Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998) 5.5
Takeoff on the Godfather with the son of a mafia king taking over for his dying father Director:Jim Abrahams |
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Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998) 5.5
Takeoff on the Godfather with the son of a mafia king taking over for his dying father Director:Jim Abrahams |
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Jay Mohr | ... | ||
Billy Burke | ... |
Joey Cortino
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Christina Applegate | ... |
Diane Steen
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Pamela Gidley | ... |
Pepper Gianini
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Olympia Dukakis | ... |
Sophia
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Lloyd Bridges | ... | ||
Jason Fuchs | ... | ||
Joe Viterelli | ... |
Dominick Clamato
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Tony Lo Bianco | ... |
Cesar Marzoni
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Blake Hammond | ... |
Fatso Paulie Orsatti
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Philip Suriano | ... |
Frankie Totino
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Vincent Pastore | ... |
Gorgoni
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Marisol Nichols | ... |
Carla
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Carol Ann Susi | ... |
Clamato's Wife
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Gregory Sierra | ... |
Bonifacio
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Young Vincenzo Cortino, son of a Sicilian postman, delivers a package for his father and accidentally sees something he should not see. In a donkey's, well, he is smuggled out of town, where he tries to reach a ship headed for America. There, Vincenzo works his way up to the top of the Mafia. One day, his youngest son makes a mistake and has to leave town. A little later, he ends up as a casino boss in Las Vegas. But the heads of the other families want old Don Cortino out of the way. So, they shoot him 47 times and send a *very* attractive woman to distract his son from his casino work. Will he fall for her or will he return to Diane, who, by the way, had run for President successfully in the meantime? Written by Julian Reischl <julianreischl@mac.com>
This film is a nice tribute to the late (great) Lloyd Bridges in his final role as the main Don Conrtino (he keeps mixing it up though) who must pass on his business (mob) to his son Tony (played hilariously by Jay Mohr). A great spoof as always coming from ZAZ man (A man actually) Jim Abrahams who casts Bridges for the 5th time. He also brings to the screen zany yet funny parodies of films (gnagster in general) including- GoodFellas, Casino, The Godfather Trilogy, Jaws, Jurassic Park 1 & 2, and countless others. Plenty of gags and two great performances save this film from plot destruction. One of the funniest spoofs ever. A+