Directed by:
Paul MazurskyComposer:
Phillip JohnstonCast:
Cher, Chazz Palminteri, Ryan O'Neal, Paul Mazursky, Amber Smith, Stephen Spinella, Jeffrey Wright, Allison Janney, Paul Ronan, Steven Randazzo (more)Plots(1)
Director Paul Mazursky's dark comedy, adapted from the play by actor Chazz Palminteri, stars Cher as Margaret, a rich and dissatisfied Westchester wife who is so neglected by her philandering and unfaithful husband, Jack (Ryan O'Neal), that she's considering suicide on the night of their 20th wedding anniversary. Things change, however, when she encounters Tony (Palminteri), a brooding, neurotic hit man hired by Jack to kill her while he's away with his office fling (Amber Smith). Tony barges into their expansive mansion and attacks Margaret, tying her up and informing her of the job he's been hired to do. But Tony has been instructed to wait for Jack's signal--the phone will ring twice--and while they wait the pair becomes embroiled in a witty and clever conversation covering a wide range of topics and revealing each other's hidden insecurities and faults. In the process, Tony and Margaret become strangely attracted to each other, drastically altering the outcome of Jack's devious plan. Almost all the action takes place within the walls of Margaret and Jack's home, recalling the film's theatrical origins and intensifying the mood and heightened tension between the killer and his target. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Cher
USA
Best movies:
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Mask (1985)
Tina Turner: Celebrate Live 1999 (1999) (concert)
Chazz Palminteri
USA
Best movies:
The Usual Suspects (1995)
A Bronx Tale (1993)
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Ryan O'Neal
USA
Best movies:
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Paper Moon (1973)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Paul Mazursky
USA
Best movies:
Carlito's Way (1993)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Antz (1998)
Amber Smith
USA
Best movies:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
American Beauty (1999)
Private Parts (1997)
Stephen Spinella
Italy
Best movies:
Milk (2008)
And the Band Played On (1993) (TV movie)
The Normal Heart (2014) (TV movie)
Jeffrey Wright
USA
Best movies:
Casino Royale (2006)
Source Code (2011)
The Batman (2022)
Allison Janney
USA
Best movies:
American Beauty (1999)
The Help (2011)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Paul Ronan
UK
Best movies:
The Boxer (1997)
Veronica Guerin (2003)
Life's a Breeze (2013)
Steven Randazzo
Best movies:
Awakenings (1990)
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
Michael Mulheren
Best movies:
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
Invincible (2006)
Johnny Suede (1991)