In an Insider video, former mobster Anthony Ruggiano Jr. rated mafia scenes in movies and TV shows, including separating fact from fiction about truck hijackings in Donnie Brasco. He says the film ...

It's the making of Donnie Brasco, a Mafia drama based on a true story, where mobsters really do fear sudden termination and undercover agents, like Donnie, fear becoming practised criminals.

Befriending Lefty Ruggiero, Pistone (under the name Donnie Brasco) is able to embed himself in a Mafia faction led by Sonny Black. Ruggiero and Pistone become tight as the group goes about ...