Summaries

An English auctioneer proposes to the daughter of a Mafia kingpin, only to realize that certain "favors" would be asked of him.

An art-house auctioneer finds himself getting in deeper and deeper with the mob after learning that his teacher girlfriend is the daughter of a major mobster. Things get worse when a godfather decides to launder his no-talent son's gory paintings through the art house and gets the FBI into the picture. Everything then falls apart when the son is accidentally shot.—John Sacksteder <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • mafia
  • character name as title
  • nickname as title
  • wedding
  • painting
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Romance
Release date Aug 19, 1999
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States United Kingdom
Official sites Warner Bros.
Language English
Filming locations Knickerbocker Bar & Grill -33 University Place, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Production companies Polygram Filmed Entertainment Castle Rock Entertainment Simian Films

Box office

Budget $75000000
Gross US & Canada $33864342
Opening weekend US & Canada $10178289
Gross worldwide $54264342

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 42m
Color Color
Sound mix DTS Dolby Digital SDDS
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

An auctioneer finds his new intended has Mob relatives who ask certain favors of him.

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