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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Nicholas St. John (written by)
Release Date:
1 November 1996 (USA)
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Tagline:
One family, one murder, too many lies.
Plot:
New York City, the 1930s. A powerful crime family is caught in a lethal crossfire between union organizers and brutal corporate bosses...
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Awards:
2 wins
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6 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Ferrara And Snipes Re-Team
(From EmpireOnline. 7 October 2009, 11:42 PM, PDT)
Gretchen Mol Indulges in "An American Affair"
(From IFC. 27 February 2009, 2:48 PM, PST)
(From EmpireOnline. 7 October 2009, 11:42 PM, PDT)
Gretchen Mol Indulges in "An American Affair"
(From IFC. 27 February 2009, 2:48 PM, PST)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Christopher Walken | ... | Ray Tempio |
 | Chris Penn | ... | Chez Tempio |
 | Annabella Sciorra | ... | Jean |
 | Isabella Rossellini | ... | Clara Tempio |
 | Vincent Gallo | ... | Johnny |
 | Benicio Del Toro | ... | Gaspare |
 | Gretchen Mol | ... | Helen |
 | John Ventimiglia | ... | Sali |
| Paul Hipp | ... | Ghouly |
| Victor Argo | ... | Julius |
| Gian DiDonna | ... | Ray Sr. (as Gian Di Donna) |
| Dmitri Prachenko | ... | Sentieri (as Dmitry Prachenko) |
| Paul Perri | ... | Young Ray |
| Gregory Perrelli | ... | Young Chez |
| Joey Hannon | ... | Middle Chez |
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong crude sex scenes, strong violence and language.
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Runtime:
99 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:MA |
Canada:18A (Ontario) |
Iceland:16 |
Netherlands:16 |
South Korea:18 |
Finland:K-16 (video premiere) |
Germany:16 |
Hong Kong:III |
Portugal:M/16 |
Spain:18 |
UK:18 |
USA:R
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Continuity: When Johnny is dead in his coffin, his neat hair becomes messy between shots.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in A Short Film About the Long Career of Abel Ferrara (2004) (V)
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Soundtrack:
Goulhie's Dance
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An intelligent, moving drama that doesn't spell everything out for the audience. Instead, it relies on thought, humanity, perception. This movie has a tight, intelligent screenplay, concise direction, beautiful and moving performances by all the cast members, and is not to be seen by anyone who rents from Blockbuster or thinks hollywood does movies best. If you want to be amused, rent 'men in black'. If you want to have a mental/spiritual/emotional experience that is worth more than the $3.50 you spent, get 'the funeral'. Check out Jonathan Demme's cousin Bobby as the priest (one of the few humans I've heard talk who could do it with such moral authority or believability) and Chris Penn's singing. Oh Yeah! Seriously, it's a tight, focused story without an ounce of fat on it. It moves, it strikes like a viper at the values many of us may find dear and IT TAKES NO PRISONERS. And that means you. It reminds me of reservoir dogs, except it's much less cool and much more intelligent.