Valin Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Cosa Nostra NewsREVISED: Rob the Mob," directed by Oscar-nominee Raymond de Felitta (City Island, Bronx Cheers) and starring Michael Pitt, Nina Arianda, Andy Garcia and Ray Romano, opens in cinemas next month. The film purports to tell the true-life story of Thomas and Rose Marie Uva, a married couple who made the foolhardy, fatal decision to make quick cash by robbing Mafia social clubs in Little Italy, Queens and Brooklyn, a crime spree that ran from the summer of 1992 to near the end of that year, specifically on Christmas Eve 1992, when the two were killed. Thomas and Rose Marie Uva; the press dubbed the marriedcouple as "Bonnie and Clyde." In nearly every robbery, 21-year-old getaway driver Rose Marie waited in the car while Tommy, hefting an Uzi, would simply walk into the clubs, the doors of which were open. Tommy, 28, told the men inside to put their cash and assorted jewelry into a bag he'd thoughtfully provided, pointing his sub-machine gun at them while they did what was asked. Some reports say he told the mobsters to drop their pants while he sprinted into the car. That probably happened following the time he robbed one club twice, doubling the humiliation and anger of the mobsters to the extent that they chased him out of the club. The couple escaped and the wiseguys, despite what had happened to them, nevertheless voiced their admiration for Rose Marie's skills as a getaway driver. (Snip) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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