August 20, 2019 happy 20th anniversary to mickey blue eyes. Mickey blue eyes by kelly makin hugh grant, james caan. Read the mickey blue eyes movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. I may be 18 years old now but looking good still if i say so myself. Mickey blue eyes andrew pulver friday 20 august 1999. Rent mickey blue eyes 1999 on dvd and bluray netflix. Things get worse when a godfather decides to launder his notalent sons gory paintings through the art house. Michael felgate is an unassuming english art auctioneer who gets more than he bargained for when he falls in love with a teacher. Unfollow mickey blue eyes to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Alas, as we reach the end of the summer season, we are left to sift through the wretched refuse that remains. Xbox one hololens pc mobile device xbox 360 trailer. As mob films go, mickey blue eyes is far tamer than most, but the question must be asked, is crime worthy of laughs. Frank, however, takes an immediate liking to michael and asks him for a few small favors.
It features an all star cast that includes burt young pauly from the rocky movies and the sexy jeanne tripplehorn who ive had a thing for since i first saw basic instinct. Hugh grant plays the title character, more commonly known as michael felgate. Families must evaluate the appropriateness of such humor. Overall, mickey blue eyes is a funny little film that didnt get near the attention it deserved during its theatrical run. Watch mickey blue eyes full movie in hd visit an english auctioneer proposes to the daughter of a mafia kingpin.
Perhaps its time for grants character to move in a new direction and to once again display the talent he showed in remains of the day. Things get worse when a godfather decides to launder his notalent sons gory paintings through the art. Im sure it sounded great in the pitch meeting, but then the pitch probably left out the tired and pedestrian script and a couple of astonishingly poor plot developments that thwart the movies many efforts to win us. Mickey blue eyes 1999 full movie download full hd youtube. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Download full movie action mickey blue eyes online hugh grant is in someways a modern version of a comic actor who i have had problems with in viewing. An english auctioneer proposes to the daughter of a mafia kingpin, only to realize that certain favors would be asked of him. Download mickey blue eyes 1999 yify torrent for 1080p. And the idea of using an auction to launder money is fresh. While she is a perfectly nice and normal young woman. Get mickey blue eyes dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats. The clip was mildly amusing, so we decided to watch the film. Mickey blue eyes is a movie starring hugh grant, jeanne tripplehorn, and james caan. More than some actors, perhaps, he depends on correct casting for his appealand here, as an art auctioneer who gets into danger after falling in love with a mobsters daughter, he strikes one.
Hugh grant stars as michael felgate, an english auctioneer li. Mickey blue eyes stars hugh grant and joe viterelli, producer elizabeth hurley and director kelly makin, are joined by celebrity guests, including billy crystal, dennis hopper, richard jeni and rob reiner. Before long, michael has inadvertently laundered mob money through his auction house and has to pass himself off to rival gangsters as mickey blue eyes, a wiseguy from kansas city. Mickey blue eyes was coproduced by hugh grant s significant other, elizabeth hurley, and directed by kelly makin, whose previous credits include the kids in the.
The narrative is essentially a onejoke pony in which the audience gets to. Mickey blue eyes is another notch in the comeback bedpost for hugh grant. Ive always giggled at the scene in the trailer where james caan is attempting to teach hugh grant how to speak like a true new yorker, a classic, almost worth the exorbitant ticket prices of today. Felgate unwittingly gets involved with the local mob through his relationship and eventual wedding engagement with gina jeanne tripplehorn, whose father frank vitale caan is a. The soundtrack to mickey blue eyes, which stars hugh grant, jeanne tripplehorn and james caan, features plenty of classic italianamerican vocal pop. Mickey blue eyes has most of the ingredients in place for another one of those marriedtothemob comedies, but the central character has to hold it together, and hugh grant is wrong for the role.
Johnny graziosi john ventimiglia uses a suppressed walther ppks when he barges in on michael and gina jeanne tripplehorn. Mickey blue eyes, against all odds, is nothing short of falldown funny on par with notting hill, south park, and austin powers 2 as one of the best comedies of the summer. Now we have a very similar theme in mickey blue eyes, except this time its a wiseguy and a very proper english art auctioneer. Drug baron mickey blue eyes bought flash boats and cars. In the last two pictures of the ppk pictures, the gun doesnt look much like a ppk to me. Mickey blue eyes internet movie firearms database guns.
Mickey blue eyes is a 1999 film comedy directed by kelly makin and starring james caan and hugh grant michael felgate grant is a bumbling, wellmeaning brit working in america for the cromwell auction house. Download mickey blue eyes torrent movies moreltu91. Mickey blue eyes 1999 michael felgate hugh grant is an arthouse auctioneer who finds himself getting in deeper and deeper with the mob after learning that his teacher girlfriend jeanne tripplehorn is the daughter of a major mobster. Gina subsequently fires the ppk towards the ceiling when the bullet ricochets into johnny. An english auctioneer proposes to the daughter of a mafia kingpin, only to realize that certain favors would be a.
After the epic godfather trilogy and scorseses gritty movies like goodfellas, filmmakers have begun to pump out mob comedies in the form of mickey blue eyes. It came to our attention when we saw a clip showing mobster james caan trying to teach english auctioneer hugh grant how to speak in gangster dialect. Company press release celebrities gather for mickey blue eyes west coast premiere aug. A true family affair is in the core of mickey blue eyes, from the mob right down to the collaboration of star hugh grant and his wife, elizabeth hurley as producer. An english auctioneer proposes to the daughter of a mafia kingpin, only to. The latest entry in the pop culture arena to riff on the mafia, mickey blue eyes is an engaging, often very funny fishoutofwater story that provides hugh grant with an excellent vehicle. Mickey blue eyes 1999 english art dealer michael felgate hugh grant is dumbfounded to learn that his girlfriend, gina vitale jeanne tripplehorn, cannot accept his marriage proposal because. Mickey blue eyes was coproduced by hugh grants significant other, elizabeth hurley, and directed by kelly makin, whose previous credits include the kids in the hall movie brain candy. Hugh grant stars as michael felgate, an english auctioneer living in new york city who becomes entangled in his soontobe fatherinlaws mafia connections. Rent mickey blue eyes 1999 starring hugh grant and james caan on dvd and bluray. All too late he discovers she is the daughter of a mob boss and must pose as a mobster to win the respect of her family.
Butterworth would hem and haw, afraid of making some social faux pas while pursuing whatever business occupied his. An auctioneer falls for and proposes to a beautiful woman. An arthouse auctioneer finds himself getting in deeper and deeper with the mob after learning that his teacher girlfriend is the daughter of a major mobster. Although the movie features godfather alumni james caan, it is clearly a vehicle for english actor hugh grant. Mickey spends nearly two hours getting snickers out of mob activities extortion, money laundering, murder, arson, intimidation, etc. Mickey blue eyes is a 1999 britishamerican romantic comedy crime film directed by kelly makin. Dean martins on an evening in roma, frank sinatras just in time, louis primas just a gigolo, and rosemary clooneys mambo italiano are included, along with excerpts from basil poledouris score. Michael is in love with gina vitale jeanne tripplehorn. Hidef quality mickey blue eyes download summary movie mickey blue eyes.