Mad Dog and Glory
1993 Directed by John McNaughton
Synopsis
Wayne Dobie is a shy police photographer who saves the life of crime boss Frank Milo. Greatful, Milo insists on being Wayne's friend, offering him the companionship of "Glory", one of his employees. Wayne is thus in a difficult situation: he can't be seen to be fraternising with criminals, and he's unsure about how to deal with Glory.
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I originally caught wind of this film after Googling "Uma Thurman nude" sometime around the release of the Kill Bill volumes but had no initial interest due to not knowing what the film was about beyond Thurman's bare chest. I came across it again recently when compiling my Bill Murray challenge list and I have to say after now having seen it, that it is underrated and under-appreciated.
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For years, Robert De Niro always played some kind of menacing tough guy mobster and Bill Murray played an innocent, sometimes bumbling, guy who was far from the toughest guy on the block. What would happen if they played against stereotypes and switched roles? That's the clever concept behind Mad Dog and Glory that really works.
If you want a straight up comedy, you're gonna have to wait. Most of the film plays out like a straight up and even complex drama with some humorous moments, especially during the first half. There's more comedy in the last half, but then it mainly becomes your average romance. That's not necessarily a bad thing. The characters within the script are filled with…
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Genuinely unusual crime-comedy-drama-romance about an anxious cop (De Niro) who unwittingly saves the life of a mobster and stand-up comic (Bill Murray) – whilst literally wetting himself – and finds that he's repaid by having a frantic, amorous Uma Thurman installed in his flat. There are some really nice offbeat touches and self-contained scenes, as well as a smokily atmospheric (if underused) score from Elmer Bernstein, but it never really goes anywhere or amounts to anything, and ends with a grand anti-climax. For movie nerds, it's an interesting film in terms of where it finds its leads: De Niro (sporting copper-tinged hair) was three years on from his last great performance but yet to dive into mainstream comedy, Murray was…
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"Mad Dog and Glory" is a rough-and-tumble charmer of a mostly-romantic comedy. A dialogue-driven story of two men who want more than what their lives currently provide, the film features Robert DeNiro and Bill Murray turning in charismatic performances as unlikely acquaintances, and an awkwardly radiant Uma Thurman adding romantic chemistry to the mix.
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The tone in this is strange. Never fully being a comedy, but never fully being a serious drama either. It's weird. I was suprised that Scorsese produced this.
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Bill Murray slaps Robert DeNiro around. An acting feat for the both of them. It's a serious cop drama, but plays out as a comedy, because of the unique characterizations. Apparently, the tone is too radical for some people to handle. I get a kick out of it every time I watch it.
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I originally caught wind of this film after Googling "Uma Thurman nude" sometime around the release of the Kill Bill volumes but had no initial interest due to not knowing what the film was about beyond Thurman's bare chest. I came across it again recently when compiling my Bill Murray challenge list and I have to say after now having seen it, that it is underrated and under-appreciated.
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Always loved this movie. Underrated gem.
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Bill Murray and Robert DeNiro, it seems, both like to change up their resume pretty frequently and play a variety of types (at least it seemed that way for a while with DeNiro). So seeing them do that against each other in MAD DOG AND GLORY was cool.
Murray plays the tough guy mobster to DeNiro’s wishful everyman cop and it works perfectly. I really enjoyed the dynamic between the two, especially since the two were actively trying be something different than themselves by playing characters who wanted something different for themselves.
Putting such big personalities into such a small-feeling story was a great choice and made for a movie that I ended up liking a lot more than I had anticipated. I even genuinely liked David Caruso’s character. Plus, I had forgotten just how great-looking young Uma Thurman was.
Positive surprises all around.
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Tailored with slicked-back hair, Bill Murray plays a mob boss with a wink — a satire of Robert De Niro (an everyday cop) right in front of him. Both play the straight man in this dark comedy and David Caruso is excellent as a cop before “NYPD Blue.”
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The tone in this is strange. Never fully being a comedy, but never fully being a serious drama either. It's weird. I was suprised that Scorsese produced this.
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Genuinely unusual crime-comedy-drama-romance about an anxious cop (De Niro) who unwittingly saves the life of a mobster and stand-up comic (Bill Murray) – whilst literally wetting himself – and finds that he's repaid by having a frantic, amorous Uma Thurman installed in his flat. There are some really nice offbeat touches and self-contained scenes, as well as a smokily atmospheric (if underused) score from Elmer Bernstein, but it never really goes anywhere or amounts to anything, and ends with a grand anti-climax. For movie nerds, it's an interesting film in terms of where it finds its leads: De Niro (sporting copper-tinged hair) was three years on from his last great performance but yet to dive into mainstream comedy, Murray was…
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It was sad to watch such a bad performance from De Niro and Thurman. Bill Murray... so so. The script sucked from beginning till the end.
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Bill Murray slaps Robert DeNiro around. An acting feat for the both of them. It's a serious cop drama, but plays out as a comedy, because of the unique characterizations. Apparently, the tone is too radical for some people to handle. I get a kick out of it every time I watch it.
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"Mad Dog and Glory" is a rough-and-tumble charmer of a mostly-romantic comedy. A dialogue-driven story of two men who want more than what their lives currently provide, the film features Robert DeNiro and Bill Murray turning in charismatic performances as unlikely acquaintances, and an awkwardly radiant Uma Thurman adding romantic chemistry to the mix.