Prizzi's Honor

"Hired killers by day. Devoted lovers by night. Until they found out their next assignment was each other."

Jun 14 1985 R 2h 10m
Comedy, Crime, Drama

Charley Partanna is a hitman who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime families in the US. When he sees Irene Walker, it's love at first sight. But he soon finds that she, too, is a killer for hire. Charley can overlook his suspicions, but he can't turn off his heart. And the couple must remember that even if they love each other, the Prizzis love only money.

Plot

Charley Partanna is a hit-man who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime syndicate families in the country. Unbeknownst to Charley,the Prizzis just hired Irene Walker, a free-lance killer, to eliminate someone who double-crossed them. When Irene and Charley fall in love their jobs become complicated. Their jobs become impossible when each is given a contract that neither can go through with.

Written by

Richard Condon, Janet Roach

Directed by

John Huston

Cast

Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Robert Loggia

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox, ABC Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 27 wins & 25 nominations total

Trailers
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Scores
# of Votes
28,170
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
84
Popularity
NA