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The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight is a 1969 novel written by Jimmy Breslin and a film of the same name based on the book and released in 1971 starring Robert De Niro. The novel is a roman เ clef of the life of Joey Gallo whose fictional counterpart, Kid Sally Palumbo, is played by Jerry Orbach in the film. Orbach later met Gallo by accident, and though Gallo was a bit frosty at first, eventually the two and their wives became close friends. In fact, the Orbachs had dinner with the Gallos earlier in the evening the night Joey was murdered.