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Wise Guys

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Wise Guys
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R,1hr 40min
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1986
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Warner Home Video
Synopsis: The "wise guys" referred to in the title, Harry Valentini (Danny DeVito) and Moe Dickstein (Joe Piscopo), turn out to be not so wise after all in this crime-oriented comedy. Harry and Moe run the risk of certain death when they steal money from a Mafia don (Dan Hedaya) and then try to multiply their ill-gotten gains at the horse races. Naturally, they lose the bundle and the next thing they know they're running from hitmen and trying to come up with enough cash to pay back their debt. Wise Guys' ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
The credits say this film was directed by Brian De Palma, but aside from some nice camera work, this wrongheaded gangster comedy could have come from nearly any sub-Neal Israel '80s-comedy hack. Wrong from the first scene -- which finds Danny De Vito doing a tired impression of Robert De Niro's "You talkin' to me?" bit -- Wise Guys becomes unbearable upon the entrance of Joe Piscopo. After the failure ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Harry Valentini
Moe Dickstein
Bobby Dilea
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