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The Untouchables premiered on June 2, 1987, in New York City, and went into general release on June 3, 1987, in the United States. The film grossed $106.2 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics.
- ROBERT DE NIRO INSISTED ON GETTING FAT. AGAIN. After impressing audiences and critics with his bulging gut and saggy jowls for 1980’s Raging Bull, De Niro informed The Untouchables director Brian De Palma he wanted time to put on 30 pounds of fat to play chubby Al Capone.
- BOB HOSKINS WAS BRIAN DE PALMA’S SECOND CHOICE FOR AL CAPONE. Bob Hoskins recalled meeting De Palma and being told that the production was expecting De Niro would agree to play Capone—but if not, they were really hoping the Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
- PARAMOUNT HATED THE SCRIPT. Paramount. Acclaimed playwright, screenwriter, and director David Mamet is responsible for the combustible dialogue in The Untouchables, but not everyone was a fan.
- THEY THOUGHT ABOUT DOING IT IN BLACK AND WHITE. To help evoke the 1930s for modern audiences, director of photography Stephen Burum tried to convince De Palma to allow him to shoot the picture in black and white.
After building an empire with bootleg alcohol, legendary crime boss Al Capone (Robert De Niro) rules Chicago with an iron fist. Though Prohibition agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) attempts to take...
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Jun 5, 2017 · Three decades ago, on June 3, 1987, audiences learned about the "Chicago way" via filmmaker Brian De Palma's The Untouchables.
The Untouchables originally aired as a segment of the anthology series Desilu Playhouse in 1959. It was picked up as a regular series by ABC for the 1959 season and was aired on Thursdays from 9:30 to 10:30pm from 1959 to 1962, switching to Tuesday evenings from 9:30 to 10:30pm for its final season (1962–63).
The Untouchables was released on June 3, 1987 in the United States. The movie made $106.2 million worldwide and had strong positive reviews from critics. It was nominated for four Academy Awards; Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. [3]
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During Prohibition, Treasury agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone, and assembles a small, incorruptible team to help him. After building an empire with bootleg alcohol, legendary crime boss Al Capone rules Chicago with an iron fist.
