Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Andrew Bergman

Writer (WGA):

Andrew Bergman (written by)

Release Date:

28 August 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

A comedy about one bride, two grooms, and 34 flying Elvises.

Plot:

On her deathbed, a mother makes her son promise never to get married, which scars him with psychological blocks to a commitment with his girlfriend...

Plot Keywords:

Poker | Elopement | Bet | Place Name In Title | Skydiving

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 nomination

Cast

James Caan	...	Tommy Korman
Nicolas Cage	...	Jack Singer
Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Betsy / Donna
Pat Morita	...	Mahi Mahi
Johnny Williams	...	Johnny Sandwich
John Capodice	...	Sally Molars
Robert Costanzo	...	Sidney Tomashefsky
Anne Bancroft	...	Bea Singer
Peter Boyle	...	Chief Orman
Burton Gilliam	...	Roy Bacon, Elvis Impersonator
Brent Hinkley	...	Vern
Dean Hallo	...	Lyle
Seymour Cassel	...	Tony Cataracts
Jerry Tarkanian	...	Sid Feder
Keone Young	...	Eddie Wong

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, and some sensuality.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hawaiian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:12 (original rating) | UK:15 (video/DVD) | South Korea:15 | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Bally's Casino Resort - 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

The character Chief Orman was inspired by Marlon Brando. Writer-director Andrew Bergman worked with Brando on The Freshman (1990).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jack is on the plane with the Flying Elvises and learning how to use the parachute, it is daylight outside as seen through the windows of the plane and the interior of the cabin is full daylight. When they get up to jump, just minutes later by the film's time line, it is completely dark outside and the cabin lights are on inside the plane.

Quotes:

Roy Bacon: Elvises, light your fires.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Seinfeld: The Smelly Car (#4.22)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

(YOU'RE THE) DEVIL IN DISGUISE

A must for Elvis fans

As an Elvis fanatic, this movie is a necessity. Its possible it contains the word "Elvis" more than any other mainstream movie. The impersonators of every nationality, the Flying Elvises at the climax and, as user 'lawndale' pointed out, the soundtrack is one of the best.

Aside from the King, there is still a very funny movie here. Cage was doing small comedies at the time ("Guarding Tess" and "It Could Happen to You" are two of them), and this fits in with those other light entertainments, as far as that goes. He does 'frustrated' comedy pretty well; Ben Stiller would have been in this if it were made today, since he seems to be the new 'victim' in today's comedies. All the comedy is totally dependent on Cage's performance, and he delivers in ways I would not have thought possible. His next trip to Vegas (in "Leaving Las Vegas")should have been as much fun.