Married to the Mob (1988)
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91% of critics liked it
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43% of users liked it
(7,741 ratings)
Michelle Pfeiffer is Married to the Mob in this comedy. The wife of Mafia hitman Alec Baldwin, Pfeiffer regularly chastizes her husband for his underhanded line of work. Baldwin refuses to entertain any thoughts of quitting the mob-and besides, he's got a good thing going with Nancy Travis, the… More Michelle Pfeiffer is Married to the Mob in this comedy. The wife of Mafia hitman Alec Baldwin, Pfeiffer regularly chastizes her husband for his underhanded line of work. Baldwin refuses to entertain any thoughts of quitting the mob-and besides, he's got a good thing going with Nancy Travis, the promiscuous girl friend of gang boss Dean Stockwell. When Stockwell catches on to Travis' peccadilloes, he murders both his mistress and the unlucky Baldwin. At Baldwin's funeral, Stockwell is overwhelmed by Pfeiffer's beauty, and immediately begins plying her with expensive gifts. But Pfeiffer is through with this sort of thing, and with her young son in tow, she leaves town, hoping to start life anew. Upon making the acquaintance of bumbling, seemingly sincere Matthew Modine, Pfeiffer is convinced that Modine is just another mob flunkey. But it's even worse: Modine is an FBI agent, ordered to get to Stockwell by using Pfeiffer as bait. Reluctantly (he's grown quite fond of her himself), Modine blackmails Pfeiffer into setting up a rendezvous with Stockwell. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jonathan Demme
- Written By
- Barry Strugatz, Mark R. Burns
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Aug 19, 1988 Wide
- On DVD
- Jun 13, 2000
- Studio
- Orion Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Pfeiffer is at her best, and there's plenty of action, although you may feel that some of the gags involving a scorned and vengeful wife (Mercedes Ruehl) are a bit shopworn.
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Variety Staff, Variety
The enormous cast is a total delight, starting with Pfeiffer, with hair dyed dark, a New York accent and a continuously nervous edge.
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Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Amazingly, for all its hip anarchy, it's finally an oddly old-fashioned slice of entertainment. Preston Sturges might have approved.
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Janet Maslin, New York Times
Miss Pfeiffer, who looks utterly ravishing in outfits that set the teeth on edge, turns Angela's plight into something funny, but she seems eminently sane even when the movie does not.
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Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Demme keeps his characters (scripted by Barry Strugatz and Mark R. Burns) from wandering into the Buffoon Zone.
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Cast
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Michelle Pfeiffer
as Angela Demarco
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Matthew Modine
as Mike Downey
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Dean Stockwell
as Tony "The Tiger" Russo
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Mercedes Ruehl
as Connie Russo
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Alec Baldwin
as Frank "The Cucumber" DeMarco
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Joan Cusack
as Rose Boyle
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Trey Wilson
as Franklin FBI Field Director
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Oliver Platt
as Ed Benitez
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Paul Lazar
as Tommy Boyle
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Sister Carol East
as Rita Harcourt
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Ellen Foley
as Theresa
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Chris Isaak
as Arrowhead "The Clown"
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O-Lan Jones
as Phyllis
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Charles Napier
as Ray Angela's Hairdresser
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Anthony J. Nici
as Joey DeMarco
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Nancy Travis
as Karen Lutnick
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David Johansen
as Priest
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Al Lewis
as Uncle Joe Russo
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Frank Ferrara
as Vinnie the Slug
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Frank Gio
as Nick "The Snake"
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Gary Howard Klar
as Al "The Worm"
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Obba Babatundé
as Face of Justice
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Roy Blount Jr.
as Humane Reporter
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Gene Borkan
as Goodwill Executive
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Billy Carter
as Ambassador
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Ellie Cornell
as Pushy Reporter
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Daniel Dassin
as Matire D'
- Angela de Marco
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Tony Fitzpatrick
as Sourpuss Immigration Man
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Alison Gordy
as Chicken Lickin' Feminist
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Captain Haggerty
as Fat Man
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Buzz Kilman
as Ruthless Sniper
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Roma Maffia
as Angie's First Customer
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Colin Quinn
as Homicide Detective
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Joe Spinell
as Leonard "Tiptoes" Mazzilli
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Tracey Walter
as Chicken' Lickin' Mgr.
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Marlene Willoughby
as Mrs. "Fat Man"
- Jonathan Demme
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Gary Goetzman
as Guy at the Piano
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Warren Miller
as Johnny "King's Roost" King
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Todd Solondz
as Zany Reporter
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Kenneth Utt
as Sourpuss F.B.I. Man
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Frank Acquilino
as Conductor
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Jason Allen
as Tony Russo Jr.
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Ralph Corsel
as Jimmy "Fisheggs" Roe
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Dodie Demme
as Pigs Knuckles Shopper
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Wilma Dore
as Uptown Saleslady
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Tara Duckworth
as Tara
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Luis Alberto García
as Honeymoon Suite Bellboy
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Carlos Giovanni
as Carlo Whispers
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Janet Howard
as Abused Stewardess
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Lezli Jae
as Chicken Lickin' Server
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Joseph L. "Mr. Spoons" Jones
as Mr. Spoons
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Maria Karnilova
as Frank's Mom
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Stanton D. Miranda
as Gal at the Piano
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Tim O'Connell
as Abused Ticket Agent
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Carlos Anthony Ocasio
as Joey's New Pal
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Pe De Boi
as Samba Band
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James Reno Pelliccio
as Butch
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Patrick Phipps
as Goodwill Hunk
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Suzanne Puccerella
as Three-card Monte Victim
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George "Red" Schwartz
as Shotgun Marshal
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Steve Vignari
as Stevarino
- Arthur Haggerty
