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Mafia! [DVD] [1998]

DVD ~ Jay Mohr
3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Jay Mohr, Christina Applegate, Lloyd Bridges, Billy Burke, Pamela Gidley
  • Directors: Jim Abrahams
  • Writers: Jim Abrahams, Greg Norberg, Michael McManus
  • Producers: Bill Badalato, Greg Norberg, Jack I. Bernstein, Jennifer Gibgot
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
  • DVD Release Date: 12 Feb 2001
  • Run Time: 83 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004SGAR
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 20,145 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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This hapless comedy may actually work a lot better on video than it did in theatres. A parody of contemporary mob movies (with a few sidebars skewering such hits as Forrest Gump and The English Patient), Mafia! most closely resembles the first two Godfather films in its generational saga of a gangster family. Lloyd Bridges plays Don Cortino, a native Sicilian who presides over a crime syndicate, and Jay Mohr plays his Michael-Corleone-like son. The film is by Jim Abrahams, formerly of the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker directing team (Airplane!, The Naked Gun), single-handedly trotting out the old dumb-joke aesthetic that worked wonderfully a lifetime ago but looks a little creaky in the era of There's Something About Mary. Silly allusions to every crime film (GoodFellas, Casino) produced in the last three decades and featuring at least one wise guy or made man find their way into Mafia!'s gags, but most are arbitrary and shrugged off. The film tanked in theatres for good reason; on the other hand, Mafia! might have a lot more to offer if you're slumped on your own couch at the end of a long day, ready for brain-dead entertainment and absolutely apathetic about comic integrity. Even a film this instantly stale on the big screen might have its place in video posterity. --Tom Keogh

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent underrated comedy, 18 Jan 2003
This comedy is a spoof of many films such as "Godfather" and "Casino" It is well put together and is a laugh a minute. The actors/actresses are rightly cast in this enjoyable comedy which is definitely worth watching.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious movie!, 8 Jan 2001
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The films Mafia is a film which is only funny to someone has seen all the mob films because it makes jokes about them all and only by seeing the originals can you make sense of the joke and find them funny. The films travels along the same lines as Godfather I, II and III making jokes about the films as it goes along, but also, jokes are pulled in from Casino, Goodfellers and any other gangster films. This hilarious spoof is one that must be seen by anyone who watches and enjoys movies about the Mafia and the mob.
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2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Run florist, 26 April 2004
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This review is from: Mafia! [DVD] [1998] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
Yep it is another one of those movies in the "Airplane" genera. When theydo not try to hard some of the areas are funny. One really has to be inthe mind set for this movie. If you have seen others like "Airplane" thenthis movie will not be as impressive as it could be. If this is your firstforay in to the world of puns and parodies it holds its own.
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