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- Won 1 Oscar
- 27 wins & 25 nominations total
CCH Pounder
- Peaches Altamont
- (as C.C.H. Pounder)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJohn Huston is the only director to direct two members of his own family to win Academy Awards. The first was his father Walter Huston in Kho Báu Ở Sierra Madre (1948), who won Best Actor in a Supporting Role, then his daughter Anjelica Huston won Best Actress in Supporting Role for this movie.
- GoofsWhen Charley and Irene are riding in her Excalibur, a shadow from the camera rig is visible on the road.
- Quotes
Charley Partanna: [annoyed] Marxie Heller so fuckin' smart, how come he's so fuckin' dead?
Featured review
Fun movie... If you know what you're getting into
Once I had a little context, I enjoyed it.
It's not your typical mob movie. And maybe not typical anything else.
Comes from an author who writes satirical books about abuse of power. Known for The Manchurian Candidate. And this.
So this is a satirical mob movie. But the satire is watered down some in the movie compared to the book, apparently.
Watching it with that lens, knowing some of it is kind of a subtle/wry/dark humor, sort of making fun of the mob with these over the top characters and plot lines... It actually becomes quite funny. And fun.
And Jack Nicholson's character is well done I think. As well as his main love interest.
So if you can handle all of that...
8/10.
It's not your typical mob movie. And maybe not typical anything else.
Comes from an author who writes satirical books about abuse of power. Known for The Manchurian Candidate. And this.
So this is a satirical mob movie. But the satire is watered down some in the movie compared to the book, apparently.
Watching it with that lens, knowing some of it is kind of a subtle/wry/dark humor, sort of making fun of the mob with these over the top characters and plot lines... It actually becomes quite funny. And fun.
And Jack Nicholson's character is well done I think. As well as his main love interest.
So if you can handle all of that...
8/10.
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Die Ehre der Prizzis
- Filming locations
- 57 Montague Street, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA(Charley's apartment with the view of the Brooklyn Bridge)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $16,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $26,657,534
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,234,537
- Jun 16, 1985
- Gross worldwide
- $26,657,534
- Runtime2 hours 10 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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