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Oscar

"In crime and comedy, timing is everything."

PG 1991 · 1h 49m · Comedy
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Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets about to keep his promise.

Theatrical
Apr 26, 1991
Box Office
$23.6M
Budget
$35.0M
Return
0.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
May 6, 2003
Theaters
5
Director
John Landis
Writers
Michael Barrie, Jim Mulholland
Producers
Leslie Belzberg, Alex Ponti, Joseph S. Vecchio
Music
Elmer Bernstein
Studio
Joseph S. Vecchio Entertainment, Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners IV
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Honesty in the World of Crooks
Connie Even in the old days, he was known as an honest crook.
Dr. Poole That's an oxymoron.
Connie Gee, you shouldn't ought to said that, Doc.
Snaps Yeah, leave Connie alone. He does the best he can.
Struggling with Responsibilities and Expectations
Snaps Connie! Am-scray!
Connie Do I have to, boss? Every time I have, I fall behind.
Debating Proper Conduct with Unexpected Guests
Snaps Pop this guy!
[''pointing to Anthony'']
Aldo Boss, we cant have a stiff in the house with company coming!
Snaps You're right. It ain't proper.
Breakfast Misunderstanding Between Friends
Aldo Breakfast is soived.
Snaps Served", you paluka!

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