Mad Dog Time

R

Released Nov 8, 1996

1h 33m

Comedy

Drama

List

17%

6 Reviews

Tomatometer

47%

1,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

After mob boss Vic (Richard Dreyfuss) leaves a mental hospital, he returns to find his nightclub operation in disarray. Even though Mickey (Jeff Goldblum) has taken his place in his absence, he's been distracted by his affairs with Vic's ex-girlfriend, Grace (Diane Lane), and her sister, Rita (Ellen Barkin). While Vic attempts to clean things up, other mobsters -- including Jake (Kyle MacLachlan), Wacky Jacky (Burt Reynolds) and Ben London (Gabriel Byrne) -- try to step in and take control.

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Michael S

Easily the worst movie with the best cast. I mean the cast is incredible. And the basic premise (gangsters trying to knock each other off for control) should work. But... wow. The movie makes NO sense. The dialogue is so bad you wince. Most of the acting is terrible. One of those turkeys you watch once to experience the awfulness, then never watch it again.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/07/24

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I loved this dumb movie more than I can express. The slick visual appeal of a 70s gangster film, the swaggeriest swagger to ever swagger that Goldblum employs to the effect that only he can, Gabriel Byrne absolutely chewing up the scenery in every shot he is in, Richard Dreyfus reveling in the silliness of everything happening around his character, the constant cameos, the copious F-bombs. All of it. It's not meant to watch for any reason other than "this shit's cool". It's a hipsters paradise, and my god, does it know it. Every second of this movie is a wink at the audience of "I know, this is silly, but lets have fun, yeah?"

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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sexy actors xoxo entertaining …. Sherise 💋 ;)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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How did such a good cast end up in such a terrible film?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Totally underrated movie; copied by other movies like Snatch and Lock,Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels that were the same type but the copies got better reviews. Would watch again numerous times. Great actors like these didn't do many films together...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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If you like Larry Bishop films, you'll like this. His movies have a distinct flavour about them that either works for you or doesn't. Personally I find it refreshing - the movies don't have that smug production polish that the MCU is churning out...they feel more grindhouse-esque, like early Robert Rodriguez. They make their own rules, they don't follow a formula, they are their own masters. Personally, I like anything with Jeff Goldblum in it, especially when he's playing something other than his standard Jewish Hugh Grant role. Everyone in this is amazing. Gabriel Byrne is brilliant as Bubba Ben London. Dreyfuss as the enigmatic and dangerous Vic. Barkin as the voracious Rita. Even Bishop is brilliantly over the top. I don't think of this as a gangster movie however. It's rooted in the world of nightclubs and gangsters, but it's limited to only a couple of sets, so don't go in thinking street battles with tommy guns out of Packard saloons. It's all about the characters, the dialogue, and the music. Thanks Larry, this is sublime. Take that 17% from the enlightened critic overlords as an endorsement.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Larry Bishop

Director

Ellen Barkin

Rita Everly

Gabriel Byrne

Ben London

Richard Dreyfuss

Vic

Jeff Goldblum

Mickey Holliday

Diane Lane

Grace Everly

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The first movie I have seen that does not improve on the sight of a blank screen viewed for the same length of time.

Rated: 0/4

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Rated: D-

Nov 8, 1996

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Rated: 2/5

Jul 17, 2005

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Scott Weinberg

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Ensemble mobster messiness.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 26, 2002

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Shane Burridge

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Everyone's solution to problems in this scenario is simply to shoot everyone else dead

Jan 1, 2000

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Rated: 1/10

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Synopsis

After mob boss Vic (Richard Dreyfuss) leaves a mental hospital, he returns to find his nightclub operation in disarray. Even though Mickey (Jeff Goldblum) has taken his place in his absence, he's been distracted by his affairs with Vic's ex-girlfriend, Grace (Diane Lane), and her sister, Rita (Ellen Barkin). While Vic attempts to clean things up, other mobsters -- including Jake (Kyle MacLachlan), Wacky Jacky (Burt Reynolds) and Ben London (Gabriel Byrne) -- try to step in and take control.

Director: Larry Bishop
Producer: Stephan Manpearl, Leonard Shapiro
Screenwriter: Larry Bishop
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: Bruin Grip Services, Skylight Films, Dreyfuss / James Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 8, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 22, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $102.9K
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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