Mac (1992)

Director:

John Turturro

Writers (WGA):

John Turturro (written by) &
Brandon Cole (written by)

Release Date:

19 February 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Niccolo (Mac) Vitelli is the eldest of three brothers and leads their family after their beloved father dies...

Plot Keywords:

Intolerance | Xenophobia | Racism | Bigotry | Ethnic Hatred

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Nicholas Turturro	...	Tony Gloves
Matthew Sussman	...	Clarence
Steven Randazzo	...	Gus
Ellen Barkin	...	Oona Goldfarb
Olek Krupa	...	Polowski
John Amos	...	Nat
Carl Capotorto	...	Bruno Vitelli
Michael Badalucco	...	Vico Vitelli
John Turturro	...	Niccolo (Mac) Vitelli
Joe Paparone	...	Papa
Dennis Farina	...	Mr. Stunder
Kaiulani Lee	...	Mrs. Stunder
Richard Spore	...	Francis
James Madio	...	Young Mac
Stephi Lineburg	...	Young Alice

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Polish | Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor) | Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Spain:13 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Company:

Macfilm productions

Trivia:

Based on actual events.

Movie Connections:

Features From Here to Eternity (1953)

Soundtrack:

CANTO SICILIANO

...that Barton Fink feeling, I'm afraid...

Boy, this is bad. It's as if Turturro, playing method as Barton Fink, had rapped out his own screenplay about "the common man" and somehow saw it get before the cameras. The opening few minutes are fine, but then goes downhill and doesn't recover. There's a vaguely sickening feel that Turturro feels this is some sort of Important Statement, as if he believed the fictional studio's hype and cast himself as an auteur, ready to deliver that Barton Fink feeling. An overlong, self-important mess.