Sugartime Movie Review 1995

Based on the true-life romance of '60s Chicago mobster Sam Giacana (Turturro) and song bird Phyllis Maguire (Parker), one of the wholesome Maguire Sisters. Naturally, getting involved with a crime boss did little for her image and Maguire's career hit the skids while Giacana's volatile jealousy brought unwanted attention from both fellow gangsters and the feds. (He was murdered in 1975 but had broken off with Phyllis before that). The real Maguire denounced the inaccuracy of the TV production. Suggested by William F. Roemer, Jr.'s book "Roemer: Man Against the Mob."

Distribution

HBO, 1100 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, Phone: (212)512-7400, Fax: (212)512-7498, URL: http://www.hbo.com, Remarks: Online sales through www.store.hbo.com

Available on VHS
Running time 108 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Biopics: Cops & Robbers, Organized Crime, True Stories, Viva Las Vegas!, Period Piece: 1960s, FBI

Screenplay

Martyn Burke

Cast

John Turturro, Mary-Louise Parker, Elias Koteas, Maury Chaykin, Louis Del Grande, Christopher Barry, Richard Blackburn

Cinematography

Pierre Letarte

Director

John N. Smith

Producer

Gale Anne Hurd, HBO Pictures, Pacific Western