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Overview

User Rating:
6.4/10   7,877 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Andrew Bergman (written by)
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Release Date:
20 July 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
An innocent kid. An experienced mobster. This could be the start of a beautiful friendship. more
Plot:
Clark Kellogg is a young man starting his first year at film school in New York City. After a small time crook steals all his belongings... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Reviews:
Complete Hilarity! more (40 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Marlon Brando ... Carmine Sabatini

Matthew Broderick ... Clark Kellogg

Bruno Kirby ... Victor Ray

Penelope Ann Miller ... Tina Sabatini
Frank Whaley ... Steve Bushak

Jon Polito ... Chuck Greenwald
Paul Benedict ... Arthur Fleeber
Richard Gant ... Lloyd Simpson
Kenneth Welsh ... Dwight Armstrong
Pamela Payton-Wright ... Liz Armstrong
B.D. Wong ... Edward
Maximilian Schell ... Larry London
Bert Parks ... Bert Parks
Tex Konig ... Leo
Leonardo Cimino ... Lorenzo
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Additional Details

Runtime:
102 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
During post-production, Marlon Brando claimed this film would be the biggest turkey of all time, but subsequently changed his mind, saying it would be "reasonable". more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: When Clark takes the Amtrak train from Vermont to New York he arrives in Grand Central Station, in reality he would have arrived in Penn Station. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Dwight Armstrong, Clark's Step-father: Over there! Look!
Clark Kellogg: Dwight?
Dwight Armstrong, Clark's Step-father: Shh!
Clark Kellogg: Dwight, don't. Don't, really.
[Dwight fires his rifle]
Hunter: Hey, asshole! What are ya, nuts? You can't see the cap, it's not orange enough for ya?
[Dwight fires again]
Dwight Armstrong, Clark's Step-father: Get out of these woods!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Prince of Tides (1991) more
Soundtrack:
MONA LISA more

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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
Complete Hilarity!, 9 July 2004
Author: senorvoce (senorvoce@yahoo.com) from Long Island

This film works on every level- romantic comedy, comic farce, and madcap adventure. The boyish Clark Kellogg (Matthew Broderick) lights out upon the adventure of his life in New York City, and the triumph of this movie is, we all come along for the ride. And for those of us well versed in the lore of 'The Godfather", it's an adventure we all absolutely relish.

Marlon Brando (Carmine Sabbatini) recreates Don Corleone, and it's like a fine vintage wine. An outstanding supporting cast fills out the film perfectly. Director Andrew Bergman smartly weaves this wily, smart, and clever beyond words, film. One spends the entire film involuntarily grinning throughout the film. Bravo!

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