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Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)

PG_13  83 min  -  Comedy | Crime   -  24 July 1998 (USA)
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Takeoff on the Godfather with the son of a mafia king taking over for his dying father

Director:

Jim Abrahams
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2 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jay Mohr ...
Billy Burke ...
Joey Cortino
Christina Applegate ...
Diane Steen
Pamela Gidley ...
Pepper Gianini
Olympia Dukakis ...
Sophia
Lloyd Bridges ...
Jason Fuchs ...
Joe Viterelli ...
Dominick Clamato
Tony Lo Bianco ...
Cesar Marzoni
Blake Hammond Blake Hammond ...
Fatso Paulie Orsatti
Philip Suriano Philip Suriano ...
Frankie Totino (as Phil Suriano)
Vincent Pastore ...
Gorgoni
Marisol Nichols ...
Carla
Carol Ann Susi Carol Ann Susi ...
Clamato's Wife
Gregory Sierra Gregory Sierra ...
Bonifacio
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Storyline

Young Vincenzo Cortino, son of a Sicilian postman, delivers a package for his father and accidentally sees something he should not see. In a donkey's, well, he is smuggled out of town, where he tries to reach a ship headed for America. There, Vincenzo works his way up to the top of the Mafia. One day, his youngest son makes a mistake and has to leave town. A little later, he ends up as a casino boss in Las Vegas. But the heads of the other families want old Don Cortino out of the way. So, they shoot him 47 times and send a *very* attractive woman to distract his son from his casino work. Will he fall for her or will he return to Diane, who, by the way, had run for President successfully in the meantime? Written by Julian Reischl <julianreischl@mac.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Mafia | Casino | Boss | Donkey | Threatened With Knife  | See more »

Taglines:

If you like Oscar winning drama and touching romance and you've got an hour and a half to kill This Summer Prepared to get Whacked See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Crime

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude and sex-related humor, language, violence and drug content See all certifications »
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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Mafia! See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$6,577,961 (USA) (26 July 1998) (1942 Screens)

Gross:

$19,882,538 (USA) (18 October 1998)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The film runs for 84 minutes, 6 of which are taken up with credits. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: During the funeral barfing scene, five people make the rainbow in coloured barf. When the camera pans, you can obviously see the tip of the hose on the 3rd or 4th person. See more »

Quotes

Anthony Cortino: Some would argue that the Mafia is a bad thing, that it uses its power to undermine law and order, to promote the very lowest forms of human behavior. Of course, that's all true, but in the end, maybe it's worth it.
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Crazy Credits

Things to do after the movie:
1. Visit a dairy and see how milk is handled and prepared for delivery.
2. Help plan and start a library
3. With a friend, construct a miniture Indian village
(after Am. Humane Ass. disclaimer)
However the donkey that smuggled young Vincenzo
died of old age and was eaten at the wrap party See more »

Connections

Spoofs Alien (1979) See more »

Soundtracks

"Joy of Living"
Written by Ray Davies See more »