Mad Dog Time
Time Out says
Writer/director Bishop, son of the old Rat Pack member Joey Bishop, looks set on founding his own pack with this spoof of gang warfare. Whereas Sinatra's pack made sneery, slick movies together, Bishop can organise his material and he shares his jokes. Gang boss Vic (Dreyfuss) is released from mental hospital, but finds his turf threatened with ambitious weeds like mortician MacLachlan, who longs to see everyone professionally, and his own once-faithful caretaker, Byrne. The new blood presents him with a commemorative straitjacket at his welcome home party, so the chances of détente are slim. Vic is also preoccupied with settling scores with his former hitman Nicky (Goldblum), who took up with his mistress once the boss was banged up. There's byzantine plotting, trade-offs and double-bluffs aplenty, plus an amusing ritual in which rival hitmen duel to the death from facing executive desks. The leads play up enthusiastically with the brass ring shared by Goldblum and Barkin's shifty moll Rita. There's a conveyor belt of faded or fuddled walk-ons from the likes of Pollard, Pryor, Reynolds and Anka, while the soundtrack is vintage cuff-shooting crooner. Fair fun.
Details
Release details
Duration:
93 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Larry Bishop
Screenwriter:
Larry Bishop
Cast:
Ellen Barkin
Gabriel Byrne
Richard Dreyfuss
Jeff Goldblum
Diane Lane
Larry Bishop
Gregory Hines
Kyle MacLachlan
Burt Reynolds
Michael J Pollard
Angie Everhart
Paul Anka
Rob Reiner
Richard Pryor
Joey Bishop
Gabriel Byrne
Richard Dreyfuss
Jeff Goldblum
Diane Lane
Larry Bishop
Gregory Hines
Kyle MacLachlan
Burt Reynolds
Michael J Pollard
Angie Everhart
Paul Anka
Rob Reiner
Richard Pryor
Joey Bishop
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