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The mobster Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli is under the witness protection program and the FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to take Vinnie and his wife Linda to a house in the suburbs. However their wives leave Vinnie and Barney and the agent gets closer to the gangster and befriends him. Vinnie is a bon vivant and a crook and does not keep the necessary low profile. The District Attorney Hannah Stubbs arrests him but Barney releases him from jail since he needs to testify against the Mafia. Soon Barney falls in love with Stubbs, but Vinnie gets into many troubles calling the attention of two hitmen from the Mafia. The police officer Crystal Rybak protects him and they also falls in love with each other. In the end, the good-hearted Vinnie becomes a prominent personality in the suburbs. Written by
Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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A comedy about a government witness who gives suburbia a culture shock.
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Trivia
In Sweden, the movie was inexplicably named "How I Taught an FBI-agent to Dance the Marengo".
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Goofs
In the motel room, Kirby plays "The Goonies II" on a Nintendo Entertainment System, but the audio is clearly from "Pac Man" from Atari 2600.
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Quotes
Barney:
It's gonna be a lot easier if you two start calling each other Terry and Todd.
Linda:
It's a nice house, Terry, okay?
Barney:
No, you're Terry, he's Todd.
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Soundtracks
The Star-Srangled Banner
Music by
John Stafford Smith (uncredited)
Lyrics by
Francis Scott Key (uncredited)
Performed by The United States Marine Band
Courtesy of RCA Records
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The mobster Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli (Steve Martin) is under the witness protection program and the FBI agent Barney Coopersmith (Rick Moranis) is assigned to take Vinnie and his wife Linda to a house in the suburbs. However their wives leave Vinnie and Barney and the agent gets closer to the gangster and befriends him. Vinnie is a bon vivant and a crook and does not keep the necessary low profile. The District Attorney Hannah Stubbs (Joan Cusack) arrests him but Barney releases him from jail since he needs to testify against the Mafia. Soon Barney falls in love with Stubbs, but Vinnie gets into many troubles calling the attention of two hit men from the Mafia. The police officer Crystal Rybak (Melanie Mayron) protects him and they also falls in love with each other. In the end, the good-hearted Vinnie becomes a prominent personality in the suburbs.
"My Blue Heaven" is a heartwarming comedy with funny moments. The good story is wasted with the uneven screenplay. Vinnie in the supermarket is hilarious and maybe the best moment of this movie. The conclusion is corny but entertaining. Steve Martin was originally cast as Barney and Arnold Schwarzenegger was cast as Vinnie but he left the production to work in "Kindengarten Cop". My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Meu Pequeno Paraíso" ("My Little Heaven")