Mob Boss (1990)

Name: Mob Boss
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1990-09-16
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 5.1
Cast: William Hickey, Morgan Fairchild, Stuart Whitman, Eddie Deezen, Jack O'Halloran

Mob Boss (1990), directed by Fred Olen Ray, starring William Hickey and Morgan Fairchild.

09/16/1990 BR Comedy and Crime 1h 33m

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The last thing a dying mobster needs is a son who thinks money laundering needs detergent.

Synopsis

A nerd becomes the head of his father's crime family.

Gary GraverCinematography
Fred Olen RayDirector, Producer
Chuck CirinoOriginal music
T.L. LankfordScreenplay

About the film

Mob Boss is a 1990 direct-to-video Mafia-themed comedy film directed by Fred Olen Ray and starring Eddie Deezen, Morgan Fairchild, Teagan Clive and William Hickey.

The film features character actor Deezen in one of his few leading roles, as well as guest appearances from many veteran character actors known for their "tough guy" and gangster roles, including Mike Mazurki in his final screen appearance.

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Mob Boss is a 1990 direct-to-video Mafia-themed comedy film directed by Fred Olen Ray and starring Eddie Deezen, Morgan Fairchild, Teagan Clive and William Hickey.

Plot summary

Don Anthony is the head of California's largest crime family. Unbeknownst to him, his voluptuous mistress Gina and his arch-rival Don Francisco have plotted a hostile takeover of the business, and Don Anthony is gunned down following a mob meeting. Lying mortally wounded in the hospital, Don Anthony directs his chief lieutenant Monk to locate his estranged son Tony to assume the family business and carry on the Anthony name.

Unfortunately for the family, Tony is a wimpy nerd with no idea of the true nature of his father's business. As Monk tries to transform the milquetoast geek into a fearsome gangster, Don Francisco attempts to overthrow him through Gina's powers of seduction, while a pair of bumbling hitmen try to bump Tony off at every turn.

Cast

Eddie Deezen as Tony Anthony

William Hickey as Don Anthony

Morgan Fairchild as Gina

Stuart Whitman as Don Francisco

Jack O'Halloran as Angelo

Irwin Keyes as Monk

Don Stroud as Legrand

Joe Zimmerman as Dino

Brinke Stevens as Sara

Dick Miller as Mike

Mike Mazurki as Don Taglianeti

Len Lesser as Don Caglianoti

Vince Barbi as Don Rigatoni

Leo Gordon as Don O'Reily

Jay Richardson as Tom Peck

Robert Quarry as Dr. Jones (credited as Darius Beiderbeck)

Production

The film starred Eddie Deezen who had previously worked with Fred Olen Ray on Beverly Hills Vamp. "I love Fred," said Deezen said the film was "so much fun to shoot. I had a ball. Morgan Fairchild, a lovely lady."

Reception

Professional reviews of Mob Boss were moderately negative. Entertainment Weekly gave the film a "C−" rating, writing "This mostly rotten comedy from bad-movie king Fred Olen Ray (Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers) offers amazingly low-brow slapstick, but the cast has fun (especially Morgan Fairchild, of all people) and the liberal use of boingy sound effects makes for a few silly laughs". Allmovie gave the film 1.5 out of 5 stars without a written review.

References

External links

Mob Boss at IMDb

Text from Mob Boss (film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mob_Boss_(film)

Trivia

It premiered on September 16, 1990, a Sunday.
It runs 1h33 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.