when lefty is talking to that guy in the barbershop and he is asking where donnie is from and who he knows and so on,,,,
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matt605 — 14 years ago(March 12, 2012 11:52 AM)
The subtitles can be wrong. It wouldn't be the first time. To me it sounds like he says, "Hey, Joe!" The bigger point though is that they all knew who he was before they said the first word to him.
Take a look at the part where Joe and Maggie are in marriage counseling and Maggie criticizes the way Joe speaks. She says he never talked like that before, which means he learned his wiseguy language and accent from Lefty and the crew. If he acquired it from them, then he didn't have it to begin with, and that would have been an immediate indication that he was not of their world. Now of course, Donnie Brasco's narrative was that he was new, but he was also supposed to be a jewel fence, not college educated. -
mikeyg24 — 14 years ago(March 14, 2012 08:20 PM)
People seem to be forgetting that Joe has already been undercover two years at this stage. Nikki tells lefty he's a connected guy and that's not a reputation you pick up on your first day nor would Lefty have even dreamed of introducing him to the crew without Don the Jeweller being known.
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putter_b — 13 years ago(October 16, 2012 05:04 PM)
Jilly was Donnie's connection for a while. He was introduced to Jilly through a bartender and Jilly was essentially Donnie's first "Lefty". He was buddies with him and did some "work" for him as well.
Everyone knew Jilly and knew his word was the truth. That is why Lefty went to Jilly to make sure that Donnie wasn't already "claimed" by someone and to make sure Donnie was who he said he was. -
gheri-linecher — 13 years ago(October 15, 2012 10:42 PM)
I am not english speaking at all and look here : if you tell me that he said "hey joe" then definitely I hear "hey joe" but if you tell me he said "hey you with some accent" then definitely I hear "hey you with some accent" and my logic make me to believe that the man said "hey you with some italian/new york accent".
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MZupcak-136-186936 — 11 years ago(August 16, 2014 09:36 AM)
I saw this post this morning and I immediately downloaded the movie in 1080p with HD audio. I payed close attention and watched the clip more than 10 times. At this point, I believe he is saying "Hey, YOU!".
He says it very sharpy to the point where it almost sounds like "yo" or "Joe". The only other explanation is that the producers made a HUGE mistake. The guy getting a shave in the barber shop was NOT an FBI agent, he was an associate of the mafia and knew Donnie as Donnie, not as Joe Pistone. What's more believable, that the producers made a huge mistake or that an actors line delivery makes one word sound a bit off?
A lot of people thought that Jimmy Hendrix was saying "Excuse me while I kiss this guy". I once thought (and I know I'm not the only one here) that AC/DC's "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" was actually "Dirty Deeds and the Dunder Chief." I don't know what Dunder is, nor why it would need a Chief, but that's what I swore I heard. -
mastersslave74 — 11 years ago(January 21, 2015 03:35 AM)
I'm from Jersey and he says "Hey, Yo! Come'ere" This is very common in the NYC & Philly areas.
As someone above said, "Jew" is often used as "you" but that is NOT what is said. We often do this with "Jew eat?" (did you eat yet?) and then respond with "No, Jew?" (no, did you?)
"Yo" is very common, just like in Rocky with "Yo Adrian!"
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stones78 — 10 years ago(August 31, 2015 11:25 AM)
"As someone above said, "Jew" is often used as "you" but that is NOT what is said. We often do this with "Jew eat?" (did you eat yet?) and then respond with "No, Jew?" (no, did you?)"
I'm from Philly and this 100% accurate.