Joe Pistone (Johnny Depp) is an FBI mole who integrates himself into the Mafia pecking order by posing as "jewel man" Donnie Brasco. He finds his loyalties divided when Lefty Ruggiero, a jaded hit man, takes him on as a protégé and places real trust in him. The two men form a friendship--and a criminal partnership--that jeopardizes Brasco's mission and obscures the boundaries between the law and the underworld. The film is based on the autobiography DONNIE BRASCO, MY UNDERCOVER LIFE IN THE MAFIA by former undercover agent Joseph D. Pistone. Directed by Mike Newell (FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL) and also starring Bruno Kirby (THE FRESHMAN, THIS IS SPINAL TAP), Michael Madsen (RESERVOIR DOGS) and Anne Heche (WAG THE DOG).

Al Pacino and Johnny Depp are terrific together in this excellent Mafia drama from director Mike Newell. Pacino, who played undercover cop Frank Serpico 25 years before, now becomes the hunted Mafia man whom undercover cop Johnny Depp is after. The film was coproduced by Barry Levinson and the screenplay was written by Paul Attanasio, two of the people responsible for the extraordinary television police drama HOMICIDE.

Produced by Mandalay.

Released theatrically in the USA December 27, 1996.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Letterbox - 2.35
Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 - French
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Featurette: DONNIE BRASCO: OUT FROM THE SHADOWS
Isolated Audio Track: Music Score
Audio Commentary:
1. Mike Newell - Director
2. Mike Newell - Director - Deleted Scenes
Trailers:
1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. THE PROFESSIONAL
3. THE DEVIL'S OWN
4. THE JUROR
Text/Photo Galleries:
Biographies:
1. Mike Newell - Director
2. Al Pacino - Star
3. Johnny Depp - Star
4. Anne Heche - Star
5. Michael Madsen - Star
6. Bruno Kirby - Star
DVD-ROM Features:
Weblinks: Original Website

Al Pacino: Oscar winning actor, THE GODFATHER, SCENT OF A WOMAN
Johnny Depp: American Actor - SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STR
Michael Madsen: Actor, RESEVOIR DOGS/KILL BILL VOL. 2
Anne Heche: Actor, SIX DAYS SEVEN NIGHTS/PSYCHO
Bruno Kirby: American Film and Television Actor
Zach Grenier: 

Mike Newell: British Director

Mark Johnson: Producer, "Donnie Brasco"
Barry Levinson: Director/Screenwriter/Producer, DINER (1982)
Louis Di Giaima: Producer, "Donnie Brasco"
Gail Mutrux: Producer, "Donnie Brasco"
Patrick McCormick: Producer, "Donnie Brasco"
Alan Greespan: Producer, "Donnie Brasco"

Paul Attanasio: screenwriter, "Quiz Show" & "Donnie Brasco"

"...Downbeat, dark-humored and disturbing....[The film] delivers the somber flipside to CASINO's snazzy high rollers..." -- 4 out of 4 stars
"...Crackling good....The best crime movie in a long while....It's full of life..."
"...A wonderfully dense, clever, and moving gangland thriller....[An] engrossing movie..." -- Rating: A-
"...For Johnny Depp, DONNIE BRASCO breaks new ground; he seems a little older here, a little wearier, and he makes the transition from stoolie to friend one subtle step at a time..."
"...An ambitious film with an effective and modulated performance by Al Pacino..."
4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] thoughtful character study of male loyalty..."