Married to the Mob
They're her family... Whether she likes it or not.
1988 | 104m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Jonathan Demme |
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| Writer: | Mark R. Burns, Barry Strugatz |
| Staring: |
| Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband's line of work and wants no part of the crime world. When her husband is killed for having an affair with the mistress of mob boss Tony "The Tiger" Russo, Angela and her son depart for New York City to make a fresh start. Unfortunately, Tony has set his sights upon Angela -- and so has an undercover FBI agent looking to use her to bust Tony. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 19, 1988 |
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| Director: | Jonathan Demme |
| Writer: | Mark R. Burns, Barry Strugatz |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance, Crime |
| Keywords | italian american, fbi, romcom, mobster, aftercreditsstinger, starting over |
| Production Companies | Orion Pictures, Mysterious Arts |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $21,486,757
Budget: $10,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Michelle Pfeiffer | Angela de Marco |
| Matthew Modine | Mike Downey |
| Dean Stockwell | Tony Russo, Sr. |
| Mercedes Ruehl | Connie Russo |
| Alec Baldwin | 'Cucumber' Frank de Marco |
| Trey Wilson | Regional Director Franklin |
| Joan Cusack | Rose |
| Oliver Platt | Ed Benitez |
| Paul Lazar | Tommy Boyle |
| 'Sister' Carol East | Rita "Hello Gorgeous" Harcourt |
| Ellen Foley | Theresa |
| Chris Isaak | 'The Clown' |
| O-Lan Jones | Phyllis |
| Nancy Travis | Karen Lutnick |
| Frank Gio | Nick 'The Snake' |
| David Johansen | 'The Priest' |
| Gary Klar | Al 'The Worm' |
| Warren Miller | Johnny 'King's Roost' King |
| Anthony J. Nici | Joey de Marco |
| Steve Vignari | 'Stevarino' |
| Obba Babatundé | The Face of Justice |
| Maria Karnilova | Frank's Mom |
| Al Lewis | Joe Russo |
| Charles Napier | Angela's Hairdresser |
| Tracey Walter | Mr. Chicken Lickin' |
| Captain Haggerty | 'The Fat Man' |
| Marlene Willoughby | Mrs. 'Fat Man' |
| Frank Aquilino | Conductor |
| Jason Allen | Tony Russo, Jr. |
| Diane Puccerella | Three-Card Monte Victim |
| Suzanne Puccerella | Three-Card Monte Victim |
| Tara Duckworth | Tara |
| Max the Dog | 'Lucky' de Marco |
| Frank Ferrara Sr. | Vinnie 'The Slug' |
| Gary Goetzman | The Guy at the Piano |
| Carlos Giovanni | Carlo Whispers |
| James Reno | 'Butch' |
| Daniel Dassin | Maitre D' |
| Colin Quinn | Homicide Detective |
| Dorothy Demme | Pigs Knuckles Shopper |
| Gene Borkan | Goodwill Executive |
| Wilma Dore | Uptown Saleslady |
| True Image | A Cappella Singers |
| Mr. Spoons | Mr. Spoons |
| Lezli Jae | Chicken Lickin' Server |
| Alison Gordy | Chicken Lickin' Feminist |
| Pe De Boi | Samba Band |
| Buzz Killman | Ruthless Sniper |
| Kenneth Utt | Sourpuss F.B.I. Man |
| Tony Fitzpatrick | Sourpuss Immigration Man |
| Tim O'Connell | Abused Ticket Agent |
| Dee Dee Friedman | Bikini-Clad FBI Agent |
| D. Stanton Miranda | The Gal at the Piano |
| Luis García | Honeymoon Suite Bellboy |
| Janet Howard | Abused Stewardess |
| Ralph Corsel | Jimmy 'Fisheggs' Roe |
| William Carter | 'The Ambassador' |
| George 'Red' Schwartz | Shotgun Marshal |
| Ellie Cornell | The Pushy Reporter |
| Ray Blount Jr. | The Humane Reporter |
| Todd Solondz | The Zany Reporter |
| Roma Maffia | Angie's First Customer! |
| Joe Spinell | Leonard 'Tiptoes' Mazzilli |
| Patrick Phipps | Goodwill Hunk |
| Carlos Anthony Ocasio | Joey's New Pal |
| Blondell Cooper | Woman (uncredited) |
| Adam Corrigan | Boy at Three-Card Monte Table (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Demme | Man Getting off Elevator (uncredited) |
| Mark Forest | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Mizan Kirby | Singing Beautician / Airport Announcer (uncredited) |
| Arthur Pierce | Officer Harris (uncredited) |
| Vincent Russo | Wiseguy (uncredited) |
| D.J. Sharp | Vocal Effects (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Demme | Director |
| Craig McKay | Editor |
| Mark R. Burns | Writer |
| Alan D'Angerio | Hairstylist |
| Maher Ahmad | Art Direction |
| Andy Waterman | Scoring Mixer |
| Michael Russo | Stunts |
| Kenneth Fundus | Grip |
| Doug Coleman | Stunts |
| Colleen Atwood | Costume Design |
| Tak Fujimoto | Director of Photography |
| Len DeVirgilio | Stunts |
| Marko Costanzo | Foley |
| John Leonidas | Transportation Captain |
| Nina Ramsey | Set Decoration |
| Suzana Peric | Music Editor |
| Chris Newman | Sound mixer |
| Bernadette Mazur | Makeup Artist |
| Charles Meere | Gaffer |
| Joyce M. Lark | Transportation Captain |
| Howard Feuer | Casting |
| Thomas Ford | Electrician |
| John Fundus | Boom Operator |
| Barry Strugatz | Writer |
| Don Picard | Stunts |
| Michael Barry | ADR & Dubbing |
| Jean Fabius | Thanks |
| Mark Wolfson | Scoring Mixer |
| Laura Civiello | Sound Editor |
| Arthur Bloom | Sound Recordist |
| Kristi Zea | Production Design |
| John Robotham | Stunt Coordinator |
| Kenneth Utt | Unit Production Manager |
| David Byrne | Original Music Composer |
| Frank Ferrara Sr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sharon Boyle | Music Supervisor |
| Gary Goetzman | Music Supervisor |
| Renoir Darrett | Script Supervisor |
| Pablo Ferro | Title Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edward Saxon | Producer |
| Kenneth Utt | Producer |
| Joel Simon | Executive Producer |
| Ron Bozman | Producer |
| Bill Todman Jr. | Executive Producer |
| Shelley Jensen | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 22 | 34 | 16 |
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| 2025 | 4 | 941 | 959 |
The rather sudden death, in the bathtub, of her mafiosi husband "Frank" (Alec Baldwin) gives his widow "Angela" (Michelle Pfeiffer) the chance to break free from his criminal world and live her own life. Ha! Some hope. His erstwhile boss "Tony" (Dean Stockwell) has always had a soft spot for her and ... now the coast is clear, he decides to rather forcefully press his suit - despite the fact that he's already married to her sister "Connie" (the frequently scene stealing Mercedes Ruehl). Not having her problems to seek, things only get worse for "Angela" when the FBI hove into view, hoping to coax/cajole/coerce her into helping them fit up her new suitor. They've had the rookie "Mike" (Matthew Modine) and has partner "Ed" (Oliver Platt) tailing the late "Frank" for ages, but to no avail. Maybe she can help? What now ensues is a comedic send up of all things "Godfather", only largely told from the perspective of the women involved. Pfeiffer delivers engagingly and the sparingly used Ruehl gives us a clue as to whom "Tony" is really afraid of! Stockwell does the parody role really well here, his dapper, suave murderer routine isn't remotely menacing, but it's good at sending up much of the genre as he proves to be anything but a "tiger". Jonathan Demme piles loads of action and smarted-mouthed wit into this, the humour is a little more subtle and the film flies by. Sure, it's a wee bit dated now with big hair and shoulder pads, but it's still a decent watch.
"Married to the Mob" is a very entertaining film and the mob element does have shades of "Midnight Run" (1988), especially when Angela - she believes she has finally found the normality she has been so desperately seeking with a man called Mike Smith - discovers he is actually an FBI agent and she t ... hen becomes reluctantly entangled in an FBI sting operation to arrest crime boss Tony "The Tiger" Russo. The depiction of the mob throughout this film is a ruthless and uncompromising one and it is common knowledge that there is nothing glamorous in the life these well dressed criminals have chosen to lead. It is admittedly a seductive life of extravagant rewards and it can provide an over abundance of indulgent luxuries, but this fool's paradise is fleeting and dangerously illusory.