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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Pan and Scan (TV Format), English, French, Spanish, Subtitled, Original, Theatrical Version
Charley Partanna, a do-it-yourself kind of guy, has been loyal to "The Family" since he can remember. If you need somebody rubbed out he's your eraser, ready to kill at the drop of a dollar. Boss Don Corrado Prizzi's daughter, Maerose, has eyes for Charley, but Charley has already fallen for a sultry hit-woman named Irene Walker. Their unlikely romance hits a snag, however, as Irene as Charley have each been hired to knock off the other!System Requirements:Starring: Anjelica Huston, Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner Directed By: John Huston Running Time: 129 Min., Color Copyright 2003 MGM Studios.Format: DVD MOVIE
"Shrewd and entertaining... one of Jack Nicholson's boldest performances." Time Magazine
"Outrageously entertaining...a daring, deliciously demented comedy." People Magazine
Editor's Note
Black comedy about a thick hitman who falls for a woman who turns out to be in the same business. The romance hits a snag when "The Boss" hires each to rub out the other.
| Features | Audio: English Stereo Surround | | Subtitles: English, Spanish, French | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Original Theatrical Trailer |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: MGM |
| Release Date: 9/16/2003 |
| Running Time: 129 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1985 | | Catalog ID: 1005222 | | UPC: 00027616895530 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1/4:3 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
British Academy Awards (1986) |  | Richard Condon, Janet Roach, Winner, Best Adapted Screenplay | |
Oscar (1986) | | Anjelica Huston, Winner, Best Actress in a Supporting Role | | | Jack Nicholson, Nominee, Best Actor in a Leading Role | | | Willaim Hickey, Nominee, Best Actor in a Supporting Role | | | John Huston, Nominee, Best Director | | | John Foreman, Nominee, Best Picture |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"...Huston's rich comic riff on GODFATHER clichés sports felicitous dialogue and tremendous performances..." -- Rating: A- 08/20/1999 pp.130-1New York Times
"...Delivers a kind of high most commonly associated with controlled substances, or with works of liberating imagination....A breathless roller-coaster ride..." 06/14/1985 p.C8 New York Times
Included in the New York Times "10 BEST FILMS OF 1985" 12/29/1985 p.II, 19 Los Angeles Times
"...It's a rich, dense character comedy....Huston guides them all in immaculate style, helped by a dangerously witty musical score by Alex North..." 06/14/1985 p.C1 Empire
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he stellar team pull it off with a grand flourish....[This] release proves a solid reminder that films -- and filmmaking -- can be terrific fun." 11/01/2008 p.194 |
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