Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)

An English auctioneer proposes to the daughter of a Mafia kingpin, only to realize that certain "favors" would be asked of him.

Director:

Kelly Makin

Writers:

Adam Scheinman, Robert Kuhn

Stars:

Hugh Grant, Jeanne Tripplehorn, James Caan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hugh Grant	...	Michael Felgate
James Caan	...	Frank Vitale
Jeanne Tripplehorn	...	Gina Vitale
Burt Young	...	Vito Graziosi
James Fox	...	Philip Cromwell
Joe Viterelli	...	Vinnie D'Agostino
Gerry Becker	...	FBI Agent Bob Connell
Maddie Corman	...	Carol the Photographer
Tony Darrow	...	Angelo
Paul Lazar	...	Ritchie Vitale
Vincent Pastore	...	Al
Frank Pellegrino	...	Sante
Scott Thompson	...	FBI Agent Lewis
John Ventimiglia	...	Johnny Graziosi
Margaret Devine	...	Helen, Michael's Assistant

Storyline

An art-house auctioneer finds himself getting in deeper and deeper with the mob after learning that his teacher girlfriend is the daughter of a major mobster. Things get worse when a godfather decides to launder his no-talent son's gory paintings through the art house and gets the FBI into the picture. Everything then falls apart when the son is accidentally shot.

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Plot Keywords:

mafia | character name as title | nickname as title | movie flop | fbi federal bureau of investigation | 

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Taglines:

A romantic comedy you can't refuse.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language, some violence and sensuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

The band in the steak house plays a revised version of the main theme from Federico Fellini's La Strada (1954).

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Goofs

In the Chinese restaurant, Gina's fortune cookie plate jumps from being directly in front of her on the table to being in the middle of the table between shots.

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Quotes

Waitress: And how would you like that cooked?
Michael Felgate: Ree.
Waitress: Excuse me?
Michael Felgate: Rah.
Waitress: Raw?
Michael Felgate: Rahr.
Waitress: Rare? And to drink?
Michael Felgate: Bee.
Waitress: Beer?
Michael Felgate: Yah.
[...]

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Crazy Credits

As the movie ends, "THE THE END" is displayed on the screen. This refers to Frank's restaurant, The La Trattoria, which translates to The The Trattoria.

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Connections

Referenced in The Sopranos: D-Girl (2000)

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Soundtracks

Luna Mezzo Mare
Written by Paolo Citarella
Produced by Edward Bilous

User Reviews

Good movie, rating seems a bit low to me.

This is a comedy all the way, and one of the funnier "gangster" comedies I've seen, in tone reminds me a lot of "Analyze This." Hugh Grant is the boyfriend and Jeanne Tripplehorn is his girl, but she refuses when he proposes because her father is a mobster (James Caan, in a perfect role) and she knows they would suck in her innocent auctioneer. The writing is refreshingly good and Grant's delivery makes it go. Here I disagree strongly with critic Ebert who thinks Grant was not right for the role.

My favorite scene, I laughed so hard I had to back it up and watch again, Grant has to pretend in a restaurant that he is "Mickey Blue Eyes" from a Kansas City gang, and his poor imitation of NYC gangster talk is hilarious. This film has no lasting value but is very entertaining, enough so that I think it deserves an "8". I saw it on DVD, nothing remarkable about the presentation, but nothing wrong either.

Details

Official Sites:

Castle Rock

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mickey Blue Eyes

Filming Locations:

Minetta Tavern 113 MacDougal St, New York, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,178,289, 22 August 1999

Gross USA:

$33,864,342

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$54,264,342

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castle Rock Entertainment, Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Simian Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1