David O'Hara - Other FIlm and TV Roles - 4

David O'Hara Other Film and TV Roles

THE DEPARTED : DAVID O'HARA PLAYS THE CHARACTER "FIZTY " IN THE MOVIE

PLOT :Two men from opposite sides of the law are undercover within the Massachusetts State Police and the Irish mafia, but violence and bloodshed boil when discoveries are made, and the moles are dispatched to find out their enemy's identities.
FILM LOCATIONS : <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=12+Farnsworth+Street,+Boston,+Massachusetts,+USA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">12 Farnsworth Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA</a> (rooftop scenes) <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Boston,+Massachusetts,+USA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Boston, Massachusetts, USA</a> <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Brooklyn+Heights,+Brooklyn,+New+York+City,+New+York,+USA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA</a> <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Charlestown,+Massachusetts,+USA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA</a> <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Chinatown,+Boston,+Massachusetts,+USA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chinatown, Boston, Massachusetts, USA</a> <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Erich+Lindemann+Mental+Health+Center+-+25+Staniford+Street,+Boston,+Massachusetts,+USA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Erich Lindemann Mental Health Center - 25 Staniford Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA</a> <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Gerritsen+Beach,+Brooklyn,+New+York+City,+New+York,+USA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA</a> <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Greenpoint,+Brooklyn,+New+York+City,+New+York,+USA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA</a> <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Lynn,+Massachusetts,+USA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lynn, Massachusetts, USA</a> <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=New+York+City,+New+York,+USA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New York City, New York, USA</a> <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Quincy,+Massachusetts,+USA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Quincy, Massachusetts, USA</a> <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=SUNY+Maritime+College,+Bronx,+New+York+City,+New+York,+USA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SUNY Maritime College, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA</a> <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Sunset+Park,+Brooklyn,+New+York+City,+New+York,+USA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA</a> <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=White+Plains,+New+York,+USA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">White Plains, New York, USA</a>	Storyline In South Boston, the state police force is waging war on Irish-American organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Frank Costello. While Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan, a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the state police as an informer for the syndicate, is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by his double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there's a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly in danger of being caught and exposed to the enemy-and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself. But is either willing to turn on the friends and comrades they've made during their long stints undercover?
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A possible reason why <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000138/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leonardo DiCaprio</a><a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450259/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blood Diamond</a> (2006) (which eventually got him a nomination). DiCaprio himself refused to campaign against his male co-stars in the supporting actor category, so Warner bought no supporting actor ads for DiCaprio, and he did not receive a nomination. did not receive an Oscar nomination for his performance in this movie was because the Warner Bros. Studios initially did not want to favor DiCaprio over his co-stars and place him in the leading actor category. The studio favored DiCaprio's leading performance in The classroom scene, police academy graduation scene, and shooting range scene (all at the beginning of the film) were actually shot near the end of production. Historic Ft. Schuyler on the campus of State University of New York's Maritime College was the back drop. <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000138/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leonardo DiCaprio</a> was cast in the title role in <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343737/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Good Shepherd</a> (2006), but he dropped out to play Billy Costigan in this movie. <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000354/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matt Damon</a> then took the role. <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000134/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Robert De Niro</a> turned down the role of Queenan to appear in The Good Shepherd. <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000242/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mark Wahlberg</a> based his performance on the police officers who'd arrested him about two dozen times in his youth, and the reactions of his parents who had to come bail him out with their grocery money. The comic book that Frank Costello gives young Collin Sullivan in the beginning of the movie is Issue #11 of the "Wolverine" series, which was published in September 1989. This is the movie with the most uses of the word "****" and its derivatives (237) to win the Best Picture Oscar. Warner Brothers bought the remake rights to the film for US$1.75 million in 2003. When receiving the top award from the Director's Guild of America for this film, <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000217/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Martin Scorsese</a> said that this "is the first movie I have ever done with a plot." <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407887/trivia?tr=tr0797426" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Link this trivia</a> <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000217/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Martin Scorsese</a> said that he made this film to honor crime genre directors such as <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000736/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Robert Aldrich</a>, <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002087/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Samuel Fuller</a> and <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0796923/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Don Siegel</a>. <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0753526/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RZA</a> was offered <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0026364/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anthony Anderson</a>'s role, but turned it down because of scheduling conflicts. Originally, <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000197/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jack Nicholson</a> turned down his role in the movie, but after a meeting with <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000217/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Martin Scorsese</a>, <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1184258/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">William Monahan</a> and <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000138/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leonardo DiCaprio</a>, he was finally convinced to play the role of Frank Costello. The main reason he joined the production was because he had previously done a few comedies, and wanted to play a villain again, and he considered the character of Costello to be the ultimate incarnation of evil. The CD that Costigan mails to Colin is mailed in the cover for <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1213869/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Rolling Stones</a>' album "Exile on Main St.". Earlier in the film, when Costello beats Costigan's hand with his own shoe, a song from the album, "Let It Loose", plays over the scene. <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000501/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ray Liotta</a> was the original choice for the role of Dignam but had to reluctantly decline due to other commitments. <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001459/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Denis Leary</a> was offered the role of Dignam in this film, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts with his television show, <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381798/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Rescue Me"</a> (2004). <a class="external" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574561/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gerard McSorley</a> was originally slated to play Queenan but had to drop out of the project.
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