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| Release Date: |
July 24, 1998 |
| Genre: |
Crime, Comedy |
| Running Time: |
86 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13. |
| Director: |
Jim Abrahams |
| Writer: |
Jim Abrahams, Greg Norberg, Michael McManus |
| Cast: |
Jay Mohr, Billy Burke, Christina Applegate, Pamela Gidley, Olympia Dukakis, Lloyd Bridges, Jason Fuchs, Joe Viterelli, Tony Lo Bianco, Blake Hammond, Philip Suriano, Vinny Pastore |
In tradition (almost) of The Godfather, Mafia! Tells the story of the Cortino family. It started nearly a hundred years ago when the innocent Vincenzo Cortino was forced to escape Sicily, his home, and swim to America. There he would grow up to be the godfather of a powerful crime family. However, after being shot 47 times, he realizes that he must pass his power to one of his sons. He gives the family business Read more
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Movie Review
Grade: C
Lloyd Bridges' (Hotshots) last movie leaves little to be desired for. His role in Hotshots was extended into Mafia!, a clumsy, idiotic man incapable of doing the smallest of tasks. In Hotshots, his character was perfect; in Mafia!, the screenwriters carried idiocy one step too far. Mafia!, in pieces, was funny, playing off different mob movies, especially, of course, The Godfather. Together, like a puzzle, it's a clutter of random, slapstick events that hold no meaning to the incredibly meager plot. Acting wasn't a shame but the movie itself was. The funny parts were comical but no where as hilarious as, say, Hotshots. Mafia! needed to be organized before it came to the big screen. Read the full movie review
User Comments & Reviews
Great, by Frik
March 7, 2004
Its hilarious
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