Steve Schirripa (inset), starred with James Gandolfini, Michael Imperioli on "The Sopranos". Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images. HBO
James Gandolfini was once so drunk that he and Michael Imperioli had to be tied up before filming began.
Insider spoke to Steve Schirripa, their "Sopranos” costar.
Schirripa stated that the actors had shared a glass of whiskey before shooting the fourth season scene.
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James Gandolfini, Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa were so drunk prior to filming a scene on "The Sopranos", they had to be tied to trees.
Schirripa, in a recent interview with Insider, revealed that the actors had previously shared whiskey before filming the scene in season four where Tony Soprano and Christopher Moltisanti (Imperioli), throw Ralphie Cifaretto's (Joe Pantoliano's) body off a cliff.
Schirripa recalls that Jim [Gandolfini] and Michael (Break) drank Wild Turkey while setting up the lights.
He said, "They were so drunk they had to chain themselves to a tree because they were afraid of falling off the cliff."
James Gandolfini was chained to a tree by Michael Imperioli while filming a scene at the cliff on "The Sopranos." HBO
In a previous episode of "Talking Sopranos", Imperioli and Schirripa discussed this behind-the scenes moment.
The scene Schirripa mentioned occurs in season four's episode "Whoever did This." Tony and Christopher travel upstate New York to dispose Ralphie’s body after Tony strangles the actor to death.
The mob boss believed Ralph set a stable fire that resulted in the death of Tony's prized horse, Pie-O-My. He confronted him shortly before he killed him. The mob boss then called Christopher to help him dismember Ralph's body. They both threw Ralph's remains into the quarry that night.
Interview with Insider: Schirripa teased Imperioli about his forthcoming book.
The book, titled "Woke Up This Morning", is expected to be published in November. The book, which Schirripa says is essential for fans of "Sopranos", will be released in early November.
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David Chase, the show's creator and director, is also directing "The Many Saints of Newark", a feature film. The film is set in Newark during the '60s/'70s. It stars Gandolfini’s son Michael as a young Tony Soprano growing up in New Jersey.
Ray Liotta and Jon Bernthal star alongside Vera Farmiga and Corey Stoll. Alessandro Nivola is also a part of "The Many Saints of Newark." The trailer can be viewed below.
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