Wise Guys (1986)

Director:

Brian De Palma

Writers:

George Gallo (writer)
Norman Steinberg (writer)

Release Date:

18 April 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

What kind of guys gamble with the boss's money, swipe a killer's Cadillac, and party on the mob's credit card?

Plot:

Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose $250,000, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City and comedy follows.

Plot Keywords:

Horse | Mafia Boss | Jew | Italian Restaurant | Italian American

Cast

Danny DeVito	...	Harry Valentini
Joe Piscopo	...	Moe Dickstein
Harvey Keitel	...	Bobby DiLea
Ray Sharkey	...	Marco
Dan Hedaya	...	Anthony Castelo
Lou Albano	...	Frank 'The Fixer' Acavano (as Captain Lou Albano)
Julie Bovasso	...	Lil Dickstein
Patti LuPone	...	Wanda Valentini
Antonia Rey	...	Aunt Sadie
Mimi Cecchini	...	Grandma Valentini
Matt Stryker	...	Harry Valentini Jr. (as Matthew Kaye)
Tony Munafo	...	Santo Ravallo
Tony Rizzoli	...	Joey 'New Shoes' Siclione
Frank Vincent	...	Louie Fontucci
Rick Petrucelli	...	Al the Bookie

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Sweden:11 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Goofs:

Continuity: After Harry is shot, the bloodstain on his shirt gets smaller as the scene progresses.

Quotes:

Santo Ravallo: Hey Harry, what happened to your face?
Harry Valentini: What, this? This happens to be a tropical tan.
Santo Ravallo: Oh really? I thought it was hepatitis.
[laughs from crowd]
Santo Ravallo: So you really went to Puerto Rico, huh?
Harry Valentini: Jamaica! We don't go to Puerto Rico anymore, it's passe.
Santo Ravallo: You went too Moe? You look a little pale.
Moe Dickstein: Yeah, well... you know. I'm not the sun worshipper that Harry is. I saw a lot of "indoor" activity, if you know what I mean.
Santo Ravallo: Oh yeah? Doin' what? Watchin' TV?
[laughs again from crowd]

Movie Connections:

References Taxi Driver (1976)

Soundtrack:

Pink Cadillac

The ultimate gangster spoof

This is a great gangster spoof movie. It is probably one of the funniest gangster movies ever. Devito and Piscopo are great together, however, Lou Albino, as Frank the fixer, steals the show. He stole every minute of the film that he was in. It was almost like watching an old marx brothers film, where you only keep your eyes on groucho, in the scenes that he is in. In this one, you keep your eyes on Frank the Fixer. The acting is funny and the script is also very clever. I would put it as one of the funniest movies of the 80's