Prizzi's Honor
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • prizzi's honor
  • The mafia in its family disguise or Father Christmas at Easter
  • Great Movie
  • Jack Nicholson at his best!
  • fun gangster romance parody
 Prizzi's Honor
Starring: Jack Nicholson , Kathleen Turner , Robert Loggia , John Randolph , and William Hickey
Director: John Huston
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
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ASIN: B00009Y3PV
Release Date: 2003-09-16

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It may not seem like the most obvious kind of Huston country, but this black Mafia comedy fits perfectly with the John Huston mindset. Adapted from Richard Condon's novel, the film stars Nicholson as a none-too-bright hit man for a Mafia family who falls in love with an independent operator--a female killer played by Kathleen Turner. The two make a surprisingly funny couple, whether taking a fling at domesticity or comparing professional notes. But their romance is threatened by the woman Nicholson has jilted: the don's daughter, played by Anjelica Huston in a particularly well-etched and poisonous portrayal, for which she won an Oscar. Look for equally tasty turns by cast members William Hickey, John Randolph, and Robert Loggia. --Marshall Fine

Description

Get ready for a mob hit that's as "funny as hell" (L.A. Weekly), when legendary director John Huston takes aim at family values in "one of his very best films" (Roger Ebert)! With "a superb cast" (Boxoffice) led by Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner, this killer comedy scored eight Academy AwardÂ(r) nominations,* including Best Picture, and an OscarÂ(r) for Anjelica Huston. The Prizzi family's principal hit man, Charley (Nicholson), is about to discover that he and his new bride (Turner) share more than just body heat: They're both cold-blooded assassins, and their next job is to ice each other! Now Charley must choose which contract to honorthe oneto his wife or the one on his wifein this "wickedly amoral black comedy" (Screen International)! *1985: Actor (Nicholson), Supporting Actor (William Hickey), Director, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Costume Design

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars prizzi's honor.......2007-09-05

A fine crafted and acted story. That is why I bought it. To view it any time I wish.

4 out of 5 stars The mafia in its family disguise or Father Christmas at Easter.......2007-04-11

When the mafia becomes the argument of an action film and little more it is no longer funny, it is no longer strange, it is no longer fascinating. It is nothing but outlandish and terroristic. It takes all Jack Nicholson can give to make these characters in anyway palatable, and even so. In the Prizzi family all other considerations than the family is outlawed, except maybe for a couple of weeks and the woman concerned by this out-breeding passing passion has to submit and take the color of the wall on which she is being pinned. If she does not then she will be executed and cut off. There is no depth in that film, no subtleties or even subtlety. Get the message, bang it down on the table and then cram it down your brain. Business is business and in-breeding is the rule. I will always wonder why a hit-woman with a reputation of efficiency and effectiveness misses her husband when he intends to kill her though she manages to shoot one bullet first. Suspend your disbelief and incredulity. The cinema is the new church of the visual dominant animal man is. To see is to believe. But at times to believe is easier when you are blind, and probably deaf too. Apart from that it is interesting even if we do spend a little bit too much time in planes going east and planes going west, kind of an airlift between New York, or whatever may titillate you, and Los Angeles, or whatever it takes to please you.

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris Dauphine & University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne

5 out of 5 stars Great Movie.......2007-01-01

I highly recommend this movie. The performances were great and so was the writing. I wished there had been some extras on the DVD .

5 out of 5 stars Jack Nicholson at his best!.......2006-08-06

What a terrific movie. There are so many memorable scenes and lines in this film. The acting by Nicholson, Russell and especially Angelica Huston is nothing short of spectacular. A very well done dark humor film that one can easily see over and over again. Many will laugh and remember the line toward the beginning of the move by Nicholson, "practice your meatballs!"
The look on Angelica Huston's face is priceless.

4 out of 5 stars fun gangster romance parody.......2006-03-16

This film is one big joke: you have all the basics elements of romance (love at first sight, great passion, etc.) and gangster flicks (brutality, dagerous machinations, the mysterious don, etc.), but it is all done with the crudest humor.

It's the kind of thing you either like viserally and immediately "get" or you don't. That is a matter of taste and expectations.

I enjoyed it and it took me back to the mid80s, when Nicolson and Turner were in their primes. The acting is very good, if a bit obviously tongue-in-cheek.

Recommended.
Prizzi's Honor
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • prizzi's honor
  • The mafia in its family disguise or Father Christmas at Easter
  • Great Movie
  • Jack Nicholson at his best!
  • fun gangster romance parody
 Prizzi's Honor
Starring: Jack Nicholson , Kathleen Turner , Robert Loggia , John Randolph , and William Hickey
Director: John Huston
Manufacturer: Anchor Bay
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Huston, AnjelicaHuston, Anjelica | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Loggia, RobertLoggia, Robert | ( L ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Lombard, MichaelLombard, Michael | ( L ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Nicholson, JackNicholson, Jack | ( N ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
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Ruskin, JosephRuskin, Joseph | ( R ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Tierney, LawrenceTierney, Lawrence | ( T ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Turner, KathleenTurner, Kathleen | ( T ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
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ASIN: 6305474737
Release Date: 1999-06-15

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It may not seem like the most obvious kind of Huston country, but this black Mafia comedy fits perfectly with the John Huston mindset. Adapted from Richard Condon's novel, the film stars Nicholson as a none-too-bright hit man for a Mafia family who falls in love with an independent operator--a female killer played by Kathleen Turner. The two make a surprisingly funny couple, whether taking a fling at domesticity or comparing professional notes. But their romance is threatened by the woman Nicholson has jilted: the don's daughter, played by Anjelica Huston in a particularly well-etched and poisonous portrayal, for which she won an Oscar. Look for equally tasty turns by cast members William Hickey, John Randolph, and Robert Loggia. --Marshall Fine

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars prizzi's honor.......2007-09-05

A fine crafted and acted story. That is why I bought it. To view it any time I wish.

4 out of 5 stars The mafia in its family disguise or Father Christmas at Easter.......2007-04-11

When the mafia becomes the argument of an action film and little more it is no longer funny, it is no longer strange, it is no longer fascinating. It is nothing but outlandish and terroristic. It takes all Jack Nicholson can give to make these characters in anyway palatable, and even so. In the Prizzi family all other considerations than the family is outlawed, except maybe for a couple of weeks and the woman concerned by this out-breeding passing passion has to submit and take the color of the wall on which she is being pinned. If she does not then she will be executed and cut off. There is no depth in that film, no subtleties or even subtlety. Get the message, bang it down on the table and then cram it down your brain. Business is business and in-breeding is the rule. I will always wonder why a hit-woman with a reputation of efficiency and effectiveness misses her husband when he intends to kill her though she manages to shoot one bullet first. Suspend your disbelief and incredulity. The cinema is the new church of the visual dominant animal man is. To see is to believe. But at times to believe is easier when you are blind, and probably deaf too. Apart from that it is interesting even if we do spend a little bit too much time in planes going east and planes going west, kind of an airlift between New York, or whatever may titillate you, and Los Angeles, or whatever it takes to please you.

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris Dauphine & University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne

5 out of 5 stars Great Movie.......2007-01-01

I highly recommend this movie. The performances were great and so was the writing. I wished there had been some extras on the DVD .

5 out of 5 stars Jack Nicholson at his best!.......2006-08-06

What a terrific movie. There are so many memorable scenes and lines in this film. The acting by Nicholson, Russell and especially Angelica Huston is nothing short of spectacular. A very well done dark humor film that one can easily see over and over again. Many will laugh and remember the line toward the beginning of the move by Nicholson, "practice your meatballs!"
The look on Angelica Huston's face is priceless.

4 out of 5 stars fun gangster romance parody.......2006-03-16

This film is one big joke: you have all the basics elements of romance (love at first sight, great passion, etc.) and gangster flicks (brutality, dagerous machinations, the mysterious don, etc.), but it is all done with the crudest humor.

It's the kind of thing you either like viserally and immediately "get" or you don't. That is a matter of taste and expectations.

I enjoyed it and it took me back to the mid80s, when Nicolson and Turner were in their primes. The acting is very good, if a bit obviously tongue-in-cheek.

Recommended.
Prizzi's Honor [Region 2]
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • prizzi's honor
  • The mafia in its family disguise or Father Christmas at Easter
  • Great Movie
  • Jack Nicholson at his best!
  • fun gangster romance parody
 Prizzi's Honor [Region 2]
Starring: Jack Nicholson , Kathleen Turner , Robert Loggia , John Randolph , and William Hickey
Director: John Huston
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Hickey, WilliamHickey, William | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Huston, AnjelicaHuston, Anjelica | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Loggia, RobertLoggia, Robert | ( L ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Lombard, MichaelLombard, Michael | ( L ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Nicholson, JackNicholson, Jack | ( N ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
O'Neill, DickO'Neill, Dick | ( O ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Polizos, VicPolizos, Vic | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Pounder, CchPounder, Cch | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Randolph, JohnRandolph, John | ( R ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Richardson, LeeRichardson, Lee | ( R ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Ruskin, JosephRuskin, Joseph | ( R ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Tierney, LawrenceTierney, Lawrence | ( T ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Turner, KathleenTurner, Kathleen | ( T ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Huston, JohnHuston, John | ( H ) | Directors | Stores | DVD | Video
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  1. Chinatown Chinatown
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ASIN: B00004YN62

Amazon.com essential video

It may not seem like the most obvious kind of Huston country, but this black Mafia comedy fits perfectly with the John Huston mindset. Adapted from Richard Condon's novel, the film stars Nicholson as a none-too-bright hit man for a Mafia family who falls in love with an independent operator--a female killer played by Kathleen Turner. The two make a surprisingly funny couple, whether taking a fling at domesticity or comparing professional notes. But their romance is threatened by the woman Nicholson has jilted: the don's daughter, played by Anjelica Huston in a particularly well-etched and poisonous portrayal, for which she won an Oscar. Look for equally tasty turns by cast members William Hickey, John Randolph, and Robert Loggia. --Marshall Fine

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars prizzi's honor.......2007-09-05

A fine crafted and acted story. That is why I bought it. To view it any time I wish.

4 out of 5 stars The mafia in its family disguise or Father Christmas at Easter.......2007-04-11

When the mafia becomes the argument of an action film and little more it is no longer funny, it is no longer strange, it is no longer fascinating. It is nothing but outlandish and terroristic. It takes all Jack Nicholson can give to make these characters in anyway palatable, and even so. In the Prizzi family all other considerations than the family is outlawed, except maybe for a couple of weeks and the woman concerned by this out-breeding passing passion has to submit and take the color of the wall on which she is being pinned. If she does not then she will be executed and cut off. There is no depth in that film, no subtleties or even subtlety. Get the message, bang it down on the table and then cram it down your brain. Business is business and in-breeding is the rule. I will always wonder why a hit-woman with a reputation of efficiency and effectiveness misses her husband when he intends to kill her though she manages to shoot one bullet first. Suspend your disbelief and incredulity. The cinema is the new church of the visual dominant animal man is. To see is to believe. But at times to believe is easier when you are blind, and probably deaf too. Apart from that it is interesting even if we do spend a little bit too much time in planes going east and planes going west, kind of an airlift between New York, or whatever may titillate you, and Los Angeles, or whatever it takes to please you.

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris Dauphine & University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne

5 out of 5 stars Great Movie.......2007-01-01

I highly recommend this movie. The performances were great and so was the writing. I wished there had been some extras on the DVD .

5 out of 5 stars Jack Nicholson at his best!.......2006-08-06

What a terrific movie. There are so many memorable scenes and lines in this film. The acting by Nicholson, Russell and especially Angelica Huston is nothing short of spectacular. A very well done dark humor film that one can easily see over and over again. Many will laugh and remember the line toward the beginning of the move by Nicholson, "practice your meatballs!"
The look on Angelica Huston's face is priceless.

4 out of 5 stars fun gangster romance parody.......2006-03-16

This film is one big joke: you have all the basics elements of romance (love at first sight, great passion, etc.) and gangster flicks (brutality, dagerous machinations, the mysterious don, etc.), but it is all done with the crudest humor.

It's the kind of thing you either like viserally and immediately "get" or you don't. That is a matter of taste and expectations.

I enjoyed it and it took me back to the mid80s, when Nicolson and Turner were in their primes. The acting is very good, if a bit obviously tongue-in-cheek.

Recommended.

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