| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Won | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Dennis Gassner Nancy Haigh |
| Best Costume Design Albert Wolsky | |||
| Nominated | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role Warren Beatty | |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role Harvey Keitel | |||
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role Ben Kingsley | |||
| Best Cinematography Allen Daviau | |||
| Best Director Barry Levinson | |||
| Best Music, Original Score Ennio Morricone | |||
| Best Picture Mark Johnson Barry Levinson Warren Beatty | |||
| Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen James Toback | |||
TriStar Pictures
Directed by Barry Levinson
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Sony Movie Channel)
A New York gangster travels to LA to take over a business interest. He buys a mansion, with cash, when he spots it from the street and forces the owner to sell, and does the same for a fancy car. He uses his Hollywood contacts to show up on sets during production, where he picks up an aspiring actress. He's married and she happens to be the girlfriend of a gangster friend back home. He gets the bright idea of building a casino in the middle of the desert but doesn't have the money to finish it when it goes over budget. He gets rubbed out by the mob when he can't pay back their loans. Beatty is too lightweight for this character, the violent scenes are almost comical. He does, however, have what it takes to play a sarcastic womanizer, which is what takes up most of the plot of this unappealing film.
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