Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose $250,000, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City and comedy follows.
Acting
DeVito's manic desperation meets Piscopo's delusional confidence.
Direction
De Palma treats slapstick like a Hitchcock setpiece.
Costume
Atlantic City excess and track suits that scream 1986.
Director
Brian De Palma
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was De Palma's only outright comedy during his peak era—he made it as a favor to producer Aaron Russo while waiting for The Untouchables funding.
Captain Lou Albano's casting as a mob enforcer was peak 80s crossover weirdness—MTV wrestling meets Scorsese-adjacent crime cinema.
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