Men Of Respect (1990)

Name: Men Of Respect
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Released: 1990-10-01
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 4.8
Cast: John Turturro, Katherine Borowitz, Dennis Farina, Peter Boyle, Stanley Tucci

Men Of Respect (1990), directed by William Reilly, starring John Turturro and Katherine Borowitz.

10/01/1990 BR Action, Crime and Drama 1h 53m

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In this modern day version of Shakespeare's Macbeth, a hitman heeds a spiritualist's prophesies that he will rise to the head of his family. He starts his ascension by clandestinely executing the heads of the family and casting the blame on others. However, with power comes consequences that are also predicted by the seer.

Bobby BukowskiCinematography
William ReillyDirector, Writer
Elizabeth KlingEditing
Ephraim HorowitzProducer

About the film

Men of Respect is a 1990 crime drama film, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Macbeth. It stars John Turturro as Mike Battaglia, a Mafia hitman who climbs his way to the top by killing his boss.

The film also stars Rod Steiger, Stanley Tucci, Dennis Farina and Peter Boyle and is directed by William C. Reilly. It is not the first film to transplant Macbeth to the American mob culture; this was done in the 1955 film Joe MacBeth.

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Plot

Mike Battaglia, a powerful lieutenant in the D’Amico crime family, executes a large-scale hit on the family's enemies, earning a promotion to a caporegime and the undying respect of his boss, Don Charlie D'Amico. Despite the Don's generosity, however, Battaglia secretly resents D'Amico for passing him over as his successor.

At the instigation of Ruthie, his wife, Battaglia murders D'Amico and has his sons shipped off to Florida, clearing the way for him to assume control of the D'Amico family. He becomes an underworld despot, deciding to kill anyone he suspects as a threat to his power, including former ally Bankie Como and his unconnected son, Philly, who survives an assassination attempt.

At his coronation as boss, a drunken Battaglia alienates two more of the mob's powerful soldiers. Afraid that Battaglia's reign will spell the end of the D'Amico family, several of Battaglia's underlings desert him and ally themselves with D'Amico's eldest son, Mal.

Battaglia puts a hit out on his chief rival, Matt Duffy, but the assassins cannot find him, instead murdering his wife and son. Ruthie commits suicide out of guilt, which devastates Battaglia. Determined to get revenge for the death of his family, Duffy comes to kill Battaglia, who arrogantly proclaims that "no man of woman born" can harm him. Duffy responds that he was delivered via caesarian section, and therefore was not technically born of a woman. Disposing of Battaglia, he clears the way for Mal to assume control of the family.

Reception

The film has been praised for its accuracy in depicting Mafia rituals, which are said to be more authentic than those in The Godfather or GoodFellas. However the film failed to please audiences or critics: Leonard Maltin found it "pretentious" and "unintentionally comic" and Daniel Rosenthal describes it as "providing the most risible chunks of modernised Shakespeare in screen history."

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Men of Respect at IMDb

Men of Respect at Rotten Tomatoes

Text from Men of Respect on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_of_Respect

Trivia

It grossed US$ 139.155 worldwide.
It premiered on October 1, 1990, a Monday.
It runs 1h53 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 13 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosColumbia Pictures, Central City Films, Arthur Goldblatt Productions
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Box officeUS$ 139,155
StatusReleased

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Bobby Bukowski Cinematography
William Reilly Director
Elizabeth Kling Editing
Ephraim Horowitz Producer
Misha Segal Original music
William Reilly Writer

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What is Men Of Respect about?

Men Of Respect: In this modern day version of Shakespeare's Macbeth, a hitman heeds a spiritualist's prophesies that he will rise to the head of his family. He starts his ascension by clandestinely executing the heads of the family and casting the blame on others. However, with power comes consequences that are also predicted by the …

Who directed Men Of Respect?

Men Of Respect was directed by William Reilly in 1990.

Who stars in Men Of Respect?

The cast of Men Of Respect includes John Turturro, Katherine Borowitz, Dennis Farina, Peter Boyle and Stanley Tucci.

How long is Men Of Respect?

Men Of Respect runs for 113 minutes, or 1h53.

What is Men Of Respect based on?

Men Of Respect is based on Macbeth.