Martin Scorsese's electrifying 1973 film, starring Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro, displays the gritty lifestyle of the mafia in Little Italy.
While Scorsese has often used Avant-Garde filmmaker Kenneth Anger as inspiration, his most famous homage is the opening titles of Mean Streets, which borrows heavily from the dreamy surrealism of Anger's 1947 film, 'Fireworks'. His use of 'Be My Baby', by the Ronettes, also reflects Anger's work, as he frequently uses music from the 1950's and 60's, especially songs from the 'Wall of Sound' era.
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