Once Upon a Crime

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This article is about the 1992 film. For the 2007 novel by Michael Buckley, see Once Upon a Crime (novel). For the 2013 debut album by The Godfathers, see Once Upon a Crime (album).
Once Upon a Crime...
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byEugene Levy
Written byCharles Shyer
Nancy Meyers
Steve Kluger
Based on
Produced byDino De Laurentiis
Starring
CinematographyGiuseppe Rotunno
Edited byPatrick Kennedy
Music byRichard Gibbs
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Entertainment Film Distributors (UK)
Release date
  • March 6, 1992 (1992-03-06)
Running time
94 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Budget$18 million[1]
Box office$8,669,847[2]

Once Upon a Crime is a 1992 ensemble black comedy mystery film starring Richard Lewis, John Candy, James Belushi, Cybill Shepherd, Sean Young and Ornella Muti.[3] The film was directed by Eugene Levy. It is the remake of Mario Camerini's 1960 Italian comedy film Crimen.

Plot[]

The plot revolves around a series of couples in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Augie Morosco (John Candy) is a reformed gambler whose wife Elena Morosco (Ornella Muti) (playing a similar character to her role in Oscar) is concluding a business deal, Neil Schwary (James Belushi) is a gambler looking to strike it big and whose wife Marilyn Schwary (Cybill Shepherd) is hoping to buy some designer clothes. Julian Peters (Richard Lewis) and Phoebe (Sean Young) met each other in Rome and are attempting to return a dachshund to the wealthy Madam Van Dougan.

Madam Van Dougan is found murdered and the interactions between Julian and Phoebe and the other couples begin to look increasingly suspicious, as Inspector Bonnard (Giancarlo Giannini) needs to unravel the clues. Over the course of the film, Augie returns to gambling, Elena has an affair and Julian sells and repurchases the dog.

Cast[]

Reception[]

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 0% based on reviews from 6 critics.[4] [5]

Janet Maslin of The New York Times said the film was not funny, and adding "As a general rule, films whose plots revolve around lost dogs are apt to be short on comic inspiration, and this one is no exception."[6] The film was nominated for one Razzie Award, Worst Supporting Actress for Sean Young, where she lost to Estelle Getty in Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot.[citation needed]

Inspirations[]

In 2006, Abbas-Mustan known for directing thriller movies in Bollywood, adapted this movie as 36 China Town starring Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor. It is a frame-by-frame, shot-to-shot imitation of Once Upon a Crime.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ http://catalog.afi.com/Film/59347-ONCE-UPONACRIME
  2. ^ https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=onceuponacrime.htm
  3. ^ Once Upon a Crime, retrieved 2016-12-09
  4. ^ "Once Upon a Crime (1991)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  5. ^ "Once Upon a Crime..." Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  6. ^ "Once Upon A Crime: Lost Dachshund and Other Complications," Janet Maslin, The New York Times, March 7, 1992
  7. ^ Peter C. Pugsley (24 February 2016). Tradition, Culture and Aesthetics in Contemporary Asian Cinema. ISBN 9781317008477. Retrieved September 12, 2017.

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