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The Funeral

  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
9K
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The Funeral (1996)
The film begins with the funeral of one of the three Tempio brothers. These men are violent criminals. Mourning the passage of their beloved brother Johnny are Chez and Ray. Ray is cold and calculating. Chez is hot tempered. Flashbacks show us that Johnny was more sensitive. Exposure to Communist meetings as a spy sway Johnny's opinions.

The chief suspect in Johnny's murder is rival gangster Gaspare Spoglia.

Ray and Chez swear revenge. Ray's wife, Jeanette, opposes the campaign of retribution and the violence it will bring, while Chez' wife, Clara, struggles to deal with her husband's obsessive nature.

As it turns out, Johnny was not murdered by rival gangsters, but by a man who first claimed Johnny had raped his girlfriend, but who later admits, just before Ray kills him, that he wanted revenge because Johnny had beaten him up in front of his girlfriend and friends.

As he buries the dead murderer, Chez reflects on his brothers' lives before the tragedy. He then returns to Ray's house and shoots Ray's bodyguards, shoots his dead brother Johnny lying in the casket, shoots Ray, and then puts the gun in his own mouth and commits suicide as the family women wail over Ray as he too dies.
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After the funeral of one of their own, a criminal family decides to embark on an emotionally unnerving journey in an attempt to exact bloody revenge.After the funeral of one of their own, a criminal family decides to embark on an emotionally unnerving journey in an attempt to exact bloody revenge.After the funeral of one of their own, a criminal family decides to embark on an emotionally unnerving journey in an attempt to exact bloody revenge.

  • Director
    • Abel Ferrara
  • Writer
    • Nicholas St. John
  • Stars
    • Christopher Walken
    • Chris Penn
    • Annabella Sciorra
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    9K
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    • Director
      • Abel Ferrara
    • Writer
      • Nicholas St. John
    • Stars
      • Christopher Walken
      • Chris Penn
      • Annabella Sciorra
    • 51User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 7 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Christopher Walken
    Christopher Walken
    • Ray
    Chris Penn
    Chris Penn
    • Chez
    Annabella Sciorra
    Annabella Sciorra
    • Jean
    Isabella Rossellini
    Isabella Rossellini
    • Clara
    Vincent Gallo
    Vincent Gallo
    • Johnny
    Benicio Del Toro
    Benicio Del Toro
    • Gaspare
    Gretchen Mol
    Gretchen Mol
    • Helen
    John Ventimiglia
    John Ventimiglia
    • Sali
    Paul Hipp
    Paul Hipp
    • Ghouly
    Victor Argo
    Victor Argo
    • Julius
    Gian DiDonna
    • Ray Sr.
    • (as Gian Di Donna)
    Dmitri Prachenko
    Dmitri Prachenko
    • Sentieri
    • (as Dmitry Prachenko)
    Paul Perri
    • Young Ray
    Gregory Perrelli
    • Young Chez
    • (as Gregory Pirelli)
    Joey Hannon
    • Middle Chez
    Robert Miano
    Robert Miano
    • Enrico
    Frank John Hughes
    Frank John Hughes
    • Bacco
    Andrew Fiscella
    Andrew Fiscella
    • Murder Witness
    • Director
      • Abel Ferrara
    • Writer
      • Nicholas St. John
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Johnny is the youngest of the three brothers, while Chez is the middle child. However, Chris Penn was in fact four years younger than Vincent Gallo.
    • Goofs
      Johnny is dead in his coffin, but he flinches when someone brushes his eyebrows.
    • Quotes

      Johnny Tempi: I would say life is pretty pointless, wouldn't you, without the movies?

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Ransom/Set It Off/Mad Dog Time/Mother Night/The Funeral (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Gloomy Sunday
      Written by Rezsö Seress (as Rezso Seress) and László Jávor (as Laszlo Javor)

      Performed by Billie Holiday

      Courtesy of Columbia Records

      By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews51

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    7/10
    Interesting movie but the sound was awful...
    I found this an interesting movie, admittedly a bit slow at points, but if you're out for another "crime gone wrong" or "gangster crime war" film, forget it. Several reviews complain about a lack of action. It's not an action film. Several reviews complain about a lack of plot. It's more an examination of characters than a story. The movie would have been much better had I been able to hear more of it. The sound editing is truly abysmal. People's shoes make more noise than their raised voices do. I actually stopped and rewound a few times to try and catch what people said. It's not the fault of the actors. It's simply a bad mix job.

    7/10
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    • Alea Intrica
    • Dec 3, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 1, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • El funeral
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • October Films
      • MDP Worldwide
      • C&P Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,227,324
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $41,768
      • Nov 3, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,227,324
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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