Im sure it sounded great in the pitch meeting, but then the pitch probably left out the tired and pedestrian script and a couple of astonishingly poor plot developments that thwart the movies many efforts to win us over. Dashing international film star hugh grant plays a proper english entrepreneur. Mickey blue eyes 1999 michael felgate hugh grant is an arthouse auctioneer who finds himself getting in deeper and deeper with the mob after learning that his teacher girlfriend jeanne tripplehorn is the daughter of a major mobster. Mickey blue eyes was coproduced by hugh grants significant other, elizabeth hurley, and directed by kelly makin, whose previous credits include the kids in the hall movie brain candy. Mickey blue eyes the latest entry in the pop culture arena to riff on the mafia, mickey blue eyes is an engaging, often very funny fishoutofwater story that provides hugh grant with an. Mickey blue eyes is a 1999 britishamerican romantic comedy crime film directed by kelly makin. The perpetually flustered, perpetually typecast hugh grant stars as a mildmannered auctioneer who finds out a bit too late that. Mickey blue eyes 1999 official trailer hugh grant movie hd an english auctioneer proposes to the daughter of a mafia kingpin, only to realize that certain favors would be asked of him. Now we have a very similar theme in mickey blue eyes, except this time its a wiseguy and a very proper english art auctioneer. Dashing international film star hugh grant plays a proper english entrepreneur who innocently stumbles into the criminal underworld in this sidesplitting romantic comedy. A true family affair is in the core of mickey blue eyes, from the mob right down to the collaboration of star hugh grant and his wife, elizabeth hurley as producer. Hugh grant stars as michael felgate, an english auctioneer li. Mickey blue eyes hugh grant and jeanne tripplehorn star in this romantic comedy about an art dealer whose impending marriage is threatened after his fiance reveals that her father is in the mafia. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more.
Mickey blue eyes faces the unenviable task of following the critical and commercial hit analyze this in depicting the culture clash that ensues when an uptight professional finds himself unwillingly in cahoots with the mob. Released august 20th, 1999, mickey blue eyes stars hugh grant, james caan, jeanne tripplehorn, burt young the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 43 min, and received a score of 49 out of. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. August 20, 2019 happy 20th anniversary to mickey blue eyes.
Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Purchase mickey blue eyes on digital and stream instantly or download offline. The films title comes from michael being forced to impersonate a gangster, who is spontaneously named kansas city little big mickey blue eyes. See the full list of mickey blue eyes cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Mickey blue eyes 1999 official trailer hugh grant movie hd. Several of the minor roles are played by actors later featured in the sopranos. Mickey blue eyes is a 1999 film comedy directed by kelly makin and starring james caan and hugh grant. Mickey blue eyes is a 1999 romantic comedy crime film directed by kelly makin. Felgate unwittingly gets involved with the local mob through his relationship and. Watch mickey blue eyes full movie online here streamingfilmmickeyblueeyes10154. Mickey blue eyes was coproduced by hugh grants significant other, elizabeth. Read the mickey blue eyes movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Mickey blue eyes 1999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
All too late he discovers she is the daughter of a mob boss and must pose as a mobster to win the respect of her family. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. One of the last films produced by polygram and shown on the itv network in august 1999. Mickey blue eyes was coproduced by hugh grants significant other, elizabeth hurley, and directed by kelly makin, whose previous credits include the kids in the.
Michael felgate grant is a bumbling, wellmeaning brit working in america for the cromwell auction house. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Mickey blue eyes internet movie firearms database guns. Half hour tv program about the comedy film mickey blue eyes starring hugh grant, jeanne triplehorn and james caan. An english auctioneer proposes to the daughter of a mafia kingpin, only to. So, for those who prefer to avoid such distractions, mickey blue eyes will probably be more enjoyable. Rent mickey blue eyes 1999 starring hugh grant and james caan on dvd and bluray. Mickey blue eyes was crafted as a vehicle for the stammering british charm of hugh grant star of four weddings and a funeral and nine months, so whether or not you like the movie will depend heavily on your affection for grant. Hugh grant stars as michael felgate, an english auctioneer living in new york city who becomes entangled in his soontobe fatherinlaws mafia connections. Before long, michael has inadvertently laundered mob money through his auction house and has to pass himself off to rival gangsters as mickey blue eyes, a wiseguy from kansas city. Watch mickey blue eyes full movie video dailymotion. Le film mickey blue eyes 1999 vostfr admin 20170505t01.
Mickey blue eyes soundtrack 01 mambo italiano youtube. About time somebody arranged a moratorium on using the song mambo italiano on the soundtrack of this kind of film, though. Basil poledouris, rosemary clooney, frank simms, dean martin, louis prima, clarence frogman henry, paolo conte, achille togliani mickey blue eyes. Mi vida loca 1993full movie mejor calidadbest qualite. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent mickey blue eyes online on moviefone. Gina subsequently fires the ppk towards the ceiling when the bullet ricochets into johnny. The latter isnt known for his comedy but hes good at it. The clip was mildly amusing, so we decided to watch the film. In this film, its hugh grant who winds up in mobster james caans clan. Ive always giggled at the scene in the trailer where james caan is attempting to teach hugh grant how to speak like a true new yorker, a classic, almost worth the exorbitant ticket prices of today. Mickey blue eyes has most of the ingredients in place for another one of those marriedtothemob comedies, but the central character has to hold it together, and hugh grant is wrong for the role. Makin, whose previous credits include the kids in the hall movie brain candy.
Noo yawk is about to encounter a most unlikely mobster. Even if the jokes dont always work, and leading lady tripplehorn isnt in grants league, mickey blue eyes is a considerable improvement on elizabeth hurleys previous attempt as a film producer. Mickey blue eyes 1999 english art dealer michael felgate hugh grant is dumbfounded to learn that his girlfriend, gina vitale jeanne tripplehorn, cannot accept his marriage proposal because. In my opinion, this film has similarities to analyze this, which we thought was very funny. In the last two pictures of the ppk pictures, the gun doesnt look much like a ppk to me. Mickey blue eyes 1999 stream and watch online moviefone. Rent mickey blue eyes 1999 on dvd and bluray netflix.
New york film locations from the movie mickey blue eyes starring hugh grant and jeanne tripplehorn. It came to our attention when we saw a clip showing mobster james caan trying to teach english auctioneer hugh grant how to speak in gangster dialect. Mickey blue eyes funny scene hugh grant hd quality duration. Mickey blue eyes quotes, movie quotes movie quotes. Joe viterelli is perfect for any mafiatype story, as is burt young. Mickey blue eyes is a 1999 an angloamerican romantic comedy crime film directed by kelly makin. Interviews were with hugh grant and james caan about the characters they play in the movie illustrated with clips from the film.
Vinnie dagostino joe viterelli uses a ppk to shoot gina at the wedding. Sometimes just the facial expressions on caans face brought out big laughs with me. The whole idea of the movie is pretty creative, but near the end of the movie, the story got a little predictable thats all ill say about the plot. Hugh grant plays dapper manhattan art auctioneer michael.
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