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Prizzi's Honor
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Prizzi's Honor is a 1985 American drama and crime film directed by John Huston. The cast includes Kathleen Turner, Robert Loggia, Anjelica Huston, and William Hickey. Richard Condon served as the screenwriter, while John Foreman produced the film. Alex North composed the music, and Andrzej Bartkowiak was the director of photography. The narrative is set in New York City, and the film was produced by American Broadcasting Company.
The movie was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix, with a runtime of 130 minutes. It received an R rating and was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress. The film won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and was named to the National Board of Review's Top Ten Films. It is part of the Museum of Modern Art collection.
Review scores for the film include 7.1/10, 84/100, 85%, and 6.7/10. The film has a Metascore of 84 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 85%. It has received 27 wins and 25 nominations in total.
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6.4Charley Partanna is a hitman who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime families in the US. When he sees Irene Walker, it's love at first sight. But he soon finds that she, too, is a killer for hire. Charley can overlook his suspicions, but he can't turn off his heart. And the couple must remember that even if they love each other, the Prizzis love only money.
Cast
- Jack Nicholson as Charley Partanna
- Kathleen Turner as Irene Walker
- Robert Loggia as Eduardo Prizzi
- John Randolph as Angelo 'Pop' Partanna
- William Hickey as Don Corrado Prizzi
- Lee Richardson as Dominic Prizzi
Themes
- hitman
- gangster
- lovers
- killer
- desperate
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
27,793 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
85%
Metacritic
84/100
- Year
- 1985
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 27 wins & 25 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- John Huston
- Screenplay by
- Richard Condon Janet Roach
- Based on
- Prizzi's Honor , by Richard Condon
- Produced by
- John Foreman
- Starring
- Jack Nicholson Kathleen Turner
- Cinematography
- Andrzej Bartkowiak
- Edited by
- Kaja Fehr Rudi Fehr
- Music by
- Alex North
- Production company
- ABC Motion Pictures
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release date
- June 14, 1985 ( 1985-06-14 )
- Running time
- 129 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $16 million
- Box office
- $26.6 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Prizzi's Honor is a 1985 American black comedy crime film directed by John Huston, starring Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner as Charley Partanna and Irene Walkervisks, two highly skilled mob assassins who, after falling in love, are hired to kill each other. The screenplay co-written by Richard Condon is based on his 1982 novel of the same name. The film's supporting cast includes Anjelica Huston, Robert Loggia, John Randolph, CCH Pounder, Lawrence Tierney, and William Hickey. Stanley Tucci appears in a minor role in his film debut. It was the last of John Huston's films to be released during his lifetime.
Prizzi's Honor was theatrically released on June 14, 1985, by 20th Century Fox. It received critical acclaim, with praise for the performances of its cast (most notably Huston). It grossed $26 million against its $16 million budget.
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