Spike of Bensonhurst (1988)

One kid's fight for the respect of the neighborhood.

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.

Cast (55)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Sasha Mitchell

Spike Fumo

Ernest Borgnine

Baldo Cacetti

Anne DeSalvo

Sylvia Cacetti

Sylvia Miles

Congresswoman

Geraldine Smith

Helen Fumo

Antonia Rey

Bandana's Mother

Rick Aviles

Bandana

Maria Pitillo

Angel

K

Karen Shallo

Blondie

C

Christopher Anthony Young

Carmine

M

Mario Todisco

Tortorella

Rodney Harvey

Frankie

Talisa Soto

India

Frank Adonis

Vinaca

Frank Gio

Pete Fumo

R

Robert Compono

Chicago Boxer

T

Tony Goodstone

Mafia Boss

Justin Lazard

Justin

C

Carol Jean Lewis

1st Junkie

T

Tommy Citera

2nd Junkie

Paul Dillon

1st Cop

M

Mark Tenore

2nd Cop

Angel David

Teen Dealer

Ronald Maccone

D.A.s Man

M

Mary Lou Rosato

Italian Mother

P

Patrick Indri

Italian Son

T

Tommy Clark

Prison Guard

Ray Iannicelli

Photographer

John Capodice

Mafia Eater

A

Arline Miyazaki

Cashier

I

Ida Bernardini

Grandmother

M

Michael Acciarito

Spike's Brother

S

Steve Baker

Dealer

Sal Viviano

Singer

A

Anthony Bishop

Video Boss

R

Robert Mantana

Bouncer

Ralph Monaco

Mafia Man

Tony LaFortezza

Mafia Stooge

Gene Amoroso

Booth Guard

L

Larry Ramos

Referee

M

Michael Turney

Bar Mitzvah Boy

Jason Cerbone

Gang Member

M

Matthew Cerbone

Gang Member

N

Nicky Feliciano

Gang Member

N

Nick Gionta

Gang Member

Julian Scott Urena

Gang Member (as Fabio Urena)

C

Christian Saffran

Gang Member

M

Michael Dallesandro

Gang Member

S

Steven Shubert

Soap Actor

V

Victoria Preminger

Soap Actress

R

Rutger Gat

Spike Jr.

Annunziata Gianzero

Viva (uncredited)

R

Richard Goteri

Sonny (uncredited)

Robert DiTillio

Inmate (uncredited)

Randy Schein

Druggie #1 (uncredited)

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