Mafia!, also known as Jane Austen's Mafia!, is a 1998 crime comedy film directed by Jim Abrahams and starring Jay Mohr, Lloyd Bridges, Olympia Dukakis, Christina Applegate, and Billy Burke. The film is a parody of The Godfather with references to Forrest Gump, Il Postino, and The English Patient.
Synopsis[]
Follows the Cortino crime family. When the patriarch Vincenzo Armani Windbreaker Cortino is injured in an assassination attempt, his son Tony must take over the crime family.
Cast[]
- Jay Mohr as Anthony "Tony" Cortino
- Lloyd Bridges as Vincenzo Armani Windbreaker Cortino
- Louis Mandylor as young Vincenzo
- Jason Fuchs as Vincenzo Cortino as a boy
- Christina Applegate as Diane Steen
- Billy Burke as Joey Cortino
- Pamela Gidley as Pepper Gianini
- Olympia Dukakis as Sophia Cortino
- Sofia Milos as young Sophia
- Joe Viterelli as Dominick Clamato
- Tony Lo Bianco as Cesar Marzoni
- Blake Hammond as Fatso Paulie Orsatti
- Phil Suriano as Frankie Totino
- Vincent Pastore as Gorgoni
- Marisol Nichols as Carla
- Carol Ann Susi as Mrs. Clamato
- Gregory Sierra as Bonifacio
- Steve Kruth as Lon Cortino
- Catherine Lloyd Burns (uncredited) as Woman in Vegas Show
- Don Cornelius (uncredited) as Himself
- Alex Trebek (uncredited) as Himself
- Sherman Hemsley (uncredited) as George Jefferson
- Isabel Sanford (uncredited) as Louise Jefferson
Trivia[]
- Lloyd Bridges' final film role. This was released four months after he died and the film was dedicated to his memory.
- Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford make uncredited cameos as George and Louise Jefferson. This would also be their last time sharing any screen time together.
- As of 2024, this is the last film Jim Abrahams directed.
- The movie is also known as Jane Austen's Mafia!. The joke being that Jane Austen, a 19th century author known for Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Emma, was somehow involved with a story about the Italian Mafia set in the 20th century.
Videos[]
Mafia! (1998) ORIGINAL TRAILER
