Prizzi's Honor (1985)

Directed by

John Huston

Genre

drama film, crime film, romantic comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

R

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 434 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two professional hitmen fall in love, but their mob families hire each one to kill the other. Both must choose between their loyalty to the crime organization and their feelings for each other.

darkly comictenseunpredictablewryunderstatedmoody

What happens

Prizzi's Honor is a 1985 American black comedy crime film directed by John Huston, starring Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner as Charley Partanna and Irene Walkervisks, two highly skilled mob assassins who, after falling in love, are hired to kill each other. The screenplay co-written by Richard Condon is based on his 1982 novel of the same name. The film's supporting cast includes Anjelica Huston, Robert Loggia, John Randolph, CCH Pounder, Lawrence Tierney, and William Hickey. Stanley Tucci appears in a minor role in his film debut. It was the last of John Huston's films to be released during his lifetime. Prizzi's Honor was theatrically released on June 14, 1985, by 20th Century Fox. It received critical acclaim, with praise for the performances of its cast (most notably Huston). It grossed $26 million against its $16 million budget. The film received eight nominations at the 58th Academy Awards (including for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay) with Huston winning for Best Supporting Actress. The film also won four Golden Globe Awards, including Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for Nicholson and Turner, respectively. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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