Faithful Movie Review 1995

Black comedy about depressed, rich housewife Margaret (Cher) who is rudely interrupted by Tony the hitman (Palminteri) while trying to commit suicide on her 20th wedding anniversary. Unfaithful hubby Jack (O'Neal), who has put the contract out on Margaret, is conveniently away on business. As Margaret sits tied to a chair and Tony waits for a call to confirm the hit, the two connect and decide to turn the tables. Director Mazursky succeeds in bringing Palminteri's three-character play to the screen, even if it does suffer at times from too much stage talk and not enough action. First film for Cher since 1990's "Mermaids" and the first for O'Neal since 1989's "Chances Are." Big rift between Mazursky and the film's producers over final cut led him to threaten to pull his name from the credits. Mazursky cameos as the hitman's therapist.

Distribution

New Line Home Video, 116 N. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone: (310)854-5811, Fax: (310)854-1824, URL: http://www.newline.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 91 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Hit Men/Women, Marriage, Suicide, Strained Suburbia, Adapted from a Play, Revenge, Shrinks

Screenplay

Chazz Palminteri

Cast

Cher, Ryan O'Neal, Chazz Palminteri

Cinematography

Fred Murphy

Director

Paul Mazursky

Other

Paul Mazursky

Producer

Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Peter Gatien, Tribeca Productions, Savoy Pictures, New Line Cinema