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Mad Dog and Glory

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Mad Dog and Glory (1993)

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Reviews Counted: 25

Fresh: 18

Rotten:7

Average Rating: 6.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: MAD DOG AND GLORY is a hilarious take on a bizarre love triangle between three vastly contrasting individuals. Robert De Niro stars as Wayne "Mad Dog" Dobie, a cop who wants desperately to be an artist. After interrupting a holdup and saving... MAD DOG AND GLORY is a hilarious take on a bizarre love triangle between three vastly contrasting individuals. Robert De Niro stars as Wayne "Mad Dog" Dobie, a cop who wants desperately to be an artist. After interrupting a holdup and saving the life of mobster Frank Milo (Bill Murray), his life takes a dramatic turn. Milo, a gangster with the desire (if not the talent) to become a stand-up comic, rewards Wayne by lending him his girlfriend, Glory (Uma Thurman), for one week, a week in which Mad Dog, initially repulsed by the idea of Milo's gift, gradually begins to fall in love with Glory. The amusing running theme of characters wishing to be something they're not is bolstered throughout by strong stereotype-shattering performances by the two male leads. The ironic casting of longtime goofball Murray as a gangster and De Niro (fresh off his prototypical 1991 role as a vengeful ex-convict in CAPE FEAR) as a timid cop is both thought-provoking and hilarious. Director John McNaughton, known for the inimitable mixture of gory violence and grim humor in films such as HENRY PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER and THE BORROWER, also plays against type, using a lighter touch in MAD DOG AND GLORY to great effect. The result is a jubilant, cockeyed romp that grapples with the ancient riddles of fate and destiny. [More]

Starring: Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Bill Murray, Kathy Baker

Starring: Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Bill Murray, Kathy Baker, David Caruso, Mike Starr, Tom Towles

Director: John McNaughton

Director: John McNaughton

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Jul 21, 1998

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An edgy romantic drama that never quite jells, but has enough moments of humor and/or charm to make it worth seeing.

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The film's main sin seems to be its indecision as to whether it is a black comedy, a satire, a thriller or a love story. It's none of the above. Just tedious.

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A terrific little comedy, as well as a showcase for screenwriter Richard Price’s incomparable ear for dialogue.

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04/09/07
Rob Gonsalves
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An original if incoherent fable about the intricate relationships between a cop, a girl, and a gangster whose tone shifts radically from scene to scene, unable to reconcile between the story's softer love elements and its harder urban edges.

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08/21/06
Emanuel Levy
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De Niro seems committed to the part of the sensitive loner, while Murray all but succeeds in mixing smooth and sinister, heartfelt and hot-tempered.

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06/25/05
Moriarty
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Great romantic gangster caper

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Fred Topel
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08/22/03
Carol Cling
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DeNiro can play a complete wimp and Murray can play a heavy--who knew?

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05/26/03
Widgett Walls
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An almost unconscionably enjoyable movie that plays like something conceived by a contemporary, furiously hip Damon Runyon.

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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
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07/30/02
Philip Martin
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a real curiosity, well-played by DeNiro, Thurman, Murray and Caruso

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07/29/02
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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A lot better than it looks, thanks in large part to Bill Murray's offbeat performance.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
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[The film] shifts in tone that are too stark, scenes that are too dark, sex that is too explicit and a violent fist-fight showdown that becomes more of a letdown.

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01/01/00
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Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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