Originally posted by Goodfella 69:
wait.. i feel so stupid, i just watched Donnie Brasco today for the 2nd time (the last time being a year ago or so) and in the end Lefty gets whacked, but from reading this i see he infact was sent to prison?
Yeah, the film took a lot of liberties with the book. In the film, Lefty pays the price for having recruited Brasco, but in real life, Sonny paid the price. In the book, Brasco said that Lefty was a good earner and had clout in the family (he bested Tony Mirra, a very scary guy, in a sit-down over who "owned" Brasco). But Brasco had no respect for Lefty, whom he regarded as a cheapskate, whiner and freeloader. In the movie, Lefty comes across as a bozo, but Brasco has filial feelings for him. In the book, Brasco has genuine feelings for Sonny.
