Lucchese Crime Family - in Popular Culture

In Popular Culture

  • In the 1981 film Gangster Wars, future boss Gaetano "Tommy Brown" Lucchese was played by actor Jon Polito.
  • The 1990 film Goodfellas was based on Lucchese associate Henry Hill's recollections about his involvement with The Vario Crew of the Lucchese family.
  • In the 1991 film Mobsters, gang leader Gaetano "Tommy" Reina was played by actor Christopher Penn.
  • In the 1991 film Out for Justice, the William Forsythe character "Richard Madano" was allegedly based on Lucchese mobster Matthew Madonna.
  • The 1999-2007 HBO TV-show The Sopranos, main character Anthony "Tony" Soprano was based on Lucchese mobster Michael Taccetta.
  • In 2005 and 2006, a fictionalized version of The Tanglewood Boys was featured on CSI: NY, in episode 1.13 "Tanglewood" and in episode 2.20 "Run Silent, Run Deep".
  • The 2006 film Find Me Guilty was based on the 1980s trial of 20 members of the Lucchese Jersey Crew.
  • The 2006 Electronic Arts video game The Godfather: The Game, the Stracci Family resemblers the Lucchese crime family. In the game, the family is based in New Jersey; the Lucchese family has a large power base in New Jersey.
  • In the 2007 film American Gangster, the Armand Assante character Dominic Cattano was allegedly based on Lucchese mobster Carmine Tramunti.
  • In the 2008 Rockstar North's video game GTA IV, the fictional Lupisella family resembles on the Lucchese family. The Lupisella family is mainly based in Bohan, the GTA 4 version of the Bronx, and is operating in Liberty City, the game's version of New York City.

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