• Prizzi's Honor is a romantic comedy with crime and drama thrown in for good measure. It was released on June 14, 1985 in the United States. In the leading male role is Jack Nicholson who played Charley Partanna, his leading lady is Kathleen Turner who plays his love interest Irene Walker. The movie was nominated for 6 Oscars: Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Film Editing and Anjelica Huston won Best Actress in a Supporting Role.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089841/

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  1. Release date: June 14, 1985 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089841/
  2. Director: John Huston http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089841/
  3. Writer: Richard Condon (novel), Richard Condon (screenplay), Janet Roach (screenplay) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089841/
  4. Editor: Kaja Fehr / Rudi Fehr http://www.allmovie.com/work/prizzis-hon...
  5. Production company: ABC Motion Pictures http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089841/
  6. Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089841/
  7. Running time: 130 minutes http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089841/
  8. MPAA rating: R http://www.allmovie.com/work/prizzis-hon...
  9. Genre: Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089841/
  10. Oscars:: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Anjelica Huston), Nominationed: Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Film Editing http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089841/

• Reviews

  "This is the most bizarre comedy in many a month, a movie so dark, so cynical and so funny that perhaps only Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner could have kept straight faces during the love scenes."— Roger Ebert http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/GENERALINFORMATION/40909005

  "As usual, Turner works hard and manages to lend some conviction to a shoddily written part, but she can't connect with Nicholson, whose obscure hamminess leaves him isolated on some other planet."— Dave Kehr Chicago Readerhttp://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/prizzis-honor/Film?oid=1052886

  
  "John Huston's Prizzi's Honor packs love, sex, and murder - and dark comedy - into a labyrinthine tale."— Variety Staff http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117794178.html?categoryid=31&cs=1

• Plot Synopsis

  The powerful Prizzi family of mobsters has their own unique code of honor that they strongly adhere to, none of which entails being a good law abiding citizens. One of the Prizzi family hit men is Charley Partanna (Jack Nicholson) who has been the long time boyfriend of Maerose Prizzi (Anjelica Huston). Charley decides to leave Maerose for Irene Walker (Kathleen Turner) while attending a mob wedding. To the world Irene is a tax consultant but in reality she is also a killer for hire. Charley finds her profession particularly endearing and they grow even closer. Issues with the relationship arise when Charley discovers that Irene has betrayed the family a major breach in the Prizzi family code of honor. Irene's breach of Prizzi honor throws Charley into direct conflict with the code of honor himself. What is Charley to do, honor the code and kill her, or honor his heart and marry her? Charley's dilemma is resolved to a degree when Irene tries to kill him.http://www.allmovie.com/work/prizzis-honor-39347

• Cast

  • Jack Nicholson as Charley Partanna
  • Kathleen Turner as Irene Walker
  • Robert Loggia as Eduardo Prizzi
  • John Randolph as Angelo 'Pop'
  • William Hickey as Don Corrado
  • Lee Richardon as Dominic Prizzi
  • Michael Lombard as Rosario Filargi 'Finley'
  • Anjelica Huston as Maerose Prizzi
  • George Santopietro as Plumber
  • Lawrence Tierney as Lt. Hanley
  • CCH Pounder as Peaches Altamont
  • Ann Selepegno as Amalia Prizzi
  • Vic Polizos as Phil Vittmizzare
  • Dick O'Neill as Bluestone
  • Sully Boyar as Casco Vascone
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