20 years ago, Jack and Margaret said, "till death do us part." Tonight they close the deal.
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Academy Award-winner Cher (Best Actress 1987, Moonstruck) stars in this hilarious comedy about a wife, her husband (Ryan O'Neal, Irreconcilable Differences) and the hit man (Chazz Palminteri, Mulholland Drive), Produced by Robert De Niro and written by Chazz Palminteri, it's a comic thriller about deadly matrimony everybody will love! After 20 years of marriage, Margaret O'Donnell has had it. But tonight, when a hit man breaks into her house to deliver her husband's anniversary present, she manages to pull off a few surprises of her own, proving that relationships aren't just unpredictable...sometimes they're murder!
"A high level ,of wit and sophistication" Hal Hinson, Washington Post
"Cher sizzles in this fine mix of wicked humor and edgy romance." Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
"...savvy, sharp writing..." Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
Editor's Note
Director Paul Mazursky's dark comedy, adapted from the play by actor Chazz Palminteri, stars Cher as Margaret, a rich and dissatisfied Westchester wife who is so neglected by her philandering and unfaithful husband, Jack (Ryan O'Neal), that she's considering suicide on the night of their 20th wedding anniversary. Things change, however, when she encounters Tony (Palminteri), a brooding, neurotic hit man hired by Jack to kill her while he's away with his office fling (Amber Smith). Tony barges into their expansive mansion and attacks Margaret, tying her up and informing her of the job he's been hired to do. But Tony has been instructed to wait for Jack's signal--the phone will ring twice--and while they wait the pair becomes embroiled in a witty and clever conversation covering a wide range of topics and revealing each other's hidden insecurities and faults. In the process, Tony and Margaret become strangely attracted to each other, drastically altering the outcome of Jack's devious plan. Almost all the action takes place within the walls of Margaret and Jack's home, recalling the film's theatrical origins and intensifying the mood and heightened tension between the killer and his target. Mazursky himself appears as Tony's therapist in this delightful combination of mystery, thriller, and romantic comedy.
Plot Summary
In Paul Mazursky's FAITHFUL, a wealthy wife receives an unusual gift for her 20th wedding anniversary--her husband has hired a hit man to kill her. Things don't go quite as planned, though, when the hired gun and his bound target end up bonding with each other.
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