Oscar is a 1991 American comedy film directed by John Landis. Based on the Claude Magnier stage play, it is a remake of the 1967 film of the same name, but the settings has been moved to the Depression era New York City and centers around a mob boss trying to go straight. The film stars Sylvester Stallone, Marisa Tomei, Ornella Muti, Tim Curry, and Chazz Palminteri and was a rare attempt by Stallone at doing a comedy role. In the prologue, Gangster Angelo “Snaps” Provolone promises his dying father that he will give up a life of crime, and instead "go straight". A Month later,... Snaps awakes at his mansion and begins his important morning. He has a meeting with several prominent bankers, as he hopes to donate a large sum of cash and join the bank’s board of trustees, thereby having an honest job and keeping his word to his father. Anthony Rossano, Snaps's young, good-natured accountant, arrives at the mansion and sets all events in motion. Anthony tells his boss that he’s in love, asks for a 250% raise, then tells Snaps the true love he speaks of is actually "Snaps's daughter.
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| Release date: | April 26, 1991 |
| Directed by: | John Landis |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 109 Minutes |
| Producer: | Leslie Belzberg |
| Editor: | Dale Beldin |
| Music by: | Elmer Bernstein |
| Cinematography: | Mac Ahlberg |
| Screenplay by: | Michael Barrie, Jim Mulholland |
| Estimated budget: | $35,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |