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Mad Dog Coll

1961 1h 26m Crime Drama List
Reviews 30% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
The life of real Irish-American gangster Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll (John Chandler) is depicted in this biological drama. A New York City mobster notorious for his reckless brutality, Coll becomes a major figure in the underworld of the 1920s, working as a hit man for crime boss Dutch Schultz (Vincent Gardenia). Following a break with Schultz, Coll forms his own gang, but eventually his callous methods incur the wrath of other mob heads, and he becomes targeted by various prominent gangsters.

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nick s Competently directed gangster film, constrained somewhat by the filming era. The main character was sleazy and really had no redeeming features. But well acted. By the way, having watched a short bio on mad dog Coll I can assure you this movie is just inspired by his life, it's not accurate at all. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/02/24 Full Review Audience Member good gangster/bio-pic Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member John Davis Chandler was a giant punk for all ages, a terrific villain, and scared mothers over 5'7" to death. He was my hero. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Would've been an alright movie if they changed the title from Mad Dog Coll to something else & not been so over the top.I'm NOT an expert on Mad Dog Coll but True Crime is 1 of my favorite subjects.There were some major things wrong with it: 1. When Coll shot the kids, He wasn't trying to escape an attack.He tried to kidnap a gangster,failed & it turned into a shootout 2. Coll was killed in a telephone booth but it wasn't by cops, It was by gangsters As far as I know, Coll wasn't some insane gangster & only got the nickname Mad Dog after the shootout where the kids died & some were wounded.Also in this movie there are some familiar faces you'll probably recognize.Jerry Orbach, Vincent Gardenia & Gene Hackman in his debut Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member good kinda bio-pic gangster movie Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The life of real Irish-American gangster Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll (John Chandler) is depicted in this biological drama. A New York City mobster notorious for his reckless brutality, Coll becomes a major figure in the underworld of the 1920s, working as a hit man for crime boss Dutch Schultz (Vincent Gardenia). Following a break with Schultz, Coll forms his own gang, but eventually his callous methods incur the wrath of other mob heads, and he becomes targeted by various prominent gangsters.
Director
Burt Balaban
Producer
Edward Schreiber
Screenwriter
Leo Lieberman, Edward Schreiber
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 6, 2011
Runtime
1h 26m