Story of movie My Blue Heaven 1990 Film : - Not to be confused with the unrelated 1950 film of the same title.
My Blue Heaven is a 1990 American crime comedy film directed by Herbert Ross, written by Nora Ephron, and starring Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, and Joan Cusack. This is the third film in which Martin and Moranis starred together. It has been noted for its relationship to Goodfellas, which was released one month later. Both films are based upon the life of Henry Hill, although the character is renamed "Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli" in My Blue Heaven. Goodfellas was based upon the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, while the screenplay for My Blue Heaven was written by Pileggi's wife Nora Ephron, and much of the research for both works was done in the same sessions with Hill.
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| Directed by | Herbert Ross |
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| Written by | Nora Ephron |
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| Music by | Ira Newborn |
| Cinematography | John Bailey |
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Production company | Hawn/Sylbert Movie Company |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $23.6 million |
Screenplay
Vinnie Antonelli is a former mobster recently inducted into the Witness Protection Program with his wife, Linda. The two are under the watchful eye of Barney Coopersmith. Vinnie and Barney soon find common ground when both of their wives leave them due to their lifestyles. When he succeeds in getting Vinnie to a suburb in California and a private house, Barney has one more problem: he must make sure the jovial and sometimes mischievous Vinnie conforms to Witness Protection protocol until he is sent to Federal Court to testify against mob kingpins. Doing this is not as simple as it appears to be.
- Steve Martin as Vincent "Vinnie" Antonelli
- Rick Moranis as Barney Coopersmith
- Joan Cusack as Hannah Stubbs
- Melanie Mayron as Crystal Ryback
- Bill Irwin as Kirby
- Carol Kane as Shaldeen
- William Hickey as Billy Sparrow/Johnny Bird
- Deborah Rush as Linda
- Daniel Stern as Will Stubbs
- Jesse Bradford as Jamie
- Corey Carrier as Tommie
- Seth Jaffe as Umberto Mello
- Robert Miranda as Lilo Mello
- Ed Lauter as Robert Underwood
- Julie Bovasso as Vinnie's mother
- Colleen Camp as Dr. Margaret Snow Coopersmith
- Gordon Currie as Wally Bunting
- Raymond O'Connor as Dino
- Troy Evans as Nicky
- Carol Ann Susi as Filomena
Casting
Originally, Martin was cast to play Coopersmith, with Arnold Schwarzenegger playing the role of Antonelli. However, Schwarzenegger was soon thereafter offered the role of Det. John Kimble in Kindergarten Cop, and left the production. Failing to find another suitable "Vinnie" for Martin's Coopersmith, Martin offered to take on the role of Vinnie himself. Producers agreed, and then cast Rick Moranis as Coopersmith, who had originally been considered for the role, but was unavailable until then.
Filming
Principal photography took place primarily in the California cities of San Luis Obispo, Atascadero, Paso Robles, and the surrounding area, though the nominal setting is a fictional suburb of San Diego, California. Some scenes were shot in San Diego. The film's title comes from the famous song which appears on the soundtrack, performed by Fats Domino.
The film's score was composed by Ira Newborn.
Box office
My Blue Heaven opened in 1,859 venues on August 17, 1990 and earned $6,207,092 in its debut, ranking fourth in the North American box office and second among the week's new releases. It closed with a domestic gross of $23,591,472.
Critical response
The film was coolly received by critics. It holds a 71% score on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 17 reviews, with an average of 5.6/10. Metacritic reports a 35 out of 100 score based on 14 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". The New York Times said the film was "a truly funny concept and a disappointment on the screen."
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