Although this is a short film, this marks the 9th collaboration between Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, the 6th collaboration between Martin Scorsese and Leonardo Dicaprio, the 3rd Collaboration between Robert De Niro and Leonardo Dicaprio (after This Boy's Life and Marvin's Room), the first collaboration between Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese in 20 years (since Casino in 1995) and the first time that Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro and Leonardo Dicaprio have all worked together.