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The Super

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For failing to fix his New York City tenement, slumlord Louie Kritski (Joe Pesci) is sentenced to live in one of his units. If repairs aren't completed in 120 days, he'll go to jail. As Louie confronts the decrepit conditions in which his tenants live -- from giant rats to nights without heat -- he begins to have a change of heart. But avoiding jail time will mean convincing his money-grubbing father, the building's true owner, to invest money for repairs.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
2/4
What's finally depressing about The Super is that it doesn't have the nerve to be any one thing. It wants to be crude and rude, but it ends with sentiment. It wants to be about whites and blacks, but is incurious about the lives of its black characters. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/25/2005
2/5
Mike McGranaghan Aisle Seat 02/14/2005
2/5
John Esther Pasadena Weekly 08/21/2003
0/5
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 05/26/2003
2/5
Brandon Judell PopcornQ 03/03/2003
2/5
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Vi P @VVIngz Dec 9 This moovie was one of my favorites from childhood in 1990 s. One of the few from america , so we can grasp a bit of life of USA and it's people. For people from USSR countries it was all new you know. Yeas it's not Oscar winning or something but actors did very well and plot is really fun. Simple , maybe naive at some point but fun. Great for a family evening , great to watch with kids even now bet they d be surprised to know about times without cell phones and Internet😁 It's about who you are in a society and how you behave in critical situation, and how not to, what are your values, and what is a taste of your own medicine can be like. Sincerely believe it should have more views , and bet people will love it if they know it exists. Modern superheroes movies half of them have worse scenarios and actors play is non-existent, and still have millions of views and high ratings. So no reason in believing statistics. See more Sep 18 I always like these kinds of stories in movies. Joe Pesci is like the perfect guy for this, it’s a somewhat funny film that is good for when you’re bored and not much else. 2.5/5 stars. See more Noel P Aug 13 Cheering, funny. Worth watching in my book. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 22 Funny in 1 hour and 26 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $10,600,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Julian B Mar 23 A joy to watch, a great comedy See more Jacob B @Jbruno Mar 12 Jie Pesci pulls off a sleazy slumlord almost as well as an Italain gangster. You can't go wrong with this early 90's comedy-gold! Not as big a classic as 'My Cousin Vinny' but it is just as hilarious! See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis For failing to fix his New York City tenement, slumlord Louie Kritski (Joe Pesci) is sentenced to live in one of his units. If repairs aren't completed in 120 days, he'll go to jail. As Louie confronts the decrepit conditions in which his tenants live -- from giant rats to nights without heat -- he begins to have a change of heart. But avoiding jail time will mean convincing his money-grubbing father, the building's true owner, to invest money for repairs.
Director
Rod Daniel
Producer
Charles Gordon
Production Co
Largo Entertainment, JVC Entertainment Networks
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 28, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$10.6M
Runtime
1h 26m
Sound Mix
Surround
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