Married to the Mob [Region 2]
starring: Paul Lazar, Alec Baldwin, Captain Haggerty, Marlene Willoughby, Frank Acquilino
directed by: Jonathan Demme
directed by: Jonathan Demme
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 4030521114845
Format: PAL
Region Code: 2
Theatrical Release Date: August 19, 1988
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Jonathan Demme's last idiosyncratic film before he went all mainstream and 'serious' with The Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia is a wacky, energetic comedy that looks at mob life with affection, and established Michelle Pfeiffer as both a stunning leading lady and a consummate character actress. When Angela DeMarco (Pfeiffer), fed up with a house filled with furniture and appliances that 'fell off a truck,' asks her husband, hit man Frank 'the Cucumber' (Alec Baldwin), for a divorce, he laughs at her and tells her she'll never escape the mob's clutches. Opportunity arises, though, in the form of Frank's untimely demise, after he's efficiently dispatched by mob head Tony 'the Tiger' (Dean Stockwell, in an Oscar-nominated performance) for having an affair with Tony's mistress. Seizing her opportunity, Angela flees Long Island for the city, taking her son and donating all her possessions to Goodwill. Angela thinks she's finally free, but in reality not only does a lovesick Tony have his eye on her, but she's also being spied on by a government agent (Matthew Modine) who thinks she can lead him to the mob boss. Wild and all over the place, Married to the Mob is a genial mess, grounded by Pfeiffer's phenomenal performance, which perfectly mixes comedy and pathos. Her tentative first steps into mob-free life are both comic and touching to watch, whether she's shyly flirting with Modine or fending off the lecherous advances of Stockwell. Mercedes Ruehl, as Tony's big-haired, slightly crazy, put-upon wife, almost steals the show, especially in the film's shoot-'em-up finale, set in Miami and featuring the wonderful Trey Wilson as Modine's FBI boss. The movie is decidedly slack in places, and suffered some damage in the editing room (take a look at the copious outtakes in the film's end credits), but with its high spirits and delightful details, Married to the Mob will definitely make you an offer you can't refuse. --Mark Englehart
Average Rating: 
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- A delightful comedy, don't miss it!In this movie we see a different Michelle Pfeiffer, playing Angela DeMarco, who is married to a hit ... Read More
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- Worst movie of all timeThis movie is up there with "Ishtar" as one of the worst movies I've ever seen in my life. I saw it ... Read More
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- Merceds Rules!A reviewer once wrote somewhere that Michelle Pfeiffer was (and most certainly remains) too beautiful ... Read More
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- Great VideoThis was a gift and it was enjoyed by my daughter & her husband very much. Received product as advertised ... Read More
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- Pfeiffer fantastic; movie is fun dvd watchI probably wouldn't have been enthralled sitting in a theater watching this film; it's more like a made-for-TV ... Read More
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