The Super (1991)

Karma comes into play when a wealthy wisecracking landlord is ordered by a court to live in the filthy building that he runs.

Director:

Rod Daniel

Writer:

Sam Simon

Stars:

Joe Pesci, Vincent Gardenia, Madolyn Smith Osborne

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joe Pesci	...	Louie Kritski
Vincent Gardenia	...	Big Lou Kritski
Madolyn Smith Osborne	...	Naomi Bensinger
Rubén Blades	...	Marlon (as Ruben Blades)
Stacey Travis	...	Heather
Carole Shelley	...	Irene Kritski
Kenn Michael	...	Tito (as Kenny Blank)
Paul Benjamin	...	Gilliam
Beatrice Winde	...	Leotha
Bhubeshi Bodibe	...	Goode
Abdoulaye NGom	...	Stubbs (as Abdoulaye N'Gom)
Carol Jean Lewis	...	Eleanor
Anthony Heald	...	Ron Nessim
Daniel Baltzman	...	Young Louie
Jack Hallett	...	Young Big Lou

Storyline

Louie is a New York slum landlord who is given 120 days to repair one of his apartment blocks. The problem for Louie is that he must live in the rundown block until the repairs are complete. Louie's father is the real boss, and he has no intention of paying for the repairs. This leaves Louie to live in the squalor his tenants endure all year round.

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Plot Keywords:

landlord | court | racial slur | rent | father son relationship | 

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Taglines:

The judge sentenced slumlord Louie Kritski to six months in his own building. He would have been better off in jail.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

4 October 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

A háziúr

Filming Locations:

Alpine, New Jersey, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$11,000,863 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Largo Entertainment, JVC Entertainment Networks, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Final performance of Vincent Gardenia.

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Goofs

Reflected in the window of Big Lou's car after telling his son about leaving to Tahiti.

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Quotes

Louie Kritski: [arriving at the apartment house at night for the first time] Jesus. You know what, I think this is gonna be okay. It's gonna be like camp. I'll watch TV, I'll sleep, I'll hang out with Heather. Heather's gotta come over. How bad can it be? I'll have Heather.
[Looks up at the building]
Louie Kritski: How the hell am I going to do this? Twenty seven buildings worth millions of dollars, you could fucking do this.

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Star Force: Fugitive Alien 2 (1991)

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Soundtracks

"U Can't Touch This"
Written by M.C. Hammer (as Kirk Burrell), Rick James and Alonzo Miller
Performed by M.C. Hammer
Courtesy of Capitol Records
By Arrangement with CEMA Special Markets

User Reviews

THIS LIKES LIKE A GOOD ROOM.

If you like " my cousin vinny" than this is a must see. In this movie , they show a situation that is normal for some parts of the cities in the world. A "rich" guy ( home block owner) in his own ' falling apart' building, this gifs a lot off humorisch situations and after all the super will turn out to be a great guy even though his father does not agree with him. He will find a great place to park his car and will notice that the alarm works well. A guarantee for a fun evening in front of the tv. Good comedy.