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Once Upon a Crime...(1992)
Director: Eugene Levy
Cast: Richard Lewis, Sean Young, John Candy, Jim Belushi, Cybill Shepherd, George Hamilton
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Once Upon a Crime...(1992)
Cast: Richard Lewis, Sean Young, John Candy, Jim Belushi, Cybill Shepherd, George Hamilton
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
SCTV alumnus, Eugene Levy directed his only theatrical release movie to date with 1992's Once Upon A Crime. Levy, who's better known as a comic actor, developed his comic writing skills on televisions SCTV where he also starred. Levy only has a brief cameo in this, star studded ensemble cast.
Once Upon A Crime is black comedy-hybrid being crossed with the screwball style of movie making. The results? It's funny! Some of the lines are witty and made me laugh out loud. The movie follows the antics of 3 couples, all who are trying to find a missing Dachshund dog that has a reward of $5000 for it's return to it's wealthy owner, who's in Monte Carlo. To this mix, through in a murder and a body and some hap hazard French police work and you get the makings of a comedy caper....get it!
On location filming in Italy, France and Monaco makes this special...including scenes shot inside the posh Casino at Monaco. This movie is liking taking a vacation, without ever leaving your recliner.
The other big draw is a talented group of comic actors who are paired up...there's three pairs.
Richard Lewis and Sean Young meet on the streets of Italy, both are down and out with no money, so they join forces to capture the lost dog...all the while bickering and generally making each other mad. These two were by far my favorite, I thought both of them had real chemistry and seemed to like working together. Funny!
Cybil Shepard and Jim Belushi are two Americans on vacation in Monte Carlo. She just wants some romance from her dim witted husband who just wants to gamble the couples life savings. I liked Cybil and well, Jim Belushi is Jim Belushi, if you like him, you'll love him here.
Another SCTV alumnus heads up the third couple, that's the mysterious Augie Morosco played by SCTV veteran John Candy. Candy's good here, of course, but doesn't get a lot of screen time as it's an ensemble cast. Rounding out the cast is the gigolo George Hamilton and Giancarlo Giannini as the French police inspector.
I don't know why I hadn't seen this before, but it's well worth watching.
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Once Upon A Crime is black comedy-hybrid being crossed with the screwball style of movie making. The results? It's funny! Some of the lines are witty and made me laugh out loud. The movie follows the antics of 3 couples, all who are trying to find a missing Dachshund dog that has a reward of $5000 for it's return to it's wealthy owner, who's in Monte Carlo. To this mix, through in a murder and a body and some hap hazard French police work and you get the makings of a comedy caper....get it!
On location filming in Italy, France and Monaco makes this special...including scenes shot inside the posh Casino at Monaco. This movie is liking taking a vacation, without ever leaving your recliner.
The other big draw is a talented group of comic actors who are paired up...there's three pairs.
Richard Lewis and Sean Young meet on the streets of Italy, both are down and out with no money, so they join forces to capture the lost dog...all the while bickering and generally making each other mad. These two were by far my favorite, I thought both of them had real chemistry and seemed to like working together. Funny!
Cybil Shepard and Jim Belushi are two Americans on vacation in Monte Carlo. She just wants some romance from her dim witted husband who just wants to gamble the couples life savings. I liked Cybil and well, Jim Belushi is Jim Belushi, if you like him, you'll love him here.
Another SCTV alumnus heads up the third couple, that's the mysterious Augie Morosco played by SCTV veteran John Candy. Candy's good here, of course, but doesn't get a lot of screen time as it's an ensemble cast. Rounding out the cast is the gigolo George Hamilton and Giancarlo Giannini as the French police inspector.
I don't know why I hadn't seen this before, but it's well worth watching.
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