Fan CastingMafia (1982)

In 1930, during the Great Depression, impoverished taxi driver Thomas "Tommy" Angelo is strong-armed by two members of the Salieri crime family—Paulie Lombardo and Sam Trapani—into helping them escape an ambush by the rival Morello family. Tommy is compensated for his help and offered a position in Don Salieri's organization, which he initially refuses, but is forced to accept after being attacked by two Morello gangsters who trash his cab in an act of revenge. After exacting retribution upon his attackers, Tommy begins to assist with running Salieri's rackets across Lost Heaven, overseen by his consigliere Frank Colletti. He befriends Paulie and Sam during the jobs they perform together, while earning Salieri's respect for thwarting Don Morello's attempts to take over his businesses.