Mikey and Nicky (1976)

Directed by

Elaine May

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 201 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A small-time mobster on the run turns to his oldest friend for help. Over one long night, the two men struggle with trust and betrayal as the danger closes in.

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What happens

Mikey and Nicky is a 1976 American crime drama film written and directed by Elaine May. It stars John Cassavetes as desperate small-time Philadelphia mobster Nicky Godolin and Peter Falk as his longtime friend Mikey Mittner. The supporting cast features Ned Beatty, Carol Grace, Rose Arrick and noted acting teacher Sanford Meisner. The production ran over its schedule and budget, leading to tensions between May and Paramount Pictures, who revoked her final cut privilege. When finally released on December 21, 1976, the film bombed at the box office, which led to May not directing again for a decade. Her director's cut of the film was screened in 1978, and remastered and released by the Criterion Collection in 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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