Dive Deeper Into ‘The Sopranos’ With This New Behind The Scenes Documentary

By Josh Sorokach @joshsorokach
Published Sep. 23, 2016, 12:35 p.m. ET

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Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2

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Think you know all there is to know about HBO’s classic series The Sopranos? Fuggedaboutit!

Fans of Tony Soprano may be interested in the trove of information found in Sopranos: Behind the Scenes – Volume 1 of 2, which is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video and available to rent on iTunes. While not produced or released by HBO, the documentary contains exclusive on-location footage from 1997-2007, as well as interviews from 2000-2014 with the cast, crew, and owners of the actual locations used on the series. Since nothing about The Sopranos is small, the film also includes fifteen cast commentaries detailing all six seasons and offers fans the opportunity to watch rare, never before seen footage that includes candid photos, retakes, and unique “lost” footage.

A very enthusiastic Amazon commenter called “TV Fanatic” gave it 5 stars and contributed this thorough review:

NEVER BEFORE SEEN SOPRANOS FOOTAGE! Very impressive Behind-The-Scenes material backed by rare commentary and candid interviews with many of the Sopranos series stars…To name just a few: JAMES GANDOLFINI, JAMIE-LYNN SIGLER, FRANK VINCENT, DAVID PROVAL, DREA DE MATTEO, VINCENT PASTORE, ROBERT FUNARO, VINCENT CURATOLA, TONY LIP, JOSEPH GANNASCOLI, DAN GRIMALDI and more! Between Volumes 1 and 2, some of the following filming locations are visited and BTS footage shown…THE SOPRANO HOUSE…THE PORK STORE…JERSEY CITY CEMETERY…CLEVELAND AUTO BODY…LIVIA’S HOUSE…BACALA’S HOUSE…THE ESPLANADE CONSTRUCTION SITE…LOU COSTELLO PARK…ADRIANA’S CLUB…JOHNNY SACK’S HOUSE…MULBERRY ST. SOCIAL CLUB…RAMSEY OUTDOOR STORE…OLD HOMESTEAD STEAK HOUSE…THE BADA BING!….HOLSTEN’S RESTAURANT and many, many,others. There is also plenty of retakes and bloopers footage throughout Fantastic Behind-The-Scenes HIGHLIGHTS include: THE SNAPPLE BOTTLE FIGHT…CARJACKING AND WHACKING IN PATERSON…CANDID FOOTAGE AND COMMENTS FROM “THE RUSSIAN’…THE TRAIN TRESTLE WHACKING…DAVID CHASE VISITING THE SET TO TELL DREA DE MATTEO HER CHARACTER “ADRIANA” WILL SOON BE WHACKED…TONY “CARMINE SR.” LIP TELLS HOW HE FELL ASLEEP IN THE COFFIN AT HIS FUNERAL…JAMES GANDOLFINI AUTOGRAPHS A FAN’S BOOBS ON THE SET and much more! Plus…ACCOMPANIED BY RARE BTS FOOTAGE, FRANK VINCENT EXPLAINS HOW HIS CHARACTER “PHIL” WAS SHOT AND HOW THE SUV ROLLED OVER HIS HEAD! Also…RARE BTS FOOTAGE OF THE LAST SCENE SHOT AT HOLSTEN’S RESTAURANT WITH CANDID COMMENTARY BY THE ACTUAL OWNERS! You’ll see nothing like this stuff anywhere…HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR THE SOPRANOS FAN!

We couldn’t have said it better ourselves!

You can watch the slightly NSFW preview (thanks to scenes from the Bada Bing strip club) below.

If you’d like to study up for your next Sopranos-themed bar trivia night, you can also check out these ten little-known facts about the beloved HBO series.

[Watch Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2 on Prime Video]

PS – One additional note. If you end up loving this, there’s also a Volume 2 of this Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes series. Sadly, that one is only currently available for rental or purchase.