Oscar (1991)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

John Landis

Writers (WGA):

Claude Magnier (play)
Michael Barrie (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

26 April 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

It's a comedy of criminal proportions!

Plot:

Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman...

Plot Keywords:

Promise | Wedding | Father Disapproves Of Fiancé | Family Relationships | Italian

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Sylvester Stallone	...	Angelo 'Snaps' Provolone
Ornella Muti	...	Sofia Provolone
Don Ameche	...	Father Clemente
Peter Riegert	...	Aldo
Tim Curry	...	Dr. Thornton Poole
Vincent Spano	...	Anthony Rossano
Marisa Tomei	...	Lisa Provolone
Eddie Bracken	...	Five Spot Charlie
Linda Gray	...	Roxanne
Chazz Palminteri	...	Connie
Kurtwood Smith	...	Lt. Toomey, Chicago PD
Yvonne De Carlo	...	Aunt Rosa
Ken Howard	...	Kirkwood
William Atherton	...	Overton
Martin Ferrero	...	Luigi Finucci

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:G | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Silver Screen Partners IV

Trivia:

This was the first feature to be shot at the MGM-Disney Studios in Orlando, Florida.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Snaps slams Anthony on the table his hands are on his shoulders, in the next shot his hands are around his neck.

Quotes:

Lisa Provolone: I'm not a little girl anymore! Look!
[opens robe to reveal nightie]
Snaps: Put that away, I'M YOUR FATHER!

Movie Connections:

References Rocky (1976)

Soundtrack:

TEA FOR TWO

A comedic gangster film?? Yes, & it works!

If you love Sly, if you love comedy, if you love gangster films, then this one's for you! It's got all that & more! Marisa Tomei playing Sly's daughter?? It works! The beautiful Italian import, Ornella Muti playing Sly's wife? It works! Chazz Palminteri playing a hood yet once again? That always works! Whatcha got here is 1 Mob Boss (the ever-elegant Sly) tryin' to go straight 'cuz he promised his dying father (Kirk Douglas's cameo), cops who just won't buy it, bankers who can't stand it, a mix-up with "a little black bag", a search for a husband for Sly's daughter, an annoying accountant who skims $$$ off the top to marry Sly's "other daughter, the one that's not Lisa", & this all happens in ONE MORNING!! Ya gotta feel sorry for the guy! How can he cope? He does it - just as Sly as he can be, too!

Buy this one if you can still find it. It's a comedy of 'great ethnic proportions'!