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Release Date:
3 April 1996 (USA)
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Tagline:
A comedy about a wife, her husband and his hit man. more
Plot:
A depressed housewife whose husband is having an affair contemplates suicide, but changes her mind when she faces death by a killer hired to do her in. full summary | add synopsis
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1 nomination
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Depression sets in early...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Cher | ... | Margaret | |
| Chazz Palminteri | ... | Tony | |
| Ryan O'Neal | ... | Jack Connor | |
| Paul Mazursky | ... | Dr. Susskind | |
| Amber Smith | ... | Debbie | |
| Elisa Leonetti | ... | Maria | |
| Mark Nassar | ... | Maria's Boyfriend | |
| Stephen Spinella | ... | Young Man at Rolls | |
| Jeffrey Wright | ... | Young Man at Rolls | |
| David Marino | ... | Little Tony | |
| Steven Randazzo | ... | Tony's Father | |
| Olinda Turturro | ... | Tony's Mother | |
| Max Norat | ... | Jewelery Store Salesman | |
| Allison Janney | ... | Saleslady | |
| Chris O'Neill | ... | Priest |
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and sex-related dialogue.
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Runtime:
91 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Certification:
UK:15 (TV rating) |
Iceland:12 |
USA:R (certificate #33683) |
Australia:M |
Canada:14A (Ontario) |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Germany:12 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Spain:13
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Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman were originally down to play the parts later taken up by Cher and Ryan O'Neal.
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Continuity: The sandwich that Margaret is eating.
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Quotes:
Tony:
Come on, you sound like my shrink!
Margaret: You're in therapy?
Tony: I'm not ashamed to say I got problems like anybody else.
Margaret: Well, I'm not, trying to insult you. I mean, I've got problems, too. I've been going to a therapist for five years, but you're a hired killer.
Tony: It's a job.
Margaret: No, a job is selling real estate!
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Margaret: You're in therapy?
Tony: I'm not ashamed to say I got problems like anybody else.
Margaret: Well, I'm not, trying to insult you. I mean, I've got problems, too. I've been going to a therapist for five years, but you're a hired killer.
Tony: It's a job.
Margaret: No, a job is selling real estate!
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Movie Connections:
References The Rains of Ranchipur (1955)
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Soundtrack:
'Vissi D'Arte' from Tosca
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Anemic comedy-drama, an unhappy, seemingly rushed affair featuring Cher as a woebegone housewife who slowly makes friends with the hit-man who's been hired to kill her by her husband. Chazz Palminteri, as the talkative hired gun, adapted the screenplay from his own play, with stagy set-ups and back-and-forth dialogue that quickly tires the eye and ear. An air of gloom hangs over the entire project, and director Paul Mazursky can't get Cher out of her perpetual funk (she's listless). Despite all the top talent (including Robert De Niro as one of the producers), "Faithful" is fraudulent, with no substance to the story and characters who rarely come to life. *1/2 from ****