Taglines: In crime and comedy, timing is everything.
Oscar movie storyline. 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. He is faced with numerous problems: henchmen who know nothing but crime, the police who are convinced he is hatching a master plan, and Oscar, who has just got his daughter pregnant.
Oscar is a 1991 American screwball comedy film directed by John Landis. Based on the Claude Magnier stage play, it is a remake of the 1967 French film of the same name, but the setting has been moved to Depression-era Chicago and the plot centers on a mob boss trying to go straight. The film stars Sylvester Stallone, Marisa Tomei, Ornella Muti, Tim Curry and Chazz Palminteri, and was a rare attempt by Stallone at doing a comedy role.
Oscar (1991)
Directed by: John Landis
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Ornella Muti, Peter Riegert, Joey Travolta, Chazz Palminteri, Yvonne De Carlo, Arleen Sorkin, Richard Romanus, Eddie Bracken
Screenplay by: Michael Barrie, Jim Mulholland
Production Design by: Bill Kenney
Cinematography by: Mac Ahlberg
Film Editing by: Dale Beldin
Costume Design by: Deborah Nadoolman
Set Decoration by: Rick Gentz
Art Direction by: William Ladd Skinner
Music by: Elmer Bernstein
Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures
Release Date: April 26, 1991
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