I picked this up at K-mart yesterday in the 2 for $10 bin. It's an old favorite that I must have seen 20 times on VHS back in the 80's.
Danny DeVito and Joe Piscopo star as Harry and Moe, two gofers for New Jersey mob boss Mr. Costello (Dan Hedaya), who dream of one day opening the first Italian-Jewish deli. The boys are sent to place a routine 10k bet on a thoroughbred at the Meadowlands and take it upon themselves to put the money on their own horse, My Baby, and naturally lose. In turn, they are each given the contract, to kill each other! Hilarity ensues when Costello dispatches hit man Frank "The Fixer" Accavano, played brilliantly by Captain Lou Albano, to track the boys down and kill them. They flee to Atlantic City in hopes of being protected by "Uncle Mike" and casino host Bobby D (Harvey Keitel). This movie was directed by Brian DePalma sometime in between SCARFACE and CARLITO'S WAY and the results are hilarious. "Thank yooooooou Mister Accavano."
It's one of my favorite mob comedies ever. Why doesn't someone out there start a thread on the best mob comedies ever ? C'mon Ronnie, make yourself useful.
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
