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 | auctioneer | painting | mobster | fbi | 

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Taglines:

They've created a mobster.

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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

Details

Official Sites:

Castle Rock

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

A keresztapus

Filming Locations:

Knickerbocker Bar & Grill -33 University Place, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£977,227 (United Kingdom), 22 August 1999, Limited Release

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,178,289, 22 August 1999, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$33,864,342, 21 November 1999

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$54,264,342, 31 December 1999

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The theme music was not composed for the film. It was recycled from the hit British television show Jeeves and Wooster (1990).

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Goofs

Near the end of the film, during the wedding scene, an FBI agents' earphone is shown on the left side of his head, and in the next shot with him it's shown on the right side of his head.

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Quotes

Chinese Restaurant Owner: [to Gina when she doesn't want her cookie] Eat Fucking Cookie!

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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 Skins: Sketch (2008)

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Soundtracks

You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
Written by James Cavanaugh, Russ Morgan and Larry Stock
Performed by James Caan
Produced by Edward Bilous

User Reviews

Grant & Caan Lift Lighthearted Mob Spoof

This was an entertaining comedy, similar to several other films I've seen in which an innocent-appearing nice guy gets caught up in the middle of a mob family. (i.e. Matthew Broderick in "The Freshman.")

In this film, it's Hugh Grant who winds up in mobster James Caan's clan. The latter isn't known for his comedy but he's good at it. Sometimes just the facial expressions on Caan's face brought out big laughs with me.

Joe Viterelli is perfect for any Mafia-type story, as is Burt Young. It was a little strange, though, to see Young look like such a shriveled up old man. Jeanne Tripplehorn provides the romantic interest in here.

My only complaints were too much usage of God's name in vain, especially for a comedy, and the typical on again-off again marriage plans you've seen so many times in movies for many decades. Overall, however, a good lighthearted comedy that should please a lot of people.