Factual error: Towards the middle of the film,Pacino and Depp are walking downtown, there is alot of traffic and some of the cars are "post 1978" model . One in particular caught my eye, which was a mid-80's Ford Taurus (even the model of the car didn't exist in 1978).
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Mike Newell
Starring: Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, Michael Madsen, Anne Heche, Bruno Kirby
The bad guys find out that Donnie/Joe (Johnny Depp) is a snitch. It's implied that Lefty (Al Pacino) gets killed. Joe gets $500 and a medal for his hard work. The last scene is Joe with a concerned look on his face and his wife Maggie (Anne Heche) says "It's over. Let's go home." Info from onscreen text before the end credits: thanks to Joe's undercover work, many indictments and convictions were made. There's a $500,000 contract on his head. He and his family live in a secret location and they use a different name.
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Sonny Black: You know what we do when we find that rat, right, Lefty?
Lefty: 'Could be I found him already.
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Answer: Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggiero suffered from testicular cancer, as well as lung cancer.
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