My Blue Heaven (1990/I)

Director:

Herbert Ross

Writer (WGA):

Nora Ephron (written by)

Release Date:

17 August 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The stars of Parenthood in comedy about an urban hood finding suburbanhood.

Plot:

An all too uptight FBI agent must protect a larger than life mobster with a heart of gold, currently under witness protection in the suburbs.

Plot Keywords:

FBI Agent | FBI | Witness Protection | Mafia | Italian American

Cast

Steve Martin	...	Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli
Rick Moranis	...	Barney Coopersmith
Joan Cusack	...	Hannah Stubbs
Melanie Mayron	...	Crystal Rybak
Bill Irwin	...	Kirby (as William Irwin)
Carol Kane	...	Shaldeen
William Hickey	...	Billy Sparrow
Deborah Rush	...	Linda
Daniel Stern	...	Will Stubbs
Jesse Bradford	...	Jamie
Corey Carrier	...	Tommie
Seth Jaffe	...	Umberto Mello
Robert Miranda	...	Lilo Mello
Ed Lauter	...	Underwood
Julie Bovasso	...	Vinnie's Mother

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Sweden:7 | USA:PG-13 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Atascadero, California, USA

Company:

Hawn / Sylbert Movie Company

Trivia:

Originally, Steve Martin was cast to play Barney Coopersmith, with Arnold Schwarzenegger playing the role of Vinnie Antonelli. However, Schwarzenegger was soon thereafter offered the role of Det. John Kimble in Kindergarten Cop (1990), and left the production. Failing to find another suitable "Vinnie" for Martin's Coopersmith, Martin offered to take on the role of Vinnie himself. Producers agreed, and then cast Rick Moranis as Coopersmith, who had originally been considered for the role, but was unavailable until then.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Close-ups of photographs in the Stubbs house show the family wearing the same wardrobe as they are in the scene they appear in.

Quotes:

Barney: Would you care to bet on that?
Hannah Stubbs: I never bet when I'm sure and right.
Barney: Presumably you haven't done a lot of betting considering you've only been wrong once in your life.
Hannah Stubbs: [glaring at Barney] Twice.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Steve Martin/Prince (#31.12)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

The Star-Srangled Banner

simple, but pretty good

My Blue Heaven is exactly the kind of movie you want to see after a long day of work, when you're just looking for something relaxing to spend your evening with. The movie is pretty simple and predictable, some of the gags are not too funny, but it has its good points. Steve Martin is great as an italian mobster, he plays really great. Some gags are very cool and funny, and the dialogue is many times interesting. In conclusion, a good watch. Vote: 6 out of 10.