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Peter Riegert | ... | ||
Chazz Palminteri | ... | ||
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Joey Travolta | ... |
Ace
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Paul Greco | ... |
Schemer
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Sylvester Stallone | ... | ||
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Richard Foronjy | ... |
Knucky
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Yvonne De Carlo | ... |
Aunt Rosa
(as Yvonne DeCarlo)
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Don Ameche | ... | ||
Richard Romanus | ... |
Vendetti
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Arleen Sorkin | ... |
Manicurist
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Eddie Bracken | ... |
Five Spot Charlie
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Tony Munafo | ... |
Frankie the Roach
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Robert Lesser | ... |
Officer Keough
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Art LaFleur | ... |
Officer Quinn
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Kurtwood Smith | ... |
Lieutenant Toomey
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Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets about to keep his promise. He is faced with numerous problems: henchmen who know nothing but crime, the police who are convinced he is hatching a master plan, and Oscar, who has just got his daughter pregnant. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
If you love Sly, if you love comedy, if you love gangster films, then this one's for you! It's got all that & more! Marisa Tomei playing Sly's daughter?? It works! The beautiful Italian import, Ornella Muti playing Sly's wife? It works! Chazz Palminteri playing a hood yet once again? That always works! Whatcha got here is 1 Mob Boss (the ever-elegant Sly) tryin' to go straight 'cuz he promised his dying father (Kirk Douglas's cameo), cops who just won't buy it, bankers who can't stand it, a mix-up with "a little black bag", a search for a husband for Sly's daughter, an annoying accountant who skims $$$ off the top to marry Sly's "other daughter, the one that's not Lisa", & this all happens in ONE MORNING!! Ya gotta feel sorry for the guy! How can he cope? He does it - just as Sly as he can be, too!
Buy this one if you can still find it. It's a comedy of 'great ethnic proportions'!