Monument Ave.

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Monument Ave.
Directed by	Ted Demme
Produced by	Ted Demme Jim Serpico Elie Samaha Joel Stillerman
Written by	Mike Armstrong Denis Leary (uncredited)
Starring	Denis Leary Colm Meaney Famke Janssen Martin Sheen Billy Crudup Ian Hart Lenny Clarke Jason Barry John Diehl Greg Dulli Jeanne Tripplehorn
Distributed by	Lions Gate Films
Release date(s)	January 20, 1998 (Sundance Film Festival)
Running time	93 min.
Country	USA
Language	English
Budget	$11,000,001
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Monument Ave., originally titled Snitch and titled Noose in Australia, is a 1998 American film directed by Ted Demme and starring Denis Leary. The film centers on the Charlestown, Massachusetts Irish Mob and small-time criminal Bobby O'Grady (Leary) who is dealing with the problems that arise due to Charlestown's code of silence. The film also stars Famke Janssen, Martin Sheen, Billy Crudup, Colm Meaney, Ian Hart, and Lenny Clarke.

[edit] Irish Mob Film Genre Connections

• Billy Crudup plays O'Gradys cousin, he also plays a role as an Irish Mobster in the film Sleepers.
• Martin Sheen plays a detective in this film as well as in another Irish Mob film The Departed.
• Boston native, actor, and comedian Lenny Clarke who plays a bookie in this film also plays a bookie in another Irish Mob film called Southie which also takes place in Boston .
• Another Boston native and Actor Kevin Chapman plays Mickey Pat in this film. He also has many roles in Irish Mob films like Irish Eyes, Mystic River, and Showtime original series Brotherhood in which he plays a Irish Mob boss. Chapman is also know for his accent and being a Boston native like Clarke.
• Another regular to Irish Mob films Brian Goodman, who played Gavin was in Southie and The Departed.