It was fairly rare for a film with five key nominations to not win a single Oscar.Unfortunately, he low-budget, independent film was overshadowed by competing against four other major studio pictures.Each of them greets - often in Sicilian - the camera as it tracks fluidly and gracefully through the restaurant and leads the audience on a tour:Anthony Stabile (Frank Adonis)Frankie Carbone (Frank Sivero)Mo Black""s brother Fat Andy (Louis Eppolito)Frankie the Wop (Tony Lip)Freddy No Nose (Mikey Black)Pete the Killer (Peter Cicale)Nicky Eyes (John Manca)Mikey Franzese (Joseph Bono)Jimmy Two Times (Anthony Powers)The glamorous, macho life of socializing with other indulgent, high-status ""family"" members and ""wiseguys"" who lived on the cutting edge and splurged is intoxicating.Verna: It""s the only place I don""t freeze.(Appealing to Cody) I been cold for a week, Cody.Not even a fire.Who""s gonna see a little bit of smoke a hundred miles from nowhere?Lying on the sofa, Zuckie moans piteously with his face and hands bandaged without a doctor""s aid.It has had a lasting influence on numerous films and other derivative works:the laboratory of mad scientist Rotwang, and Dr.We""ve only just met.Female: No, we haven""t met.You""ve never seen me.She ran off down the length of the meadow - and it appeared that her male companion had disappeared from the park.