Mad Dog and Glory (1993)

After his life is saved by a lonely cop, a mobster who moonlights as a stand-up comedian provides the cop with a beautiful young companion.

Director:

John McNaughton

Writer:

Richard Price

Stars:

Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Bill Murray

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert De Niro	...	Wayne 'Mad Dog' Dobie
Uma Thurman	...	Glory
Bill Murray	...	Frank Milo
David Caruso	...	Mike
Mike Starr	...	Harold
Tom Towles	...	Andrew the Beater
Kathy Baker	...	Lee
Derek Anunciation	...	Shooter
Doug Hara	...	Driver
Evan Lionel	...	Dealer in Car
Anthony Cannata	...	Pavletz
J.J. Johnston	...	Shanlon
Guy Van Swearingen	...	Cop
Jack Wallace	...	Tommy the Bartender
Richard Belzer	...	M.C. / Comic

Storyline

Wayne Dobie is a shy police photographer who saves the life of crime boss Frank Milo. Greatful, Milo insists on being Wayne's friend, offering him the companionship of "Glory", one of his employees. Wayne is thus in a difficult situation: he can't be seen to be fraternising with criminals, and he's unsure about how to deal with Glory.

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Plot Keywords:

nudity | female nudity | sex | premarital sex | police | 

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Taglines:

A cop who'd rather be an artist. A mobster who'd rather be a comic. And a woman who'd rather be anywhere but between them.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality, language, violence and drug content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 March 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mad Dog och Glory

Filming Locations:

Illinois, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$11,081,586

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures,Mad Dog Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Black and White Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of five collaborations of Music Composer Elmer Bernstein and Martin Scorsese, the latter of whom acted in various capacities on each film. The others being Cape Fear (1991), The Grifters (1990), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), and The Age of Innocence (1993).

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Goofs

Wayne wears his class ring on his left hand, instead of his right hand which is the tradition.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Dealer in Car: Yo fellas, what's up?
Driver: Same old same old.
Dealer in Car: I got meatballs, I got ready rocks, I got gumballs. Shit, I even got gas starter kits.
Shooter: Jumbos, two-twentys.
Dealer in Car: Two-twentys'll be 40.
Shooter: [flashing bills] You break this?
Dealer in Car: I ain't no cash machine.

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Connections

Referenced in Family Guy: Brian's Got a Brand New Bag (2009)

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Soundtracks

Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl
Written by Willy DeVille
Performed by Willy DeVille (as Mink DeVille)
Courtesy of Capitol Records
By Arrangement with CEMA Special Markets

User Reviews

One of the great ones

Time and time again I try to see movie comedy try to transcend its material to create some sort of comic lunacy. They take all their characters and exagerate them to the point of being caricatures instead. MAD DOG & GLORY could very well have done that to Milo, Glory and Wayne. But instead of making a mockery out of their world for simple laughs and guffaws, director McNaughton plays the comedy at human level, in turn making this little gem something different. Every project John McNaughton takes on seems to be effectively low-keyed. He made HENRY one of the most frightening and violent films of the 90's by playing down the glorification of violence. He did it this time with the comedic material in MAD DOG & GLORY, making us laugh with its characters, and not at them. As for the acting? Impeccable.