Prizzi's Honor
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| Directed by | John Huston |
| Produced by | John Foreman |
| Written by | Richard Condon Janet Roach |
| Starring | Jack Nicholson Kathleen Turner Robert Loggia Anjelica Huston William Hickey |
| Music by | Giacomo Puccini Alex North |
| Cinematography | Andrzej Bartkowiak |
| Editing by | Kaja Fehr Rudi Fehr |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox (United States) Producers Sales Organization (non-United States) |
| Release date(s) | June 13, 1985 |
| Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $26,657,534 (US) [1] |
Prizzi's Honor is a 1985 American black comedy film directed by John Huston. It stars Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Robert Loggia and Anjelica Huston.
The film was adapted by Richard Condon and Janet Roach from Condon's novel of the same name (1982). Its score, composed by Alex North, adapts the music of Giacomo Puccini and Gioachino Rossini.
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[edit] Synopsis
The film tells the story of a mob hit man (Nicholson) and hit woman (Turner) who fall in love, even though they have been hired to kill each other.
[edit] Cast
- Jack Nicholson as Charley Partanna
- Kathleen Turner as Irene Walker
- Robert Loggia as Eduardo Prizzi
- Anjelica Huston as Maerose Prizzi
- William Hickey as Don Corrado Prizzi
- C. C. H. Pounder as Peaches Altamot
- John Randolph as Angelo "Pop" Partanna
- Lee Richardson as Dominic Prizzi
- Michael Lombard as Rosario Filangi "Finlay"
- George Santopietro as Plumber
- Ann Selepegno as Amalia Prizzi
- Lawrence Tierney as Lt. Hanley
- Vic Polizos as Phil Vittimizzare
- Dick O´Neil as Bluestone
- Sully Boyar as Casco Vasorne
[edit] Critical reception
Pauline Kael wrote:
"This John Huston picture has a ripe and daring comic tone. It revels voluptuously in the murderous finagling of the members of a Brooklyn Mafia family, and rejoices in their scams. It's like The Godfather acted out by The Munsters. Jack Nicholson's average-guyness as Charley, the clan's enforcer, is the film's touchstone: this is a baroque comedy about people who behave in ordinary ways in grotesque circumstances, and it has the juice of everyday family craziness in it."[2]
[edit] Awards
[edit] Academy Awards
The film won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Huston).
It was also nominated for:
- Best Actor (Nicholson)
- Best Supporting Actor (William Hickey)
- Best Costume Design
- Best Director
- Best Film Editing (Kaja Fehr and Rudi Fehr)
- Best Picture
- Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
[edit] American Film Institute
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs - Nominated[3]
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions - Nominated[4]
- AFI's 10 Top 10 - Nominated Gangster Film[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Prizzi's Honor (1985)". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=prizzishonor.htm. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
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- ^ AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs Nominees
- ^ AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions Nominees
- ^ AFI's 10 Top 10 Ballot
[edit] External links
- Prizzi's Honor at AllRovi
- Prizzi's Honor at the Internet Movie Database
- Prizzi's Honor at the TCM Movie Database
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