Synopsis
Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband's line of work and wants no part of the crime world. When her husband is killed for having an affair with the mistress of mob boss Tony "The Tiger" Russo, Angela and her son depart for New York City to make a fresh start. Unfortunately, Tony has set his sights upon Angela -- and so has an undercover FBI agent looking to use her to bust Tony.
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Cast
- Michelle PfeifferAngela de Marco
- Matthew ModineMike Downey
- Dean StockwellTony Russo
- Alec BaldwinFrank de Marco
- Mercedes RuehlConnie Russo
- Oliver PlattEd Benitez
- Joan CusackRose
- Colin QuinnHomicide Detective
- Ellen FoleyTheresa
- O-Lan JonesPhyllis
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Variety
Fresh, colorful and inventive, Married to the Mob is another offbeat entertainment from director Jonathan Demme. - 90
Washington Post
You'll thoroughly enjoy the out-of-kilter existence. - 88
TV Guide Magazine
There is plenty to amuse and delight here, including fine performances from Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Modine, and Dean Stockwell. - 80
Time
[Pfeiffer & Demme] and a gang of co-stars have created a coherent farce symphony. - 75
Boston Globe
Married to the Mob is a funny yard sale of a film about regeneration in a junked-up America. [19 Aug 1988] - 75
Chicago Tribune
It's a movie of a thousand pleasures - of glinting insights and sly twists. [19 Aug 1988] - 63
Christian Science Monitor
Married to the Mob isn't for all tastes. But for cinematic thrills and spills, it's quite a ride. - 60
Chicago Reader
Director Jonathan Demme's farcical and broad 1988 comedy, written by Barry Strugatz and Mark R. Burns, doesn't really work, but there are plenty of enjoyable compensations.