Oscar Movie Review 1991

The improbable casting of Stallone in a 1930s style crime farce (an attempt to change his image) is hard to imagine, and harder to believe. Stallone has little to do as he plays the straight man in this often ridiculous story of a crime boss who swears he'll go straight. Cameos aplenty, with Curry's the most notable. Based on a French play by Claude Magnier.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS
Running time 109 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Satire & Parody, Great Depression, So I Amuse You?, Mistaken Identity, Adapted from a Play

Screenplay

Michael Barrie, Jim Mulholland

Cast

Sylvester Stallone, Ornella Muti, Peter Riegert, Vincent Spano, Marisa Tomei, Kirk Douglas, Art LaFleur, Ken Howard, Chazz Palminteri, Tim Curry, Don Ameche, Richard Romanus

Cinematography

Mac Ahlberg

Director

John Landis

Music

Elmer Bernstein

Producer

Touchstone Pictures