Two professional assassins fall in love.
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John Huston
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Title: Prizzi's Honor (1985)
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Cast
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| Jack Nicholson | ... | Charley Partanna | |
| Kathleen Turner | ... | Irene Walker | |
| Robert Loggia | ... | Eduardo Prizzi | |
| John Randolph | ... | Angelo 'Pop' Partanna | |
| William Hickey | ... | Don Corrado Prizzi | |
| Lee Richardson | ... | Dominic Prizzi | |
| Michael Lombard | ... | Rosario Filargi 'Finlay' | |
| Anjelica Huston | ... | Maerose Prizzi | |
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George Santopietro | ... | Plumber |
| Lawrence Tierney | ... | Lt. Hanley | |
| CCH Pounder | ... | Peaches Altamont (as C.C.H. Pounder) | |
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Ann Selepegno | ... | Amalia Prizzi |
| Vic Polizos | ... | Phil Vittimizzare | |
| Dick O'Neill | ... | Bluestone | |
| Sully Boyar | ... | Casco Vascone | |
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Charley Partanna is a hit-man who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime syndicate families in the country. Unbeknownst to Charley,the Prizzis just hired Irene Walker, a free-lance killer, to eliminate someone who double-crossed them. When Irene and Charley fall in love their jobs become complicated. Their jobs become impossible when each is given a contract that neither can go through with. Written by Tiff Banks
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Hired killers by day. Devoted lovers by night. Until they found their next assignment was each other.Parents Guide:
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Near the end when John Randolph approaches Jack Nicholson for the double profile shot in which John Randolph says "it's only business", you can see John Randolph look down quickly to make sure he hit his mark. See more »Quotes
Charley Partanna: [annoyed] Marxie Heller so fuckin' smart, how come he's so fuckin' dead?See more »
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Country:
USARelease Date:
14 June 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Prizzi's Honor See more »Filming Locations:
3 Pierrepont Place, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$4,234,537, 16 June 1985Gross USA:
$26,657,534Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$26,657,534Company Credits
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So many films glorify the mafia, even those like 'Goodfellas' which pull no punches still allow a residue of glamour to stick to their portrayal of the wise-guy life. So 'Prizzi's Honor', which ridicules its protagonists and shows them to be anything but wise, is a welcome sort of mafia film. Unfortunately, although it's reasonably entertaining, the film ultimately doesn't wholly succeed in any respect; too daft to work as black comedy, too slow to work as riotous farce, to humorously conceived to work as tragic drama. Jack Nicholson is good as the dumb hit man Charley, but the plot leaves us unsure whether we should laugh at him or cry with him, and in the end I felt inclined to do neither. Personally, I prefer Jim Jarmusch's 'Ghost Dog', another offbeat look at organised crime.