Question 1

How did the FBI bug Paul Castellano's home in the film, and how did it differ from reality?

Accepted Answer

The film shows the FBI planting a listening device in a lamp while Castellano was on vacation. In reality, an FBI agent posing as a TV repairman planted a bug in his TV set with unwitting help from underboss Tommy Bilotti.

Question 2

Which real-life Gambino associate is the character Joey Bazzini based on?

Accepted Answer

Joey Bazzini is based on Joseph Iannuzzi, a Gambino associate who ran bookmaking and loansharking in Florida for Tommy Agro. Iannuzzi became an FBI informant after Agro and two others beat him almost to death.

Question 3

Which actors from Boss of Bosses also appeared in Scarface, Breaking Bad, and Better Call Saul?

Accepted Answer

Steven Bauer and Mark Margolis appear in all three: Scarface (1983), Breaking Bad (2008), and Better Call Saul (2015).

Question 4

What controversy surrounded the source novel's authors, former FBI agents O'Brien and Kurins?

Accepted Answer

They were forced out of the FBI after their book upset fellow agents and administrators. They never sought permission to publish FBI resources, and officials blasted them for inventing incidents and exaggerating their exploits.

Question 5

Which actor plays FBI agent Joseph O'Brien in the film?

Accepted Answer

Jay O. Sanders plays Joseph O'Brien.

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