Rating: PG13
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 07/24/1998(USA)
Release Date: 02/09/1999
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time: 87 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Humor, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Walt Disney Video
Satirist
Jim Arahams returned with this comedy spoofing the
Godfather trilogy, and other films and TV, including
Jurassic Park,
Lord of the Dance, and
Barney. The opening emulates a
Saul Bass sequence with Anthony Cortino (
Jay Mohr) in a flight amid flames much like
Robert De Niro in the
Casino credits. After flashbacks go back in time to Sicily,
Coppola/
Scorsese references abound. Young Vincenzo (
Jason Fuchs) travels to America to later become the clumsy chief of organized crime (with the late
Lloyd Bridges as the aging Vincenzo) with his sons -- short-fused Joey (
Billy Burke) and educated Anthony. Tony's WASP fiancee is Diane (
Christina Applegate), recalling
Diane Keaton in the Coppola films. During the wedding, assassins try to do away with Don Vincenzo, who's hospitalized, so Tony sets out to gain revenge for the murder attempt. In Vegas, Tony gets involved with showgirl Pepper (
Pamela Gidley). When betrayals begin, can violence be far behind? This was
Lloyd Bridges' final movie, and the film is dedicated to him.
~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
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