Sugartime (1995)
- Directed by
- John N. Smith
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A singer gets involved with a powerful mafia boss during the 1960s. Their affair draws scrutiny from law enforcement and the mob world around them.
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What happens
Sugartime is a 1995 American crime HBO television film directed by John N. Smith and written by Martyn Burke. It is based on the 1991 book Roemer: Man Against the Mob by William F. Roemer Jr. The film focuses on the true story of the affair between singer Phyllis McGuire of The McGuire Sisters, and Mafia boss Sam Giancana, famous for his alleged connections to John F. Kennedy and Frank Sinatra. It stars John Turturro, Mary-Louise Parker, Elias Koteas, Maury Chaykin, Louis Del Grande, Deborah Duchêne and Larissa Laskin. The film premiered on HBO on November 25, 1995. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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