An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.
The first teaming of Jack Nicholson and Martin Scorsese.
Frank Costello:
I got this rat, this gnawing, cheese eating fuckin' rat and it brings up questions... You know, see, Bill, like you're the new guy. Girlfriend... Why don't you stay in the bar that night I got your numbers. Social Security numbers. Everybody's ...
Billy Costigan:
Is...
When Mr. French smashes Costigan's arm cast, on the second attempt Costigan seems to be using his own force to smash the cast. As French loses his grip at the top of the motion, Costigan's arm moves downward with all the force it would have had had French not let go.
The title doesn't appear on screen until nearly 20 minutes into the movie.
In India, the film was given an A (adults only) certificate after the visual of Frank Costello holding a dildo was deleted. This change is visible in the Hindi dubbed VCD which shows a slight frame jump.
English, Cantonese
£2,298,313 (UK) (8 October 2006)
$132,384,315 (USA) (22 March 2007)