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Synopsis: Charley Partanna is a hit-man who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime syndicate families in the country. Unbeknownst to Charley,the Prizzis just hired Irene Walker, a free-lance killer, to eliminate someone who double-crossed them. When Irene and Charley fall in love their jobs become complicated. Their jobs become impossible when each is given a contract that neither can go through with.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director(s): John Huston
Production: Fox
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 25 wins & 24 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
R
Year:
1985
130 min
745 Views


real nice job she did too.

That's some family you got.

Anyway...

I like you coat.

Do you?

A coat like this...

stand out in New York,

you know.

My father always says

it's better...

to stand out because

of how serious you are...

instead of clothes, cars

or diamond rings...

For men that is.

What am I doing all

the talking here for?

How come I met you

at a Prizzi's wedding...

and you ain't no wop?

The Bishop who married them

wasn't Italian.

No he's a Polak.

So am I.

Walker is a Polak name?

No, it was Walkervisks.

I shortened it.

My maiden name was

Irene Walkervisks.

Either way...

you're sure one

beautiful woman to me.

I guess I thought that Walker sounded

more like a tax consultant should.

You're a tax

consultant?

What do you do

when you consult?

I save people money.

Show them the angles.

There are a lot of angles.

This L. A corporation...

had a guy kidnapped

in the Middle East...

so I told them they ran some money

that was tax deductible staff loss.

- Things like that.

- Terrific.

Charley...

- Shall we go?

- Oh, yeah, sure.

We'll take my car.

- What kind of a car is this?

- An Excaliber.

Japanese make them in England

for the Arabian market.

Great California car.

It's a great anyplace car.

Jesus it must cost though huh?

Well it wasn't free but

think what'll cost in two years.

- Like to eat outside?

- Yeah.

Irene I gotta say it.

I can't sleep.

I'm a grown man middle aged

maybe...

but no...

nobody in my life has ever

affected me anything...

like the way that

you make me feel.

I love you.

That's it.

That's everything.

I love you.

I think I'm in love with you

too Charley.

No it ain't in love.

In love is temporary.

Then you move on

to the next in love.

Everybody is always falling

in and out of love.

I notice.

I remember everything...

I read about it in magazines.

When you're just in love

it's just...

Wait a minute.

A hormonal secretion...

which changes the senses smells.

So as to affect someone

in a certain way.

That's what in love is.

Who needs it.

Love.

I mean, I love you

I think that's sounds

like I'm hedging, but...

I don't know how to say it

because I've never said it before.

All my life I've had

to protect myself and...

you can't protect yourself from

anything when you love somebody.

I love you Charley.

What's that they're playing?

That's "Noche de Ronda."

I'm never gonna

forget it.

I'm never gonna forget

this dress.

I'm never gonna forget anything

about today.

Wherever we go

whatever it is...

whenever they play this song...

this is gonna be our song.

Irene!

Everything being equal...

would you marry me?

Everything being equal...

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Richard Condon

Richard Thomas Condon (March 18, 1915 in New York City – April 9, 1996 in Dallas, Texas) was a prolific and popular American political novelist. Though his works were satire, they were generally transformed into thrillers or semi-thrillers in other mediums, such as cinema. All 26 books were written in distinctive Condon style, which combined fast-pace, outrage, and frequent humor while focusing almost obsessively at monetary greed and political corruption. Condon himself once said: "Every book I've ever written has been about abuse of power. I feel very strongly about that. I'd like people to know how deeply their politicians wrong them." Condon's books were occasionally bestsellers, and many of his books were made into films; he is primarily remembered for his 1959 The Manchurian Candidate and, many years later, a series of four novels about a family of New York gangsters named Prizzi. Condon's writing was known for its complex plotting, fascination with trivia, and loathing for those in power; at least two of his books featured thinly disguised versions of Richard Nixon. His characters tend to be driven by obsession, usually sexual or political, and family loyalty. His plots often have elements of classical tragedy, with protagonists whose pride leads them to destroy what they love. Some of his books, most notably Mile High (1969), are perhaps best described as secret history. And Then We Moved to Rossenarra is a humorous autobiographical recounting of various places in the world where he had lived and his family's 1970s move to Rossenarra, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. more…

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