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Richard Condon's delicious black comedy was lovingly translated to the screen by legendary director John Huston in one of his last movies. The Prizzis are a powerful family of mobsters, as devoted to their code of honor as they are to bending laws and breaking skulls. Charley Partanna (Jack Nicholson), a Prizzi hit man, is not quite so honorable, at least where affairs of the heart are concerned. While attending a mob wedding, he throws over his longtime sweetheart Maerose Prizzi (Anjelica Huston) in favor of gorgeous Irene Walker (Kathleen Turner). Supposedly a tax consultant, Irene is actually a paid killer like Charley--and this endears her to him all the more. But when it turns out that Irene has betrayed the Prizzis, Charley finds himself on the horns of a dilemma: does he kill Irene or marry her? Fortuitously, Irene helps Charley make up his mind by attempting to kill him. The film's strongest suit is its matter-of-fact approach to Charley and Irene's profession; in the movie's most memorable scene, the two lovers calmly discuss their dinner plans while disposing of the corpse of their latest victim. Nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, Prizzi's Honor won Best Supporting Actress for Huston's daughter Anjelica, playing the "art imitates life" role of Nicholson's cast-off girl friend. The win made Anjelica, John, and Walter Huston the only three generations of one family all to win Oscars. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Jack Nicholson - Charley Partanna
Kathleen Turner - Irene Walker
Anjelica Huston - Maerose Prizzi
William Hickey - Don Corrado Prizzi
Robert Loggia - Eduardo Prizzi

1986	Best Adapted Screenplay (winner)	British Academy of Film and Television	Janet Roach
1985	Best Picture - Musical or Comedy (winner)	Golden Globe	John Huston
1985	Best Director (winner)	Golden Globe	John Huston
1985	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Com (winner)	Golden Globe	Jack Nicholson
1985	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or C (winner)	Golden Globe	Kathleen Turner
1985	Best Supporting Actress (winner)	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Anjelica Huston
1985	Best Director (nominee)	Directors Guild of America	John Huston
1985	Best Actor (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Jack Nicholson
1985	Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Janet Roach
1985	Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Richard Condon
1985	Best Costume Design (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Donfeld
1985	Best Director (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	John Huston
1985	Best Editing (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Rudi Fehr
1985	Best Editing (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Kaja Fehr
1985	Best Picture (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	John C. Foreman
1985	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	William Hickey
1985	Best Supporting Actress (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Anjelica Huston
1985	Best Supporting Actress (winner)	National Board of Review	Anjelica Huston
1985	Best Actor (winner)	New York Film Critics Circle	Jack Nicholson
1985	Best Supporting Actress (winner)	New York Film Critics Circle	Anjelica Huston
1985	Best Director (winner)	New York Film Critics Circle	John Huston

John Huston's deadpan gangster comedy Prizzi's Honor comes to DVD with two different pictures. The widescreen transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 and is preferable to the standard full-frame 1.33:1 image. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. There are no subtitles or closed-captions on this release, nor are there any special features. This disc is suitable and fans of the film will find it acceptable, but one would not be off the mark in hoping for a better version of this Academy Award winner sometime in the future. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

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