Hoffa (1992)

Regisseur:

Danny DeVito

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

David Mamet (written by)

Premierendatum:

25. Dezember 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Biographie | Krimi | Drama

Werbezeile:

He didn't want law. He wanted justice.

Plot:

A film based on the story of legendary union figure Jimmy Hoffa.

Plot Keywords:

Politician | Corruption | Robbery | Tense | Labor Dispute

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Great Film

Besetzung

Jack Nicholson	...	James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
Danny DeVito	...	Bobby Ciaro
Armand Assante	...	Carol D'Allesandro
J.T. Walsh	...	Frank Fitzsimmons
John C. Reilly	...	Pete Connelly
Frank Whaley	...	Young Kid
Kevin Anderson	...	Robert Kennedy
John P. Ryan	...	Red Bennett
Robert Prosky	...	Billy Flynn
Natalia Nogulich	...	Jo Hoffa
Nicholas Pryor	...	Hoffa's Attorney
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Ted Harmon
Karen Young	...	Young Woman at RTA
Cliff Gorman	...	Solly Stein
Joanne Neer	...	Soignee Woman

Alternativ:

Jimmy Hoffa (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

140 Min

Produktionsland:

France | USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

Altersfreigabe:

USA:R (certificate #32066) | South Korea:15 | Singapore:M18 | Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-14 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15

Drehorte:

Carnegie Mellon University - 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Firma:

Canal+

Dies und das:

In the part of the film where Hoffa (Jack Nicholson), Bobby (Danny DeVito), and Delasandro (Armand Assante)have their meeting out in the woods. The scene begins with Bobby sitting in a woody wagon and placing an empty beer bottle on a post before driving down to meet Hoffa. In a scene that followed, but was cut, Bobby gave Delasandro a hunting rifle. Delasandro then tried and failed to shoot the beer bottle off of the post. Hoffa then shoots the bottle off in one shot, upstaging Delasandro.

Pannen:

Anachronismus: When Hoffa is elected president of the Teamsters, the band plays the song "Hey, Look Me Over" from the Broadway musical "Wildcat". Hoffa was elected in 1957; "Wildcat" premiered in 1960.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Bobby Ciaro: Want me to go call him up?
Jimmy Hoffa: Uh-unh.
Bobby Ciaro: Want a cup of coffee?
Jimmy Hoffa: No.
Bobby Ciaro: Want to go?
[Hoffa gives him a scornful glance]
Bobby Ciaro: You OK?
Jimmy Hoffa: Yeah.

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Soundtrack:

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Great Film

I thought this was a great film, and I stress the word "film" because so many people are critical of "Hoffa" due to its lack of total historical accuracy. Its a movie based on a historical figure ,not a historical biography. Creative license was used to portray a man that while corrupt, was necessary for the American labor movement at that time. Many people owe Jimmy Hoffa a great deal of gratitude for the advancements he made for the "Working Man". This is often lost today because Jimmy Hoffa ultimately went down, and as we all know Americans love a winner. Danny Devito and Jack Nicholson were great. The DVD is well worth its price and contains some great extras, including some actual footage of Jimmy Hoffa and Robert Kennedy at the hearings in the late 50's. 9 out of 10 .