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