| | | 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
| 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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