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hings just don't seem to be going right in Angela De Marco's (Pfeiffer) world.
Her life isn't all bad, after all, she has everything laundered money can buy thanks to her unhappy marriage to high Mafia member Frankie De Marco(Baldwin). But nobody said being a mob wife was going to be easy.
Things get complicated after Frankie is murdered and Angela decides to break free from the "family" for good and start a new life in Manhattan. Things get more complicated when not only does Frankie's boss Tony Russo(Stockwell) try to make a move on Angela but the FBI suspects that she is Tony's new mistress. Things get even more complicated when FBI agent Mike Downey(Modine), posing as Angela's neighbor, begins surveillance on Angela while at the same time falling in love with her.
There is also a perverted fast food manager, some loopy relatives, a homicidal burger clown and one helluva jealous wife.
As Leonard Maltin once said "Only Jonathan Demme could create a mob movie with likable characters in it." And it is the characters that truly carry this crazy little black comedy to delirious effect.
This is definetly one of Michelle Pfeiffer's true landmark roles, after starring in hit films like Into The Night(1985), The Witches Of Eastwick(1987) and Dangerous Liasons(1988), she really blossoms in this film and enjoys the lively character. Dean Stockwell however manages to steal the show with is Oscar nominated performance as Tony. Of course I can't forget the outrageous Mercedes Ruehl who plays Connie, Tony's jealous wife. This woman is crazy enough to scare any man into being faithful to their wife.
Despite a rather slim plot, the movie is nevertheless an absolute delight through the stylish, off-the-wall vitality. Although it's never sure what kind of a movie it wants to be it manages to avoid coming off as uneven or shallow, thanks the fun cast and good-humoured energy.
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Delightfully offbeat, screwball comedy that maybe slim on genuine laughs or plot, benifits from the lively performances and gaudy visual flair.
The film also has a nice old-fashioned feel to it that makes it breezy but supremely entertaining.
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Dean Stockwell was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in this movie. 
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Theres a whole extra scene after the final credits have finished rolling, it has Michelle and Matthew dancing together on a set of stairs before falling down -Thanks to Nick Springsteen
Chris Isaak has a cameo role as the guy that takes the order at the hamburger place when Dean Stockwell pulls up to the drive thru window. -Thanks to Amy
I will always look at Dean Stockwell as Al Calavicci, the hologram from Quantum Leap (1989-1993) the greatest time-travel series ever made.
1970s 'adult' queen Marlene Willoughby has a cameo at the beginning of the film as a mobster's wife. Willoughby was once married to actor Sonny Landham of "48 Hours" and "Predator" fame, who incidentally, was also a 1970s p*rn actor. -Thanks to Patrick Fogerty
A woman I worked with, Anne Marie, was in the movie as a hair stylist in the beginning when Michelle Pfeiffer is in the hair salon. She told me the producers showed up in Long Island at a hair salon she was working in and took a picture of the whole staff. Anne Marie and another male co-worker were later called and picked because they were very outrageous and "punky" looking. -Thanks to Teresa
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I checked the IMDb to see if a mistake I'd noticed in Married To The Mob was listed in the "goofs" section. I couldn't find it so here it is: During the shoot-out in the honeymoon suite there is a badly timed sequence that I can't get over. When one of Tony's goons takes a shot at Matthew Modine, the bullet hits a bottle that explodes BEHIND Modine's head. The thing is Modine was supposed to move his head as if he was dodging the bullet, then the bottle would break but he was a second late and instead the bottle explodes THEN Modine moves his head. Good thing it's a movie otherwise he would have ended up with a bullethole right between the eyes.
During the scene where Angela and Al are standing outside on the balcony and she gives him the ring with the bug in it, you see the microphone make its appearance through that entire scene. I don't see how they could miss it. -Thanks to Donna
When Dean and Michelle are out on the balcony at the motel, you can clearly see the boom mike in the shot . -Thanks to Amy
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Married To The Mob was filmed at locations in Manhattan; Long Island, Florida.
The opening scene was filmed at the Cedarhurst Train Station and the famous Al Steiners restaurant in the back round is now a nail salon and pizza place. [Thanks to Amy]
The house were they live at the beginning of the movie is located on Gardiners Dr. Bay Shore, NY On Long Island [Thanks to Sean]
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Soundtrack CD track listing:
1. Too Far Gone - Feelies
2. Devil Does Your Dog Bite - Tom Tom Club
3. Time Bums - Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
4. Goodbye Horses - Q. Lazzarus
5. Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order
6. Suspiscion Of Love - Chris Isaak
7. Jump In The River - Sinead O'Connor
8. Liar, Liar - Debbie Harry
9. You Don't Miss Your Water - Brian Eno
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