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ComedyCrimeRomance

Married to the Mob

- They're her family... Whether she likes it or not.

Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband's line of work and wants no part of the crime world. When her husband is killed for having an affair with the mistress of mob boss Tony "The Tiger" Russo, Angela and her son depart for New York City to make a fresh start. Unfortunately, Tony has set his sights upon Angela -- and so has an undercover FBI agent looking to use her to bust Tony.

Release Date : 1988-08-19

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Orion PicturesMysterious Arts

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer

Character Name : Angela de Marco

Original Name : Michelle Pfeiffer

Gender : Female

Matthew Modine

Character Name : Mike Downey

Original Name : Matthew Modine

Gender : Male

Dean Stockwell

Character Name : Tony Russo

Original Name : Dean Stockwell

Gender : Male

Alec Baldwin

Character Name : Frank de Marco

Original Name : Alec Baldwin

Gender : Male

Mercedes Ruehl

Character Name : Connie Russo

Original Name : Mercedes Ruehl

Gender : Female

Oliver Platt

Character Name : Ed Benitez

Original Name : Oliver Platt

Gender : Male

Joan Cusack

Character Name : Rose

Original Name : Joan Cusack

Gender : Female

Colin Quinn

Character Name : Homicide Detective

Original Name : Colin Quinn

Gender : Male

Ellen Foley

Character Name : Theresa

Original Name : Ellen Foley

Gender : Female

O-Lan Jones

Character Name : Phyllis

Original Name : O-Lan Jones

Gender : Female

Nancy Travis

Character Name : Karen Lutnick

Original Name : Nancy Travis

Gender : Female

Joe Spinell

Character Name : Leonard 'Tiptoes' Mazzilli

Original Name : Joe Spinell

Gender : Male

Charles Napier

Character Name : Angela's Hairdresser

Original Name : Charles Napier

Gender : Male

Gary Goetzman

Character Name : The Guy at the Piano

Original Name : Gary Goetzman

Gender : Male

Todd Solondz

Character Name : The Zany Reporter

Original Name : Todd Solondz

Gender : Male

Paul Lazar

Character Name : Tommy Boyle

Original Name : Paul Lazar

Gender : Male

'Sister' Carol East

Character Name : Rita "Hello Gorgeous" Harcourt

Original Name : 'Sister' Carol East

Gender : Female

Al Lewis

Character Name : Joe Russo

Original Name : Al Lewis

Gender : Male

Frank Ferrara Sr.

Character Name : Vinnie 'The Slug'

Original Name : Frank Ferrara Sr.

Gender : Male

Trey Wilson

Character Name : Regional Director Franklin

Original Name : Trey Wilson

Gender : Male

David Johansen

Character Name : 'The Priest'

Original Name : David Johansen

Gender : Male

Tracey Walter

Character Name : Mr. Chicken Lickin'

Original Name : Tracey Walter

Gender : Male

Chris Isaak

Character Name : 'The Clown'

Original Name : Chris Isaak

Gender : Male

Kenneth Utt

Character Name : Sourpuss F.B.I. Man

Original Name : Kenneth Utt

Gender : Male

Roma Maffia

Character Name : Angie's First Customer!

Original Name : Roma Maffia

Gender : Female

Marlene Willoughby

Character Name : Mrs. 'Fat Man'

Original Name : Marlene Willoughby

Gender : Female

Ellie Cornell

Character Name : The Pushy Reporter

Original Name : Ellie Cornell

Gender : Female

Obba Babatundé

Character Name : The Face of Justice

Original Name : Obba Babatundé

Gender : Male

Captain Haggerty

Character Name : 'The Fat Man'

Original Name : Captain Haggerty

Gender : Male

Frank Aquilino

Character Name : Conductor

Original Name : Frank Aquilino

Gender : Male

Frank Gio

Character Name : Nick 'The Snake'

Original Name : Frank Gio

Gender : Male

Gary Klar

Character Name : Al 'The Worm'

Original Name : Gary Klar

Gender : Male

Maria Karnilova

Character Name : Frank's Mom

Original Name : Maria Karnilova

Gender : Female

Tony Fitzpatrick

Character Name : Sourpuss Immigration Man

Original Name : Tony Fitzpatrick

Gender : Male

Dee Dee Friedman

Character Name : Bikini-Clad FBI Agent

Original Name : Dee Dee Friedman

Gender : Female

Gene Borkan

Character Name : Goodwill Executive

Original Name : Gene Borkan

Gender : Male

Jonathan Demme

Character Name : Man in Elevator

Original Name : Jonathan Demme

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-04-15

The rather sudden death, in the bathtub, of her mafiosi husband "Frank" (Alec Baldwin) gives his widow "Angela" (Michelle Pfeiffer) the chance to break free from his criminal world and live her own life. Ha! Some hope. His erstwhile boss "Tony" (Dean Stockwell) has always had a soft spot for her and now the coast is clear, he decides to rather forcefully press his suit - despite the fact that he's already married to her sister "Connie" (the frequently scene stealing Mercedes Ruehl). Not having her problems to seek, things only get worse for "Angela" when the FBI hove into view, hoping to coax/cajole/coerce her into helping them fit up her new suitor. They've had the rookie "Mike" (Matthew Modine) and has partner "Ed" (Oliver Platt) tailing the late "Frank" for ages, but to no avail. Maybe she can help? What now ensues is a comedic send up of all things "Godfather", only largely told from the perspective of the women involved. Pfeiffer delivers engagingly and the sparingly used Ruehl gives us a clue as to whom "Tony" is really afraid of! Stockwell does the parody role really well here, his dapper, suave murderer routine isn't remotely menacing, but it's good at sending up much of the genre as he proves to be anything but a "tiger". Jonathan Demme piles loads of action and smarted-mouthed wit into this, the humour is a little more subtle and the film flies by. Sure, it's a wee bit dated now with big hair and shoulder pads, but it's still a decent watch.

K

kevin2019

@kevin2019

2024-08-30

"Married to the Mob" is a very entertaining film and the mob element does have shades of "Midnight Run" (1988), especially when Angela - she believes she has finally found the normality she has been so desperately seeking with a man called Mike Smith - discovers he is actually an FBI agent and she then becomes reluctantly entangled in an FBI sting operation to arrest crime boss Tony "The Tiger" Russo. The depiction of the mob throughout this film is a ruthless and uncompromising one and it is common knowledge that there is nothing glamorous in the life these well dressed criminals have chosen to lead. It is admittedly a seductive life of extravagant rewards and it can provide an over abundance of indulgent luxuries, but this fool's paradise is fleeting and dangerously illusory.