Jane Austen's Mafia! - Movie Review

Rating: 2.5 out of 5

To my knowledge, there's never been a Godfather spoof, let alone a good one. The cryptically-titled Jane Austen's Mafia! certainly isn't going to change that, but it isn't as bad as some recent spoofs (notably Mel Brooks' last 4 or 5 movies) have been. Thanks to the natural charm of Jay Mohr, an often-funny tale of corruption, casinos (offering Go Fish), showgirls, and the Macarena unfolds. The flip side is that much of Mafia! is not funny, resorting to fart and/or vomit humor to generate cheap laughs. The spoofs range from the obvious - Godfather, GoodFellas, Casino - to the unexpected - Forrest Gump, Jaws - which generally work well. Then again, maybe my expectations are so low I didn't notice how bad they really were.

Facts and Figures

Year: 1998

Run time: 83 mins

In Theaters: Friday 24th July 1998

Production compaines: Tapestry Films, Touchstone Pictures

Reviews

Contactmusic.com: 2.5 / 5

Rotten Tomatoes: 14%
Fresh: 6 Rotten: 36

IMDB: 5.5 / 10

Cast & Crew

Director: Jim Abrahams

Producer: Bill Badalato

Screenwriter: Jim Abrahams, Greg Norberg, Michael McManus

Starring: Jay Mohr as Anthony 'Tony' Cortino, Billy Burke as Joey Cortino, Christina Applegate as Diane Steen, Pamela Gidley as Pepper Gianini, Olympia Dukakis as Sophia, Lloyd Bridges as Vincenzo Cortino, Jason Fuchs as Young Vincenzo Cortino, Joe Viterelli as Dominick Clamato, Tony Lo Bianco as Cesar Marzoni, Blake Hammond as Fatso Paulie Orsatti, Philip Suriano as Frankie Totino, Vincent Pastore as Gorgoni, Marisol Nichols as Carla, Carol Ann Susi as Clamato's Wife, Gregory Sierra as Bonifacio

Also starring: Bill Badalato, Jim Abrahams, Greg Norberg, Michael McManus