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Nora Ephron (written by)
Release Date:
17 August 1990 (USA)
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The stars of Parenthood in comedy about an urban hood finding suburbanhood. more
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An all too uptight FBI agent must protect a larger than life mobster with a heart of gold, currently under witness protection in the suburbs. full summary | full synopsis
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(3 articles)
The Motion/Captured Review: 'Julie & Julia' offers simple story of self-definition
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Watch This: I Miss Moranis
(From Cinematical. 28 February 2009, 10:02 AM, PST)
(From Hitfix. 10 August 2009, 8:30 AM, PDT)
Watch This: I Miss Moranis
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Recapturing a good memory
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Steve Martin | ... | Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli |
 | Rick Moranis | ... | Barney Coopersmith |
 | Joan Cusack | ... | Hannah Stubbs |
| Melanie Mayron | ... | Crystal Rybak |
| Bill Irwin | ... | Kirby (as William Irwin) |
 | Carol Kane | ... | Shaldeen |
| William Hickey | ... | Billy Sparrow |
| Deborah Rush | ... | Linda |
| Daniel Stern | ... | Will Stubbs |
 | Jesse Bradford | ... | Jamie |
 | Corey Carrier | ... | Tommie |
| Seth Jaffe | ... | Umberto Mello |
| Robert Miranda | ... | Lilo Mello |
| Ed Lauter | ... | Underwood |
| Julie Bovasso | ... | Vinnie's Mother |
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97 min
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Canada:PG (Ontario) |
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The baseball stadium at the end of the movie is George C. Page Stadium on the campus of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): After Vinnie marries Shaldeen in Reno, he is talking on the phone with Barney - and then puts Shaldeen on the phone to speak with Barney. When they're done, Barney asks Shaldeen to put "Vinnie" back on the phone. Shaldeen knows him as "Todd" not "Vinnie."
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Referenced in Final Fantasy VIII: Fainaru fantajî VIII (1999) (VG)
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Stranger In Paradise
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I saw this movie not long after its release in August,1990. It was a rather important and memorable part of my young life:I was getting ready to move off to college(among other things)and was needing a little distraction. Since I fancied myself as a Steve MArtin fanatic(still kinda do),I felt like I HAD to see this. While I would've never--not then,probably not now,either--thought this to be anything of great work,it's still a blissfully wonderful comedy.
You might be able to take Vincent "Vinnie" Antonelli(Steve Martin,full-tilt commitment to the role)out of organized crime and the big city,but you cannot take the organized crime or big city out of Vinnie,as he frequently goes astray of the law in his witness relocation in a quiet desert community outside of San Diego. The fed assigned him Barney Coopersmith(Rick Moranis,mensch)seems to be woefully unable to keep a leash on his charge,but it's alright because while Vinnie may not sit still in protective custody,he's got a big heart for those around him keeping him out of prison. Naturally,while Vinnie may not be always above board about his actions,he's still pretty good on his word and intentions.
Easy,breezy comedy directed by the late Herbert Ross and penned by Nora Ephron(who seems to be a much better screenwriter than director),it's a film that is as light as air on a subject not normally broached in this manner(even Analyze This! and its sequel,Analyze That! still had a somewhat heavy air in them,albeit still largely tongue-in-cheek). Credit the deft and intentional script and the intensely likable interplay between Martin and Moranis(not to mention the potential love relationship/tension brought on by Joan Cusack as a divorced mom and zealous local DA)for this fact.
I saw this again recently having bought this on a "Two-fer" disc that was paired with The Man With Two Brains. While I bought the disc primarily to watch THAT film,this add-on was not only a good re-watch(or even,come to think about it,re-re-watch)but brought back a long,pleasant memory or two of film-going.