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unusual facts about Crazy Joe



East Jersey State Prison

The prison's distinctive architecture, with its large dome and imposing metal gates, has appeared in many films including Lock Up, Crazy Joe, Rounders, Malcolm X, He Got Game, The Hurricane, and Ocean's Eleven.


see also

Joseph Gallo

Joe Gallo, also known as "Crazy Joe", American gangster, captain in the Colombo crime family

Umberto's Clam House

The Mafia hit and its locale were recalled in media coverage of the death of the actor Jerry Orbach, who became friends with "Crazy Joe" Gallo after playing a character who was modeled on him in the movie, The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971), based on a novel by Jimmy Breslin.