🇮🇹 Interesting fact: A Bronx Tale (1993) — This film was Robert De Niro’s directorial debut, but the story belongs entirely to Chazz Palminteri, who wrote it as a one-man play. Palminteri famously refused to sell the film rights—even when offered $1 million—unless he was allowed to write the screenplay and play the lead role of Sonny, as he wanted to ensure the story of his childhood stayed authentic. Robert De Niro eventually saw the play and gave Palminteri his word that if they worked toget