After closer inspection of the Mean Streets DVD I just noticed that one side of the disc shows the movie in "Standard" format (i.e. formatted to fit your TV screen) and the other side shows it in "Widescreen" format (letterboxed.)
I can now die happy.
"My offer to you is this..nothing. Not even the fee for the gaming license, which I would appreciate if you would put up personally." -Michael Corleone to Senator Pat Geary.
