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Actors: Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Joan Cusack
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about My Blue Heaven |
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An ex-mobster, Vinnie, agrees to testify against the mob and enters witness protection. He gets relocated to a little suburban town in California.
The FBI agent in charge of Vinnie's case and in charge of keeping him safe and out of trouble is Barney.
Barney and Vinnie become friends. Vinnie can't seem to stay out of trouble and keeps committing petty crimes and has to deal with Hannah, the local DA.
Barney has to continuously get Vinnie out of trouble; and in doing so, he and Hannah meet, become involved and fall in love.
Barney, Vinnie and Hannah and her two sons all become friends.
Vinnie begins a new scam. He begins taking donations for a supposed new little league baseball field. Vinnie finally testifies in court, but instead of returning home he returns to the little suburban town.
When Hannah discovers Vinnie's baseball scheme Vinnie must think fast. To keep himself out of trouble he makes a few phone calls and actually gets construction of a new little league ball park under way. After that, Vinnie finally goes straight and becomes a pillar of the community.
--Brandon Swenson, Resident Scholar
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Vinnie Antonelli is an inner city mobster who goes under a Witness Protection Program after turning in state evidence. He must testify against mafia men or else spend some time in prison. Anotnelli is sent to a wholesome suburbia town in California and now in hands of Barney Coopersmith, a high-strung FBI agent that deals with Vinnie shenanigans (getting into some conflict with local authorities) all the while trying to keep him on a low profile. Meanwhile state district attorney Hannah Stubbs, who is a divorcee and a mother about had enough of the mobster's careless acts. Stubbs is sure to put Vinnie where he belongs if Agent Coopersmith does not set things straight with the light-hearted Vinnie. While under protection and his obvious boredom in the small town, Vinnie shows Coopersmith how to loosen up a bit, even playing cupid. Hooking up the uptight agent with rigid Stubbs as things turn to love for the two after dancing the merengue.
--Alicia M., Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of My Blue Heaven |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
If a parody... of
- gangsters/crime
How much humor v. drama
- Mostly humor, but some serious drama
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- criminal
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
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...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- sports arena
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- None
- Some foul language
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