Oscar (1991)

A gangster attempts to keep the promise he made to his dying father: that he would give up his life of crime and "go straight".

Director:

John Landis

Writers:

Claude Magnier (play), Michael Barrie (screenplay)

Stars:

Sylvester Stallone, Ornella Muti, Peter Riegert

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Riegert	...	Aldo
Chazz Palminteri	...	Connie
Joey Travolta	...	Ace
Paul Greco	...	Schemer
Sylvester Stallone	...	Angelo 'Snaps' Provolone
Richard Foronjy	...	Knucky
Yvonne De Carlo	...	Aunt Rosa (as Yvonne DeCarlo)
Don Ameche	...	Father Clemente
Richard Romanus	...	Vendetti
Arleen Sorkin	...	Manicurist
Eddie Bracken	...	Five Spot Charlie
Tony Munafo	...	Frankie the Roach
Robert Lesser	...	Officer Keough
Art LaFleur	...	Officer Quinn
Kurtwood Smith	...	Lieutenant Toomey

Storyline

Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets about to keep his promise. He is faced with numerous problems: henchmen who know nothing but crime, the police who are convinced he is hatching a master plan, and Oscar, who has just got his daughter pregnant.

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Plot Keywords:

neo screwball comedy | promise | money | dying | husband wife relationship | 

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Taglines:

It's a comedy of criminal proportions!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

26 April 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Оскар

Filming Locations:

USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$23,562,716

Company Credits

Production Co:

Joseph S. Vecchio Entertainment, Silver Screen Partners IV, Touchstone Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Marisa Tomei plays the daughter of Ornella Muti in this film. Muti, born in 1955, is only nine years older than Tomei, born in 1964.

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Goofs

Aldo makes reference to Little Anthony and his Imperial. While we take this as an anachronistic reference to the doo-wop group, he could have meant it only as a reference to the car, so it's not wrong for him.

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Quotes

Snaps: [removing Connie's many weapons] It's like disarming Germany.

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Crazy Credits

Face on the Cutting Room Floor ........ Joe Dante

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Connections

Featured in Top 5 Best/Worst: Top 5 Worst Stallone Performances (2016)

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Soundtracks

Sweet Georgia Brown
Written by Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey and Maceo Pinkard
Performed by Bing Crosby
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Great

I just love to see Sylvester playing anything else but macho studs, and in this movie he does and doesn't if you catch my drift. I think his portrayal of a godfather going straight is fantastic and the whole movie had me in hysterics more than once, fun stuff.!!