a railway station.))
* YouLookFamiliar: The actors portraying Pachanga, Valentin (Norwalk's detective partner) and Rudy (the waiter at Carlito's club) have other roles in the 2005 prequel. Luis Guzmán's role is most prominent and he plays a similar character, a gruff assassin named Nacho.
* YouLookFamiliar: The actors portraying Pachanga, Valentin (Norwalk's detective partner) and Rudy (the waiter at Carlito's club) have other roles in the 2005 prequel. Luis Guzmán's role is most prominent and he plays a similar character, a gruff assassin named Nacho.
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* MoneyDearBoy: Creator/SeanPenn took the role of David Kleinfeld just for the money so he could use it to fund his second film ''Film/TheCrossingGuard''.
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* MoneyDearBoy: OneForTheMoneyOneForTheArt: Creator/SeanPenn took the role of David Kleinfeld just for the money so he could use it to fund his second film ''Film/TheCrossingGuard''.
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** Creator/CharlieSheen was considered for David Kleinfeld. At an early stage, Creator/MarlonBrando was to play the role.
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** Creator/CharlieSheen was and Creator/JohnTurturro were considered for David Kleinfeld. At an early stage, Creator/MarlonBrando was to play the role.
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* ProductionPosse: Creator/BrianDePalma reused several actors from ''Film/Scarface1983'': Creator/ AlPacino, Al Israel, Ángel Salazar, Jorge Porcel, Michael P. Moran, and Caesar Cordova.
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* ProductionPosse: Creator/BrianDePalma reused several actors from ''Film/Scarface1983'': Creator/ AlPacino, Creator/AlPacino, Al Israel, Ángel Salazar, Jorge Porcel, Michael P. Moran, and Caesar Cordova.
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* HarpoDoesSomethingFunny: Creator/JohnLeguizamo improvised many of his lines. He actually turned down the role four times and only accepted when he was allowed to ad-lib.
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* ProductionPosse: Creator/BrianDePalma reused several actors from ''Film/Scarface1983'': Creator/ AlPacino, Al Israel, Ángel Salazar, Jorge Porcel, Michael P. Moran, and Caesar Cordova.
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* ThrowItIn: Creator/JohnLeguizamo improvised many of his lines.
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* ActorInspiredElement[=/=]DyeingForYourArt: It was Creator/SeanPenn's idea to shave a receding hairline into Kleinfeld's head.
* HostilityOnTheSet: Creator/JohnLeguizamo revealed in his autobiography that he and Penelope Ann Miller did not get along during filming. He claims he got revenge on her by having the wardrobe department take in her clothes an inch at a time causing Miller to go on a crash diet.
* HostilityOnTheSet: Creator/JohnLeguizamo revealed in his autobiography that he and Penelope Ann Miller did not get along during filming. He claims he got revenge on her by having the wardrobe department take in her clothes an inch at a time causing Miller to go on a crash diet.
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** Creator/CharlieSheen was considered for David Kleinfeld.
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** Creator/CharlieSheen was considered for David Kleinfeld. At an early stage, Creator/MarlonBrando was to play the role.
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* RomanceOnTheSet: Creator/AlPacino and Penelope Ann Miller became romantically involved during filming. Miller spoke publicly about their romance in interviews. But Pacino was in a relationship with Lyndall Hobbs at the time. Pacino attended the film's premiere with Hobbs and avoided Miller entirely.
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* MoneyDearBoy: Creator/SeanPenn took the role of David Kleinfeld just for the money so he could use it to fund his second film ''Film/TheCrossingGuard''.
* RomanceOnTheSet: Creator/AlPacino and Penelope Ann Miller became romantically involved during filming. Miller spoke publicly about their romance in interviews. But Pacino was in a relationship with Lyndall Hobbs at the time. Pacino attended the film's premiere with Hobbs and avoided Millerentirely.entirely.
* ThrowItIn: Creator/JohnLeguizamo improvised many of his lines.
* WagTheDirector: According to Creator/BrianDePalma, Creator/SeanPenn demanded 30 takes of the shot of Kleinfeld asking Carlito to help him with Tony T's escape. When De Palma wanted to move on to the next shot, Penn screamed at De Palma. He continued to yell at De Palma on the ride back to New York City. He later called De Palma on the phone to continue yelling at him. De Palma said that was the only argument they had on the film.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/CharlieSheen was considered for David Kleinfeld.
** Creator/BrianDePalma wanted to shoot the climax of the film at the World Trade Center in New York but it was the target of a bombing, and he had to shoot it in "another railway station again." (De Palma's ''Film/TheUntouchables'' also featured a scene at a railway station.)
* RomanceOnTheSet: Creator/AlPacino and Penelope Ann Miller became romantically involved during filming. Miller spoke publicly about their romance in interviews. But Pacino was in a relationship with Lyndall Hobbs at the time. Pacino attended the film's premiere with Hobbs and avoided Miller
* ThrowItIn: Creator/JohnLeguizamo improvised many of his lines.
* WagTheDirector: According to Creator/BrianDePalma, Creator/SeanPenn demanded 30 takes of the shot of Kleinfeld asking Carlito to help him with Tony T's escape. When De Palma wanted to move on to the next shot, Penn screamed at De Palma. He continued to yell at De Palma on the ride back to New York City. He later called De Palma on the phone to continue yelling at him. De Palma said that was the only argument they had on the film.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/CharlieSheen was considered for David Kleinfeld.
** Creator/BrianDePalma wanted to shoot the climax of the film at the World Trade Center in New York but it was the target of a bombing, and he had to shoot it in "another railway station again." (De Palma's ''Film/TheUntouchables'' also featured a scene at a railway station.)
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