That's the movie that prompted DeNiro to reach out to Pesci for Raging Bull. Pretty well known story. Pesci told it a few times on late night television. The story goes that DeNiro saw Death Collector and reached out to Pesci when he was waiting tables at Mario's. Pesci thought it was a prank and told him to fuck off. But Pesci is a great storyteller. The way he tells the story is hysterical.
Thanx pizza, now that u mention it, I do recall a story of the same nature..