Oscar

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-04-26

Languages:

English, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

109 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (21884 Reviews)

Director:

John Landis

Genres:

Comedy Crime

Cast:

Peter Riegert Chazz Palminteri Joey Travolta Paul Greco

Writer:

Claude Magnier (play)

Michael Barrie (screenplay)

Jim Mulholland (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets about to keep his promise. He is faced with numerous problems: henchmen who know nothing but crime, the police who are convinced he is hatching a master plan, and Oscar, who has just got his daughter pregnant.

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