Prizzi's Honor (1985) on Netflix
Charley Partanna is a hitman for the Prizzi crime family in New York. At a family wedding he falls for Irene Walker, a woman he does not recognize.
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Plot summary
Charley Partanna is a hitman for the Prizzis, the New York Mafia family of the elderly Don Corrado Prizzi. The business is handled by the don's sons Dominic and Eduardo and by Angelo, Charley's father, the don's longtime right-hand man. At a family wedding Charley notices a woman he does not recognize and asks Maerose Prizzi about her; Maerose, once Charley's lover, is out of favor with her father Dominic. Charley flies to California to kill Marxie Heller for robbing a Nevada casino, and Heller's estranged wife is Irene Walker, the one from the wedding. Irene repays part of the stolen money, and Charley takes her word that she was not part of the scam. Now in love, the two travel to Mexico to marry.
Cast
- Ann Selepegnoas Amalia Prizzi
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Anjelica Huston was paid the SAG-AFTRA scale rate of $14,000, and when her agent asked the producer for more money he was told 'we don't even want her in this movie'. She went on to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the performance.
- A 25-year-old Stanley Tucci made his film debut in Prizzi's Honor, where he played the minor role of a mafia goon.
- In June 1990 it was announced that Sidney Lumet had signed on to direct an adaptation of Prizzi's Family from a script written by William Richert, but the follow-up was never made.
- The film received eight nominations at the 58th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay. It also won four Golden Globe Awards, two of them for Nicholson and Turner in the comedy or musical acting categories.
