Oscar (1991)

Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in... See full summary »

Director:

John Landis

Writers:

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

Stars:

Sylvester Stallone, Ornella Muti, Don Ameche

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets about to keep his promise. He is faced with numerous problems: henchmen who know nothing but crime, the police who are convinced he is hatching a master plan, and Oscar, who has just got his daughter pregnant.

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Plot Keywords:

promise | misunderstanding | foreign language adaptation | lie | farce | 

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Taglines:

It's a comedy of criminal proportions!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Family

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

26 April 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Oskar

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$23,562,716 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Silver Screen Partners IV, Touchstone Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One night, after filming wrapped, a fire destroyed destroyed several sets, many of the actors' trailers (among them Tim Curry's), all of the costumes, and 21 valuable vintage cars. Production was halted for two weeks while they were remaking all of the costumes. A Universal security guard hired to guard the cars later admitted to setting the fire.

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Goofs

Aldo makes reference to Little Anthony and his Imperial. While we take this as an anachronistic reference to the doo-wop group, he could have meant it only as a reference to the car, so it's not wrong for him.

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Quotes

Snaps: You're a butler now! Butle!

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Crazy Credits

Face on the Cutting Room Floor ........ Joe Dante

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Connections

Version of Oscar (1967)

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Soundtracks

"FINUCCI BOOGIE"
Performed by Ralph Grierson

User Reviews

A nearly perfect comedy.

Excellent timing, a fantastic cast, great soundtrack... actually, everything about this movie is terrific. It centers around mixed (and missed) messages, so a lot of it depends upon timing and straight delivery. These are accomplished in a major way.

The main center of the comedy, the valise, gets treated in a way that gets a bit old, but overall, I can't get tired of this movie. Stallone does such fantastic comedy and has such an exquisite sense of timing and delivery, it's a wonder anybody lets him do action movies. He missed his calling. Look for Ornella Muti (Princess Aura from "Flash Gordon") as the superb, dignified, and fiery-tempered Sophia, as Snaps' wife and source of fear for the entire cast, and Tim Curry as Dr. Poole, in a genius turn as a mild-mannered professor discovering love for the first time. It's a fairly obscure movie, but if you get the chance to see it, do treat yourself.