- Release Date: 1991
- Runtime: 109 min
- Genre: Comedy, Crime
- Starring: Peter Riegert, Chazz Palminteri, Joey Travolta, Paul Greco ... see all
- Director: John Landis
- Plot: 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... Read more
User Reviews
Funny, Funny, Funny
Aug 15, 2008
chuck_l_baker - yahoo.com
Aug 15, 2008chuck_l_baker - yahoo.com
This is one of the funniest movies ever. I just crack up watching this movie. It is not slap stick or stupid humor, but quick wit. I enjoy funny movies that are fast and fun. This was a perfect comedy for... Full review
One of a Kind
Dec 14, 2007
jioellacristallo - yahoo.com
Dec 14, 2007jioellacristallo - yahoo.com
Who says Stallone can't be funny when he wants to? "Oscar" definitely portrayed Sylvester Stallone out of action-hero costume and reveals his homorous side. The movie is about a gangster, Angelo Provolone (Sylvester Stallone)who makes his dying father a promise that... Full review
Watching at home, at least you won't have to walk
Aug 27, 2007
skippy111968 - yahoo.com
Aug 27, 2007skippy111968 - yahoo.com
This is the worst movie I have ever seen. The acting is horrible, and that is the best thing I can say about this movie. When I first saw it, I walked out before it was over.... Full review
Bad Movie
Aug 27, 2007
stallonezone1280 - yahoo.com
Aug 27, 2007stallonezone1280 - yahoo.com
Well I am a big Sylvester Stallone Fan but I do not like him in comedy movies. I bought the Movie and I watched the movie and it is the dumbest movie ever and then I sold it at a garage... Full review
Heck with the Critics!!
Dec 31, 2006
linda4861 - yahoo.com
Dec 31, 2006linda4861 - yahoo.com
This movie was just hysterical. Sylvester Stallone is great at comedy. This movie is a remake from a French movie. I have seen the French movie but the American version is 100% better and funnier. It's too bad the critics booed... Full review
Oscar Is A Winner
Dec 29, 2006
jmac33208 - yahoo.com
Dec 29, 2006jmac33208 - yahoo.com
Sly Plays Angelo "Snaps" Provolone Who Is A Crimelord That Made His Father A Promise Before He Died That He Would Leave The Crime World And Become A Businessman. The Police See People Coming In And Out Of Angelo's House And... Full review
stalone at his best:)
Dec 13, 2006
midnightopal - yahoo.com
Dec 13, 2006midnightopal - yahoo.com
This is a great vehicle for Stalone, should do many more like this one. The characters are so funny and everyone works well off each other. The idea of a gangster going straight is funny in itself, but this cast is... Full review
One of my favorite movies!
Oct 06, 2006
coolhead - yahoo.com
Oct 06, 2006coolhead - yahoo.com
I first saw this movie when I was 7 years old, and it has been the only movie I remember first watching. Now of course I didn't know what it was about, but I just recently rewatched it, and it is... Full review
l,,l {-.-} l,,l
Jan 09, 2006
d_bibb1983 - yahoo.com
Jan 09, 2006d_bibb1983 - yahoo.com
This movie was great. it was hilarious from start to finish. i could watch this movie over and over again. in fact i ave done just that. i know most of the words. i hope shares the same insight on the... Full review
I would've given this an "OSCAR"!
Oct 31, 2005
farmfamilyalso - yahoo.com
Oct 31, 2005farmfamilyalso - yahoo.com
A riot of non-stop laughs. Fast talking Sylvester Stallone is sharp & funny as "Snaps", a Gangster with heart. Great script, great acting. A "must see."... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Feb 27, 2007Matchflick
A fun light-hearted comedy.
He's a great character in this movie, and, I hate to say it, a really good actor in this movie.
Oscar" is a very fun little movie.
The cast is wonderful.
... Full Review
| Apr 26, 1991Washington Post
It's so tempting to declare "Oscar" the worst movie of 1991.
The others, in this enormous cast, are even worse.
Stallone is to humor what John Goodman is to ballet.
... Full Review
At-A-Glance Film Reviews
John Landis' direction is too plodding, and it drags down the film somewhat.
Although the movie is funny, the sensation that the material on screen should be funnier persisted.
Stallone and his star-laden co-stars are hilarious
... Full Review
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Venice film fest set for launch
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2009-09-01
(ANSA) - Venice, September 1 - The Venice Film Festival kicks off Wednesday night with a gala showing of Oscar winner Giuseppe Tornatore's Sicilian epic Baaria, one of four Italian films competing for the top prize. ... Full Article
The official competition at the Venice Film Festival may be called "Venezia 65," but with 21 films competing for the top prize -- the Golden Lion -- it is just coming of age as a launching pad for Academy Award... ... Full Article
The buzz on the streets has been that Heath Ledger would deserve a posthumous Oscar for his work as The Joker in Christopher Nolan's latest Batman flick, The Dark Knight , but it's only been recently that critics and assorted... ... Full Article
Venue: Signature Theatre Company, New York (Through July 6) The last time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee and Oscar-winning actress Mercedes Ruehl worked together on stage, the result -- "The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia?" ... Full Article

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