Oscar Oscar

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 money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets about to keep his promise.

Sylvester Stallone Ornella Muti Don Ameche Peter Riegert Tim Curry Marisa Tomei Linda Gray Chazz Palminteri Kurtwood Smith Yvonne De Carlo Ken Howard William Atherton Martin Ferrero Harry Shearer Mark Metcalf Kirk Douglas Vincent Spano

Touchstone Pictures

family thriller comedy action

109 mins   More details at IMDb / TMDb

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  • Adam Bolden

    Review by Adam Bolden ★★★★★

    Oscar is a fast-paced, convoluted comedy that delivers some serious laughs. It's numerous characters are all entertaining and the casting couldn't be more perfect.

    On the deathbed of his father (Michael Douglas), Angelo "Snaps" Provolone (Sylvester Stallone) promises that he will give up his life as a gangster and go straight. But on his first official day, everything seems to be out of control. From his daughter's (Marisa Tomei) fake pregnancy to an extortionist accountant (Vincent Spano), Snaps tries to put his life together among the chaos.

    Based on a 1967 French film of the same name, the movie plays itself off as a comedy that would have been released in 1931, when the film takes place. It has that…

  • clam

    Review by clam ★★★★

    There are movies that nobody likes but you. This is one of them. While most people believe the first version (with Louis de Funès) is much better, I love this one for its characters and the light-hearted humour. My favorites are the title sequence and the piano scene. And believe it or not: the German translation is much funnier than the original!

  • rymh

    Review by rymh ★½

    The scene where he is ordering his breakfast...

  • Nuri Tal

    Review by Nuri Tal ★

    I don't even know anymore.

  • Charlie Spira

    Review by Charlie Spira ★★★½

    A charming roust of a mixup tale. Stallone is excellent as an archetypal gangster hopelessly trying to "go straight." Offers quite a few hearty laughs.

  • Steven Flores

    Review by Steven Flores

    A messy but extremely hilarious film about a mob boss trying to go straight on a crazy day involving switched bags, a pregnant daughter wanting to get married, bankers, gangsters, a teary-eyed Chazz Palminteri, and all sorts of shenanigans. Very underrated film.

  • Silent J

    Review by Silent J ★★

    I don't know why but something told me after seeing Expendables 2 I need to something where Stallone doesn't play a badass. Something tells me I should punch that something in the face.

    There are some laughs (albeit very few) that are sprinkled across the film and when they're funny they can be really funny. When they fall flat, it hurts. The acting is pretty bad since everyone just hams it up. It's fun seeing Stallone ham it up at first, but gradually it gets a tad cringe-worthy. All in all, as much as this tries so hard, it's just not very funny.

  • Chris Burns

    Review by Chris Burns ★★½

    The only thing I really knew about this film, before watching it, was that it was a gangster themed comedy and that it was universally panned on release, mostly due to Stallone's performance. Seeing it now, for the first time, I don't think it's as bad a film as its reputation suggests. Stallone is slightly cringe worthy at times, especially in the opening scene, but once the film gets going and we get to know his character, I started to to find him very likeable.
    [PLEASE NOTE] I have vivid childhood memories of repeatedly defending Stallone's acting abilities, in this manner, when my parents would scoff at things like his climatic speech in First Blood. So, it's entirely possible that,…