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Actors: Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, William Hickey, Anjelica Huston, Robert Loggia
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Prizzi's Honor |
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Prizzi's Honor is a very dark comedy of love and murder for two star-crossed professional killers. A slow-witted mob hit man for the Prizzi crime syndicate, Charley Partanna (Nicholson) is good at what he does. When he dumps his long time girlfriend Maerose Prizzi (Huston) for ‘tax accountant' Irene Walker (Turner), Maerose is none too pleased at the turn of events and harbors a deep grudge against her former beau. She happens to be the misfit granddaughter of the head of the “family” Don Corrado (Hickey)). Walker turns out to be a killer for hire now employed by the Prizzi's. For a while true love allows them to overcome the obstacles they face as a newly married couple who just happen to commit murder for a living. For having violated the Mafia code of honor each falls from grace with the Don. Once it is learned that they must take out the other, the relationship becomes a bit strained to say the least.
--David Fletcher, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Prizzi's Honor |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- spurned lover goes for revenge
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals killing each other
- Mafia conflict
Lover is...
- criminal/bad doer
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- killer
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
Dumb?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- killer
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) ample chest and buttocks
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Eastern European
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
Is this movie based on a
- book
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