The 1995 Roger Corman production Dillinger And Capone has a great premise: What if bank robber John Dillinger crossed paths with mob boss Al Capone? But as for the end results… well, it is a 1990s Roger Corman production after all, though somewhat better than most.
#1 by lyzard on November 20, 2014 - 6:30 pm
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Not at all familiar with this one, so thanks for that. It does sound like it could have done with another round of script polishing, or maybe there was some last minute cutting?
Oddly enough I’ve had a real run on F. Murray Abraham lately. Who knew he made so many killer animal films? 🙂
#2 by The Rev. on November 21, 2014 - 9:06 pm
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*raises hand*
Although you saying “so many” makes me wonder if I’ve missed a couple…I’ve seen three with him. Have I missed something, I wonder?
(Well, considering two of those three, probably not…oy.)
#3 by lyzard on November 22, 2014 - 4:57 am
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Actually, it’s less the total and more that I’ve had a coincidental run on him out of my DVD rental queue. Oy, indeed.
#4 by The Rev. on November 24, 2014 - 7:19 pm
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So your killer critter movies give you a coincidental run of F. Murray Abraham.
I get coincidental runs of Corin Nemec and Sarah Lieving.
…What have I become?
#5 by lyzard on November 24, 2014 - 9:33 pm
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The lunatic running The Asylum?
#6 by The Rev. on November 25, 2014 - 3:01 pm
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Well, you’re half right, I suppose.
#7 by Richard on November 21, 2014 - 9:30 am
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F. Murray Abraham makes me think of Ben Kingsley. One great performance early in their careers, then a complete inability to live up to it for years afterwards.
#8 by lyzard on November 22, 2014 - 4:53 am
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The comparison is pretty inevitable, but at least FMA usually looks like he’s enjoying himself.
#9 by RogerBW on November 21, 2014 - 11:02 am
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I get the impression that these days biopics, as distinct from hypotheticals, tend to be a bit more anodyne than they used to be. I wonder if it’s because they need to get permission from the estate to use primary sources.