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Mad Dog Time

R Released Nov 8, 1996 1h 33m Comedy Drama List
17% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 51% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
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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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 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 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Entertainment Weekly Rated: D- Nov 8, 1996 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 17, 2005 Full Review Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Ensemble mobster messiness. Rated: 2/5 Jul 26, 2002 Full Review Shane Burridge rec.arts.movies.reviews Everyone's solution to problems in this scenario is simply to shoot everyone else dead Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Scott Renshaw rec.arts.movies.reviews Rated: 1/10 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

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Bahad j It was a really good movie. Very instructive. I really liked it. I will watch it again later.Also, I really like the small details of the movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/24 Full Review Bulgantamir B It was a great movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/24 Full Review Munkhjargal A A mob boss returns after being released from a psychiatric hospital to find the nightclub in disarray. Although he takes her place in her absence, she is distracted by his relationship with Vic's ex-girlfriend and his sister. they will also have other mobs come in and try to take control. It turned out to be an interesting movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/24 Full Review Бавуу Э 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 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/24 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Judith James
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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