Once Upon a Crime... (1992)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Eugene Levy

Writers (WGA):

Rodolfo Sonego (story)
Rodolfo Sonego (earlier screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

6 March 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Mystery

Tagline:

The Who's Who of Who-Dunnits.

Plot:

Phoebe and fellow American Julian Peters meet in Rome, find a lost dog, and agree to return it to Monte Carlo to split the five thousand dollar reward...

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Ellipsis In Title | Murder | Punctuation In Title | Casino

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

John Candy	...	Augie Morosco
James Belushi	...	Neil Schwary
Cybill Shepherd	...	Marilyn Schwary
Sean Young	...	Phoebe
Richard Lewis	...	Julian Peters
Ornella Muti	...	Elena Morosco
Giancarlo Giannini	...	Inspector Bonnard
George Hamilton	...	Alfonso de la Pena
Roberto Sbaratto	...	Detective Toussaint
Joss Ackland	...	Hercules Popodopoulos
Ann Way	...	Housekeeper
Geoffrey Andrews	...	Butler
Caterina Boratto	...	Madame de Senneville
Elsa Martinelli	...	Carla the Agent
Riccardo Parisio Perrotti	...	Customs Officer
Nino Richelmy	...	Customs Officer
Mario De Candia	...	Witness
Giuseppe Perruccio	...	Policeman
Alessandro Amen	...	Porter
Franco Angrisano	...	Train Passenger (as Francesco Angrisano)
Georges Carlo	...	Juebert, Hotel de Paris Concierge
Benedetto Fanna	...	Antoine,Hotel de Paris Room Waiter
Christian Bianchi	...	Casino Waiter
Marco Martinozzi	...	Casino Waiter
Charles Dubourgeot	...	Casino Employee
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eugene Levy	...	Casino Cashier (uncredited)

Directed by
Eugene Levy

Writing credits (WGA)
Rodolfo Sonego		(story)
Rodolfo Sonego		(earlier screenplay) &
Giorgio Arlorio		(earlier screenplay) &
Stefano Strucchi		(earlier screenplay) &
Luciano Vincenzoni		(earlier screenplay)
Charles Shyer		(screenplay) &
Nancy Meyers		(screenplay) and
Steve Kluger		(screenplay)

Produced by
Dino De Laurentiis	....	producer
Martha De Laurentiis	....	executive producer
Lucio Trentini	....	line producer

Original Music by
Richard Gibbs

Cinematography by
Giuseppe Rotunno		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Patrick Kennedy

Production Design by
Pier Luigi Basile

Set Decoration by
Gianfranco Fumagalli

Costume Design by
Molly Maginnis

Makeup Department
Colleen Callaghan	....	hair stylist
Stefano Fava	....	makeup artist
Paolo Franceschi	....	hair stylist
Ben Nye Jr.	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Fabiomassimo Dell'Orco	....	unit manager
Roberto Malerba	....	unit manager
Lucio Trentini	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Luca Lachin	....	second assistant director
Kuki López Rodero	....	first assistant director (as Juan Carlos Lopez Rodero)
Enrico Mastracchi Manes	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Elio Altamura	....	property master
Alvaro Belsole	....	construction coordinator
Emilia Burchiellaro	....	assistant set decorator
Roberto Cancellara	....	property assistant
Antonella Di Marco	....	assistant set decorator
Giorgio Palomba	....	painter
Sandro Tempera	....	property assistant
Marco Trentini	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Don Banks	....	boom operator
Noah Blough	....	sound editor
Clayton Collins	....	sound editor
Zack Davis	....	sound editor
Lily Diamond	....	adr editor
Dean Drabin	....	adr re-recording mixer
Sandy Gendler	....	sound effects supervisor
Tom Hammond	....	foley editor
Kris Kristensen	....	apprentice sound editor
Val Kuklowsky	....	adr supervisor
Val Kuklowsky	....	dialogue supervisor
Robert J. Litt	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Robert Litt)
Steve Maslow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Toots McGarfield	....	assistant sound editor
Larry Rennick	....	assistant sound editor (as Larry Renick)
Ivan Sharrock	....	production sound mixer
Elliot Tyson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Ulrich	....	sound editor
Paul Vik Marshall	....	boom operator: pickups and re-shoots (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Domenico Caponecchi	....	dolly grip
Alberto Emidi	....	key grip
Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci	....	camera operator (as Gianni Fiore)
Adriano Giannini	....	second assistant camera
Paul Ronald	....	still photographer
Marco Sacerdoti	....	focus puller
Renato Sardini	....	chief lighting technician
Spartaco Sardini	....	best boy electric
David E. Elkins	....	first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Carlo Vinciguerra	....	gaffer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Francesco Cinieri	....	casting: Rome

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Catherine Adair	....	assistant costume designer
Giampiero Grassi	....	set costumer
Carla Latini	....	set costumer
Silvio Scarano	....	key costumer: men

Editorial Department
Joseph Boren	....	second assistant film editor
Giorgio Conti	....	second assistant film editor
Beverly Cusack	....	post-production coordinator
Laura P. Krasnow	....	second assistant film editor (as Laura Krasnow)
Mary Ann Skweres	....	first assistant film editor

Music Department
Jolene Cherry	....	music supervisor
Philip Giffin	....	orchestrator
Allan K. Rosen	....	music editor
Patty von Arx	....	assistant music editor
Frank Welker	....	special vocal effects
Andrew Silver	....	preview music editor (uncredited)
Dan Wallin	....	score mixer (uncredited)

Other crew
Leonard Barnard	....	auditor
Gianni Battistoni	....	clothing: Mr. Giannini
Penny Brown	....	dialogue coach
Andrea Damiano	....	assistant: Mr Levy
Lisa Dasteel	....	production coordinator: Europa
Dino De Laurentiis	....	presenter
Carla Ferroni	....	production secretary
Francesca Ghiotto	....	script supervisor
Antonia Imperoli	....	production assistant
Doreen Landry	....	unit publicist
Kenneth Patrick Murray	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Gilles Normandin	....	location manager: Monte Carlo
Massimo Perla	....	animal trainer: dogs
Mimma Pietragalla	....	accountant
Luigi Riitano	....	accountant
Charles van Droffelaur	....	financial consultant
Gianluca Nardulli	....	press advisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Ascot Film

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• Unión Films S.A. (Spain)

Other Companies

• Alitalia  air transportation
• Cinecittà  Technovision equipment provided by
• Cinema Research  titles and opticals
• DeSisti Lighting  Technovision equipment provided by
• Franco Petracca & Co.  Technovision equipment provided by
• Great Northern Brokerage Services  insurance
• Pathe Studios S.p.a., Roma  studio facilities
• Romana Trasporti Cinematografici S.r.l.  ground transportation
• Sports & Entertainment Group  product placement
• TAJ Soundworks  foley recorded at
• Warner Hollywood Studios  sound re-recording

Also Known As:

7 Gauner und ein Dackel (Germany)
Criminals (USA) (working title)
Es war einmal ein Mord (Germany)
Returning Napoleon (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

94 min | Argentina:95 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Netherlands:Unrated | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #31421)

Filming Locations:

Italy

Company:

Ascot Film

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Eugene Levy]as the casino cashier.

Quotes:

Neil Schwary: What do I have to do to get a drink in this place, fart the French national anthem?

Movie Connections:

References The Godfather: Part III (1990)

You've got to see it at least once

The story and characters are interesting to the end: the movie is funny, and features good acting by a star-studded cast. This movie isn't going to win any Oscars, but it's good entertainment for 2 hours. I give this movie an 8 out of 10.