My Blue Heaven

PG-13

8/17/19901h 37m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ A comedy about a government witness who gives suburbia a culture shock. ~

Overview:

FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Antonelli. In the witness protection program one is supposed to keep a low profile, but that is something that Antonelli has trouble doing. Coopersmith certainly has his hands full keeping Antonelli away from the Mafia hitmen who want to stop him testifying, not to mention the nightclubs...

Director:

Herbert Ross

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$6.00

Revenue:

$23.00

Key words:

california
gangster
fbi
witness protection

Cast

Steve Martin

~ as ~

Vincent "Vinnie" Antonelli

Rick Moranis

~ as ~

Barney Coopersmith

Joan Cusack

~ as ~

Hannah Stubbs

Melanie Mayron

~ as ~

Crystal Rybak

Bill Irwin

~ as ~

Kirby

Carol Kane

~ as ~

Shaldeen

William Hickey

~ as ~

Billy Sparrow / Johnny Bird

Deborah Rush

~ as ~

Linda

Daniel Stern

~ as ~

Will Stubbs

Jesse Bradford

~ as ~

Jamie

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Reviews (1)

B
BadChristian
Written 6 year(s) ago
5
My Blue Heaven is okay. The acting is serviceable, although never did I believe that Steve Martin was an Italian Mob guy. I didn't find it particularly funny; I laughed two times and those were more out of shock. The plot, which Wikipedia tells me is vaguely based on the same guy who inspired Goodfellas, isn't exactly a new or unique idea, but it has some potential as both a fish out of water and an odd couple story. My Blue Heaven is fine; there isn't anything terrible, nothing drew me out of the film (except Steve Martin's casting and the choice to use title cards to occasionally change perspective), and I never was confused or disappointed with the story beats, but I was never impressed or fully invested. I picked this movie at random and didn't know what I was watching until the title appeared. I was excited to see that I was going to see a movie with Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, and Joan Cusack, but they are all misused and easily could have been replaced with any other B-list actor. Again, it's fine. It's okay. I didn't dislike it, but there are plenty of better movies to have given that hour and a half to.