Faithful is a comedy film released in 1996 about a wife, her husband and a hit man. It was directed by Paul Mazursky and produced by Robert De Niro and written by Chazz Palminteri. The film stars Cher , Ryan O'Neal and Chazz Palminteri among others. It was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival. On her twentieth wedding anniversary, Maggie receives a diamond necklace and a price on her head; both from her husband, Jack. While waiting for the signal, all the way from Connecticut, to do the murder, the hitman starts bonding with Maggie instead. Later, Jack shows up himself,... complicating the entire situation. The film was received poorly at the box office, grossing just $2,104,439. It was a huge drop compared to Cher's previous starring role, Mermaids, which grossed $35,419,397 in 1990. The film's opening weekend of just $967,956 would end as 46% of the film's total gross. This film was also Cher's least successful film of the decade in a starring role. The film was also widely panned by film critics earning a 7% "rotten" rating on the website Rotten Tomatoes.
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| Release date: | 1996 |
| Directed by: | Paul Mazursky |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 91 Minutes |
| Producer: | Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal |
| Music by: | Phillip Johnston |
| Cinematography: | Fred Murphy |
| Estimated budget: | $13,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |