William DeMeo, Award-Winning Movie Star And Gravesend Native, Shooting New Movie About Bensonhurst Boxer

Call it a homecoming.

Writer, producer and actor William DeMeo, who got his big acting break in A Bronx Tale and named his production West Street after the Gravesend street he grew up on, is back in Southern Brooklyn today, filming scenes for his upcoming feature-length indie flick Back in the Day at Night Light Cafe (1657 Sheepshead Bay Road).

The bar will serve as the scene of an “argument in the neighborhood bar,” and crew on set this morning told us that DeMeo and Shannon Doherty will both be in the area for today’s filming.

We’re told Danny Glover will be in the movie, and even Mike Tyson has a cameo. Consider this a scoop – none of these stars are listed on the IMDB page, which does note that Michael Madsen, Joe D’Onofrio and Paul Borghese will co-star, and Borghese is serving is director.

The film, written by DeMeo, takes place in the 1980s and the current day, following Anthony Rodriguez (DeMeo), a half-Italian, half-Puerto Rican youth growing up in Bensonhurst. After losing his mother and suffering his abusive, alcoholic father, he’s taken under the wing of a local mob boss (Madsen), who supports him as he rises as a boxing talent to eventually become a world champion.

The movie will definitely feature Southern Brooklyn prominently, and future shoots around Gravesend and Bensonhurst are likely. Let us know if you see any in the upcoming weeks!