I agree certain parts were cheesy

I was more giving the background of the story line

Of the parts i could relate to

In one case:

The actor that played "SLICK" when they were teenagers his name is Joe Dinofrio
Joey Zane I grew up with him in bensonhurst

He wasn't so much acting as he was re-inacting his teenage years in bensonhurst

He was a very big graffitti artist back then ZANE was his tage name

He was from the Bay Parkway Boys, B.P.B.

He was very close to Richie Greaves AKA Richie Bes was his tag name
Zane and Bes they tagged all over Brooklyn, the Trains, Train Stations, Buses and Garbage trucks.

They were both close to Lil Dino and Joey Caves Competello

Richie Greaves was the one they killed in the basement

The other part from Brox tale where Joey Zane was really re-living his younger years was he had his own Graffitti crew, White Boys Run Shit -- WRS

They fought with, Ricans Won Shit the RWS crew from Sunset Park Brooklyn

In the Bronx Tale he was fighting with African Americans

So some of the parts were very real