With Friends Like These...
Hollywood farces are always hard to pull off, and this one-joke movie proves increasingly frustrating despite a few bright moments. Robert Costanzo stars as an out-of-work character actor in L.A. who gets the call to read for the part of Al Capone in an upcoming Scorsese film. Of course, he blabs to all his friends and soon enough, they're all up for the part. Most of the film's scenes are predicated by "You gotta promise not to tell anyone..." and of course they invariably do. But backstabbing has never been more repetitive. By the time Scorsese makes his cameo appearance, give yourself a point if you still care who gets the part. Watch for Bill Murray in a stellar yet miniscule role.
Rating
2.5 out of 5 Stars
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Buy With Friends Like These... on VHS from Amazon.com- Director: Philip Frank Messina
- Producer: Robert Greenhut, Amy Lemisch, Penny Marshall
- Screenwriter: Writing credits, Philip Frank Messina
- Stars: Adam Arkin, Robert Costanzo, Beverly D'Angelo, Elle Macpherson, Amy Madigan, Laura San Giacomo, David Strathairn, Jon Tenney, Lauren Tom, Carmine Costanzo, Tom La Grua, Garry Marshall, Michael McKean, Ashley Peldon, Jon Polito, Armando Pucci, Andrew Shaifer, Heather Stephens, Bill Murray, Martin Scorsese
- MPAA Rating: R
- Year of Release: 1998
- Released on Video: 09/17/1999
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