In 1997, Mean Streets was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, who deemed it 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant'. It was also Scorsese's first critical and commercial success. The film was the first of several collaborations between Scorsese and De Niro. De Niro won the National Society of Film Critics and the New York Film Critics Circle award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as 'Johnny Boy' Civello.
The film premiered at the New York Film Festival on October 2, 1973, and was released on October 14.
Mean Streets is a 1973 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese, co-written by Scorsese and Mardik Martin, and starring Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro.
