Prizzi's Honor Movie Review 1985

Highly stylized, sometimes leaden black comedy about Vharley Partana (Nicholson), an aging and none-to-bright hit man from a New York mob family who breaks with family loyalties when he falls for Irene Walker (Turner), an upwardly mobile tax consultant who's also a hired killer. Skirting caricature in every frame, Nicholson is excellent in his portrayal of the thick-skulled mobster, as are Angelica Huston as the hot-to-trot Mafia daughter Maerose and Hickey as Don Prizzi. Adapted by Condon and Roach from Condon's novel.

Distribution

Anchor Bay Entertainment, 1699 Stutz Dr., Troy, MI 48084, Phone: (248)816-0909, Toll-free: 800-786-8777, Fax: (248)816-3335, URL: http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 130 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Books to Film: Richard Condon, War Between the Sexes, Family Ties, Organized Crime, Torrid Love Scenes, Hit Men/Women, So I Amuse You?

Screenplay

Richard Condon, Janet Roach

Cast

Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Robert Loggia, John Randolph, Anjelica Huston, Lawrence Tierney, William Hickey, Lee Richardson, Michael Lombard, Joseph Ruskin, CCH Pounder

Cinematography

Andrzej Bartkowiak

Director

John Huston

Music

Alex North

Producer

ABC Motion Pictures

Awards

Oscars 1985: Support. Actress (Huston); British Acad. 1985: Adapt. Screenplay; Golden Globes 1986: Actor--Mus./Comedy (Nicholson), Actress--Mus./Comedy (Turner), Director (Huston), Film--Mus./Comedy; L.A. Film Critics 1985: Support. Actress (Huston); N.Y. Film Critics 1985: Actor (Nicholson), Director (Huston), Film, Support. Actress (Huston); Natl. Soc. Film Critics 1985: Actor (Nicholson), Director (Huston), Support. Actress (Huston); Writers Guild 1985: Adapt. Screenplay.