![]() Actors Joe D’Onofrio and William DeMeo in Cruisin’ 86th Street. “The goal is to get an interview with John Travolta,” says DeMeo, who hope to debut the documentary sometime after “Back in the Day” hits theaters this summer. ![]() It also feature interviews with Bensonhurst-born actors Joseph D’Onofrio and Steve Shiripa, and “Brooklyn’s Own” DJ Joe Causi. The doc’s trailer naturally begins with the opening scene of “Saturday Night Fever,” the 1977 hit movie that started it all, with John Travolta as “Tony Manero,” strutting down 86th Street eating a slice of Lenny’s Pizza. With minimal effort, the page soon accrued thousands of followers, and people who grew up in the neighborhood began sharing their old photos of big hair and shiny cars. The way DeMeo tells it, he set up a Facebook group for “ Cruisin’ 86th Street” on a whim while reminiscing about old times with co-producer Robert D’Aleo. William DeMeo stars in his upcoming film “Back in the Day.” (Courtesy of William DeMeo)ĭeMeo is simultaneously working on an exciting side project, a documentary about 86th Street back when it was a cruising and shopping hotspot - literally taking us through a time portal to Bensonhurst “back in the day.” ![]() DeMeo’s 17-year-old son Cristian makes his acting debut as a younger version of Rodriguez. In the movie, which is being produced by Paul Borghese and comes out this spring, DeMeo plays main character Anthony Rodriguez, acting alongside Shannen Doherty, Alec Baldwin, Danny Glover, and actual Brooklyn-born boxer Mike Tyson. “It’s impossible to understand the way we grew up, unless you’ve lived it,” says actor, screen writer, and producer William DeMeo of his Gravesend upbringing.ĭeMeo, who got his big break in “A Bronx Tale” and has had roles on “The Sopranos” and “Analyze That,” has been spotted around the old ‘hood a lot these day shooting his upcoming movie “Back in the Day,” about a Bensonhurst boxer who gets taken under the wing of a Brooklyn mob boss after his mother dies and his father is forced to leave town. ![]()
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