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Married to the Mob (1988)

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Average Rating: 7.3/10
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Critic Reviews: 5
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Michelle Pfeiffer is Married to the Mob in this comedy. The wife of Mafia hitman Alec Baldwin, Pfeiffer regularly chastizes her husband for his underhanded line of work. Baldwin refuses to entertain any thoughts of quitting the mob-and besides, he's got a good thing going with Nancy Travis, the promiscuous girl friend of gang boss Dean Stockwell. When Stockwell catches on to Travis' peccadilloes, he murders both his mistress and the unlucky Baldwin. At Baldwin's funeral, Stockwell is overwhelmed

R, 1 hr. 42 min.

Drama, Romance, Comedy

Directed By: Jonathan Demme

Written By: Barry Strugatz, Mark R. Burns

In Theaters: Aug 19, 1988 Wide

On DVD: Jun 13, 2000

Orion Home Video

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Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer
Angela Demarco
Matthew Modine
Mike Downey
Dean Stockwell
Tony "The Tiger" Russo
Mercedes Ruehl
Connie Russo
Alec Baldwin
Frank "The Cucumber" De...
Joan Cusack
Rose Boyle
Trey Wilson
Franklin FBI Field Dire...
Oliver Platt
Ed Benitez
Paul Lazar
Tommy Boyle
Sister Carol East
Rita Harcourt
Ellen Foley
Theresa
Chris Isaak
Arrowhead "The Clown"
O-Lan Jones
Phyllis
Charles Napier
Ray Angela's Hairdresse...
Anthony J. Nici
Joey DeMarco
Nancy Travis
Karen Lutnick
David Johansen
Priest
Al Lewis
Uncle Joe Russo
Frank Ferrara
Vinnie the Slug
Frank Gio
Nick "The Snake"
Gary Howard Klar
Al "The Worm"
Obba Babatund�
Face of Justice
Roy Blount Jr.
Humane Reporter
Gene Borkan
Goodwill Executive
Billy Carter
Ambassador
Ellie Cornell
Pushy Reporter
Daniel Dassin
Matire D'
Angela de Marco
Tony Fitzpatrick
Sourpuss Immigration Ma...
Alison Gordy
Chicken Lickin' Feminis...
Captain Haggerty
Fat Man
Buzz Kilman
Ruthless Sniper
Roma Maffia
Angie's First Customer
Colin Quinn
Homicide Detective
Joe Spinell
Leonard "Tiptoes" Mazzi...
Tracey Walter
Chicken' Lickin' Mgr.
Marlene Willoughby
Mrs. "Fat Man"
Jonathan Demme
Gary Goetzman
Guy at the Piano
Warren Miller
Johnny "King's Roost" K...
Todd Solondz
Zany Reporter
Kenneth Utt
Sourpuss F.B.I. Man
Frank Acquilino
Conductor
Jason Allen
Tony Russo Jr.
Ralph Corsel
Jimmy "Fisheggs" Roe
Dodie Demme
Pigs Knuckles Shopper
Wilma Dore
Uptown Saleslady
Tara Duckworth
Tara
Luis Alberto Garc�a
Honeymoon Suite Bellboy
Carlos Giovanni
Carlo Whispers
Janet Howard
Abused Stewardess
Lezli Jae
Chicken Lickin' Server
Joseph L. "Mr. Spoons" Jo...
Mr. Spoons
Maria Karnilova
Frank's Mom
Stanton D. Miranda
Gal at the Piano
Tim O'Connell
Abused Ticket Agent
Carlos Anthony Ocasio
Joey's New Pal
Pe De Boi
Samba Band
James Reno Pelliccio
Butch
Patrick Phipps
Goodwill Hunk
Suzanne Puccerella
Three-card Monte Victim
George "Red" Schwartz
Shotgun Marshal
Steve Vignari
Stevarino
Arthur Haggerty

Critic Reviews for Married to the Mob

All Critics (33) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (30) | Rotten (3) | DVD (7)

Pfeiffer is at her best, and there's plenty of action, although you may feel that some of the gags involving a scorned and vengeful wife (Mercedes Ruehl) are a bit shopworn.

January 31, 2011 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

The enormous cast is a total delight, starting with Pfeiffer, with hair dyed dark, a New York accent and a continuously nervous edge.

July 7, 2010 Full Review Source: Variety

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Variety Staff

Variety

Top Critic

Miss Pfeiffer, who looks utterly ravishing in outfits that set the teeth on edge, turns Angela's plight into something funny, but she seems eminently sane even when the movie does not.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

Top Critic

Demme keeps his characters (scripted by Barry Strugatz and Mark R. Burns) from wandering into the Buffoon Zone.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Desson Thomson

Washington Post

Top Critic

A mix of goofy ethnicity, romance and self-discovery, "Married to the Mob" is an offer you can't refuse.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Rita Kempley

Washington Post

Top Critic

A gangster film with a twist and the idiosyncratic Demme touch.

January 31, 2011 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

A fluffy but entertaining comedy.

January 31, 2011 Full Review Source: Film4

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Film4

A lot of fun to watch, thanks to a darn sturdy cast and a director with a sublime ability to make fluff seem deeper than it really is.

January 21, 2011 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Irresistible

March 13, 2010 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Everything in it is wonderfully right.

April 9, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

Unconventional romantic comedy with a slap and a tickle.

October 5, 2006 Comment

Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Amazingly, for all its hip anarchy, it's finally an oddly old-fashioned slice of entertainment. Preston Sturges might have approved.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

Pfeiffer is superb in a delightful farce

November 3, 2004 Comment

James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

Pfeiffer is outstanding.

October 23, 2004 Comment

Steve Crum

Kansas City Kansan Source: Kansas City Kansan

A light-hearted comedy about one woman's dream to remake her life

July 19, 2003 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

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Quirky Romano.

September 24, 2010

Lenny Muggsy

Super Reviewer

Another disastrous mob "comedy" featuring Michelle Pfeiffer doing her best "Working Girl" impersonation and lots of gratuitous violence. Which is always funny.

March 2, 2007

xGary Xx

Super Reviewer

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