Prizzi's Honor (1985)

Regisseur:

John Huston

Drehbuchautoren:

Richard Condon (novel)
Richard Condon (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

14. Juni 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Krimi | Drama | Romanze

Werbezeile:

Hired killers by day. Devoted lovers by night. Until they found their next assignment was each other.

Plot:

A professional hit man and hit woman fall in love, only to discover that they have each been hired to kill the other.

Plot Keywords:

Humor | Betrayal | Brooklyn New York | Male Female Relationship | Mob Boss

Filmpreise:

Won Oscar. Another 23 wins & 11 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

A pleasure to see again

Besetzung

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
George Santopietro	...	Plumber
Lawrence Tierney	...	Lt. Hanley
CCH Pounder	...	Peaches Altamont (as C.C.H. Pounder)
Ann Selepegno	...	Amalia Prizzi
Vic Polizos	...	Phil Vittimizzare
Dick O'Neill	...	Bluestone
Sully Boyar	...	Casco Vascone

Alternativ:

Ehre der Prizzis, Die (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

130 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby

Altersfreigabe:

Canada:14A (Manitoba) (re-rating) (2004) | Finland:K-15 (re rating: 2001) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | West Germany:12 (re-rated) | Hungary:16 | Spain:18 | West Germany:16 (original rating) | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:M18 | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | France:U | Canada:PA (Manitoba) (original rating) | Iceland:14 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Spain:13 | Ireland:15

Drehorte:

Alpine, New Jersey, USA

Firma:

ABC Motion Pictures

Dies und das:

The studio, expecting the film to perform poorly at the box office, pushed for a relatively quick release onto home video; however, the film was one of the 'sleeper' hits of the season, thanks to terrific reviews and positive word of mouth, and had a lengthy stay in theatres, and was still in theatres, in fact, when it was released to video stores.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: Irene Walker's red car often has the wax on various panels. When we first see the car the left-hand door is an unusual matt color while the rest of the car is buffed to a shiny finish. You can even see swirl marks in the door at it stops. Later when we see the car again we see it from the front left. The door is clearly polished this time but the front left wing isn't. Probably an attempt to hide the crew from reflecting in the cars bodywork.

Dialogzitate:

Irene Walker: I can't get over it. What kinda creep wouldn't catch a baby? If it was real it coulda been crippled for life.
Charley Partanna: He wasn't paid to bodyguard the baby.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Wird parodiert in Mitzi's Honor (1987)

Soundtrack:

Una furtiva lagrima

A pleasure to see again

I loved this film when I saw it in 1985. To see it again after seeing film and series like the Godfather, The Soprans etc is a treat. It is a lovely film, elegant,well-played with a with lots of humor. Jack Nicholson pays the not very intelligent Charley Partanna with flair and a lot of humour. Kathleen Turner is beautiful as ever. The rest of cast is also very good. John Rudolph playing his charing but very dangerous father, Angelica Huston is magnificent as the deserted MaeRose who wants to revenge Cahrly but still loves him. The music is very much a part of this intelligent film. It is a joy to listen to how it comments or highlights what happens in the film.

It is a loving parody of the mafia genre. A must-see for any one who likes this genre and for film lovers everywhere.