My Blue Heaven (1990 film)

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My Blue Heaven

Theatrical release poster

Directed by

Herbert Ross

Produced by

Herbert Ross Anthea Sylbert Goldie Hawn (executive) Nora Ephron (executive) Andrew Stone (executive)

Written by

Nora Ephron

Starring

Steve Martin Rick Moranis Joan Cusack Carol Kane William Irwin

Music by

Ira Newborn Walter Donaldson(theme song)

Cinematography

John Bailey

Editing by

Robert M. Reitano Stephen A. Rotter

Distributed by

Warner Bros.

Release date(s)

August 17, 1990

Running time

97 min.

Language

English

Box office

$23,591,472 (USA)

My Blue Heaven is a 1990 comedy film directed by Herbert Ross, written by Nora Ephron and starring Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, and Joan Cusack. It has been noted for its relationship to the movie Goodfellas, which was released one month after this film. Both movies are based upon the life ofHenry Hill, although the character is renamed to "Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli" in My Blue Heaven. While Goodfellas was based upon the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, the screenplay for My Blue Heaven was written by Pileggi's wife, Nora Ephron, and much of the research for both works was done in the same sessions with Hill. The movie was filmed primarily in the California city of San Luis Obispo and the surrounding area, though the nominal setting is a fictional suburb ofSan Diego, California. Some scenes were actually shot in San Diego. The film's title comes from the famous song which appears in the soundtrack, performed by Fats Domino.[citation needed]
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[edit]Plot

Vincent "Vinnie" Antonelli (Steve Martin) is a former mobster recently inducted into the Witness Protection Program with his wife, Linda. The two are under the watchful eye of Barney Coopersmith (Rick Moranis). Vinnie and Barney soon find common ground when both of their wives leave them due to their lifestyles. When he succeeds in getting Vinnie to a suburb in California and a private house, Barney has one more problem: he must make sure the jovial and sometimes mischievous Vinnie conforms to Witness Protection protocol until he is sent to Federal Court to testify against mob kingpins. Doing this is not as simple as it appears to be.
[edit]Casting

Originally, Steve Martin was cast to play Barney Coopersmith, with Arnold Schwarzenegger playing the role of Vinnie Antonelli. However, Schwarzenegger was soon thereafter offered the role of Det. John Kimble in Kindergarten Cop, and left the production. Failing to find another suitable "Vinnie" for Martin's Coopersmith, Martin offered to take on the role of Vinnie himself. Producers agreed, and then cast Rick Moranis as Coopersmith, who had originally been considered for the role, but was unavailable until then. [1]
[edit]Cast

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Steve Martin - Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli Rick Moranis - Barney Coopersmith Joan Cusack - Hannah Stubbs Melanie Mayron - Crystal Bill Irwin - Kirby Carol Kane - Shaldeen William Hickey - Billy Sparrow/Johnny Bird Deborah Rush - Linda Daniel Stern - Will Stubbs

Jesse Bradford - Jamie Corey Carrier - Tommie Seth Jaffe - Umberto Mello Robert Miranda - Lilo Mello Ed Lauter - Underwood Julie Bovasso - Vinnie's Mother Colleen Camp - Dr. Margaret Snow Coopersmith Gordon Currie - Wally Bunting Raymond O'Connor - Dino Troy Evans - Nicky Dick Boccelli - Rocco Ron Karabatsos - Ritchie Tony DiBenedetto - Benny Melissa Hurley - Angela Leslie Cook - Marie Darren Chuckry - Supermarket Manager Duke Stroud - Supermarket Employee Carol Ann Susi - Filomena Frankie Gio - Gaetano Joel Polis - U.S. Attorney Larry Block - Defense Attorney Arthur Brauss - Judge Greta Blackburn - Stewardess Eva Charney - Stewardess Ellen Albertini Dow - Nun

David Knell - Checker John Harnagel - Motel Manager LaWanda Page - Hotel Maid Daniel Riordan - Removal Man Thomas Wagner - Umpire Jean Spray - Gatto James Emery - FBI Man Matt Roe - FBI Man John Rogers - Police Officer at Motel Valerie Wildman - TV Reporter Daniel Trent - Bailiff Rudy E. Morrison - Maitre d' Frank R. Roach - Judge Jeff Fredricks - Booking Cop Gregory Schmauss -Police Officer at Construction Site

[edit]Reception

The film took in $23 million at the box office and was received coolly by most critics, with the New York Times calling it "a truly funny concept and a disappointment on the screen." [2][3] However, years of repeats on cable television have won the film a mild cult following. [4]