Takeoff on the Godfather with the son of a mafia king taking over for his dying father
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| 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 | |
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Blake Hammond | ... | Fatso Paulie Orsatti |
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Philip Suriano | ... | Frankie Totino (as Phil Suriano) |
| Vincent Pastore | ... | Gorgoni | |
| Marisol Nichols | ... | Carla | |
| Carol Ann Susi | ... | Clamato's Wife | |
| Gregory Sierra | ... | Bonifacio | |
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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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From One of the Goodfellas that brought you the Naked Gun See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for crude and sex-related humor, language, violence and drug content | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
24 July 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Mafia! See more »Filming Locations:
Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$6,577,961, 26 July 1998Gross USA:
$19,889,299Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$19,889,299Company Credits
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[opens his coat to reveal a midget with a gun]
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In keeping with the jokey nature of the proceedings, composer John Frizzell had his name Italianised for the credits into Gianni Frizzelli. See more »Goofs
During the final epilogues of the main characters, Joey Cortinos text says he started an impotency clinic and has a website at "www.my stiffy.com". A web address can't have a space in it. See more »Quotes
Giant hitman: Say hello to my little friend.[opens his coat to reveal a midget with a gun]
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Crazy Credits
(After Special Vocal Effects credit) Special Ring-Pulling Effects - Jorge's House of Chili See more »Alternate Versions
The version of the movie syndicated to stations by Buena Vista Television eliminates all of the joke credits from the final credit roll, presumably to save time. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Here's a very funny spoof on The Godfather story. This is a Leslie Nielsen-type silly parody, except the late Lloyd Bridges played the lead role instead Nielson.
Actually Jay Mohr was more of the lead actor in here, narrating the film and taking Al Pacino's Godfather role while Christina Applegate took Diane Keaton's character.
There are a number of laugh-out-loud lines in this movie and a number of overdone slapstick scenes. As with any comedy in which the material comes at you at a rapid pace (see the Marx Brothers films from 70 years ago to see some of the origins of comedic mayhem), you get a lot funny and not-so-funny. They come at you so fast you can hardly keep up. I found that there were a lot of funny lines written on background buildings, street signs, etc. on this film. You almost have to freeze-frame some scenes to "read" all the jokes, much less hear them.
This movie did do something that Hollywood films rarely have done: poke fun at a Democrat. Usually, the cheap shots are reserved for Republcians (Nixon, Gingrich, Reagan, Bush, etc) but here we have the famous "But I never had sex with that woman!" line delivered in a obvious reference. Well, good for them. About time the Liberals were recipients of a cheap shot or two. It only happens about once every 25 years in films. So, I give this film points for being "fair and balanced."
Also points should be awarded for having several actors from the actual Godfather films make appearances here, too. The film was dedicated "in loving memory" to Bridges, so I assume this was his last movie. Well, he certainly went out with a laugh.