Married to the Mob (1988)

Director:

Jonathan Demme

Writers (WGA):

Barry Strugatz (written by) &
Mark R. Burns (written by)

Release Date:

19 August 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Romance

Tagline:

It's the Godfather on laughing gas.

Plot:

An undercover FBI agent falls in love with a recently widowed mafia wife seeking to start her life over after her husband's murder and who is also pursued by a libidinous mafia kingpin seeking to claim her for himself.

Plot Keywords:

Barefoot | Satire | Male Female Relationship | Love | Quirky

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Paul Lazar	...	Tommy Boyle
Alec Baldwin	...	'Cucumber' Frank de Marco
Captain Haggerty	...	The Fat Man
Marlene Willoughby	...	Mrs. 'Fat Man'
Frank Aquilino	...	Conductor
Charles Napier	...	Ray, Angela's Hairdresser
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Angela de Marco
Joan Cusack	...	Rose
Ellen Foley	...	Theresa
O-Lan Jones	...	Phyllis
Mercedes Ruehl	...	Connie Russo
Jason Allen	...	Tony Russo, Jr
Diane Puccerella	...	Three-Card Monte Victim
Suzanne Puccerella	...	Three-Card Monte Victim
Anthony J. Nici	...	Joey de Marco

Runtime:

103 min | Germany:92 min | Argentina:99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Peru:14 | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Canada:AA (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Cedarhurst, Long Island, New York, USA

Company:

Mysterious Arts

Goofs:

Continuity: The size of the flower bouquet.

Quotes:

Angela de Marco: God, you people work just like the mob! There's no difference.
Regional Director Franklin: Oh, there's a big difference, Mrs. de Marco. The mob is run by murdering, thieving, lying, cheating psychopaths. We work for the President of the United States of America.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Glenn Close/Black Crowes (#18.9)" (1992)

Soundtrack:

TIME BUMS

OK, but not really that funny

Not as funny as I thought it would be. By now, of course, the mob family angst thing has been played to death, in "Analyze This" and "The Sopranos", etc. Michelle Pfeiffer was beautiful, and pretty good. She could have maybe done a few more comedies back then, it might have helped her some, but of course now her career has hit that point where her age becomes a larger and larger factor. Too bad, because she was so great, and I'm sure she still is. Alec Baldwin was OK, but Dean Stockwell did not even pull of his part. However, his badness was dwarfed by that of Matthew Modine. I understand that this is a comedy, and that absolute realism doesn't necessarily apply, but Modine could never, NEVER, be mistaken for an FBI agent. Nancy Travis was so cute, it's too bad she didn't have a larger part. Haven't seen much from her lately, and that's too bad. Anyway, this well-reviewed film was, in my opinion, just barely OK.