Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)

Director:

Jim Abrahams

Writers (WGA):

Jim Abrahams (written by) &
Greg Norberg (written by) ...

Release Date:

24 July 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

See It Early. Avoid the mob.

Plot:

Takeoff on the Godfather with the son of a mafia king taking over for his dying father

Plot Keywords:

Mafia | Casino | Donkey | Boss | Hitman

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Mafia! (USA) (short title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sex-related humor, language, violence and drug content.

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Canada:G (Quebec) | Germany:12 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Tapestry Films

Trivia:

An Italian-American group tried to boycott the film's New York premiere as they felt that it was demeaning to Italians.

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.

Quotes:

Anthony Cortino: Diane, would you excuse us?
Diane: Oh, yeah, sure. If you need me, I'll be up on the bidet.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Jaws (1975)

Soundtrack:

Joy of Living

A Worthy Satire

While many reviewers gave this film mild or bad reviews, they all seem to miss the attention to detail -- the artistic attempt not only to recreate the look and atmosphere of THE GODFATHER, but also the look of the periods depicted. I found the film delightful. I was expecting what I got -- a spoof from the AIRPLANE folks. They didn't promise Shakespeare so don't expect iambic pentameter.