My Blue Heaven
A comedy about a government witness who gives suburbia a culture shock.
1990 | 97m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Herbert Ross |
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| Writer: | Nora Ephron |
| Staring: |
| FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Antonelli. In the witness protection program one is supposed to keep a low profile, but that is something that Antonelli has trouble doing. Coopersmith certainly has his hands full keeping Antonelli away from the Mafia hitmen who want to stop him testifying, not to mention the nightclubs... | |
| Release Date: | Aug 17, 1990 |
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| Director: | Herbert Ross |
| Writer: | Nora Ephron |
| Genres: | Comedy, Action |
| Keywords | fbi, california, witness protection, gangster |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Hawn / Sylbert Movie Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $23
Budget: $6 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Steve Martin | Vincent "Vinnie" Antonelli |
| Rick Moranis | Barney Coopersmith |
| Joan Cusack | Hannah Stubbs |
| Melanie Mayron | Crystal Rybak |
| Bill Irwin | Kirby |
| Carol Kane | Shaldeen |
| William Hickey | Billy Sparrow / Johnny Bird |
| Deborah Rush | Linda |
| Daniel Stern | Will Stubbs |
| Jesse Bradford | Jamie |
| Corey Carrier | Tommie |
| Seth Jaffe | Umberto Mello |
| Robert Miranda | Lilo Mello |
| Ed Lauter | Underwood |
| Julie Bovasso | Vinnie's Mother |
| Colleen Camp | Dr. Margaret Snow Coopersmith |
| Gordon Currie | Wally Bunting |
| Raymond O'Connor | Dino |
| Troy Evans | Nicky |
| Dick Boccelli | Rocco |
| Ron Karabatsos | Ritchie |
| Tony DiBenedetto | Benny |
| Melissa Hurley | Angela |
| Leslie Cook | Marie |
| Darren Chuckry | Supermarket Manager |
| Duke Stroud | Supermarket Employee |
| Carol Ann Susi | Filomena |
| Frank Gio | Gaetano |
| Joel Polis | U.S. Attorney |
| Larry Block | Defense Attorney |
| Arthur Brauss | Judge |
| Greta Blackburn | Stewardess #1 |
| Eva Charney | Stewardess #2 |
| Ellen Albertini Dow | Nun |
| David Knell | Checker |
| John Harnagel | Motel Manager |
| LaWanda Page | Hotel Maid |
| Daniel Riordan | Removal Man |
| Thomas Wagner | Umpire |
| Jean Spray | Gatto |
| James Emery | FBI Man |
| Matt Roe | FBI Man |
| John Rogers | Policeman at Motel |
| Valerie Wildman | TV Reporter |
| Daniel Trent | Bailiff |
| Rudy E. Morrison | Maitre D' |
| Frank R. Roach | Judge |
| Jeff Fredricks | Booking Cop |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Herbert Ross | Director |
| Nora Ephron | Writer |
| Ira Newborn | Original Music Composer |
| John Bailey | Director of Photography |
| Ariel Levy | First Assistant Director |
| Richard Berger | Art Direction |
| Stephen A. Rotter | Editor |
| Hank McCann | Casting |
| Norman Fessler | Stand In |
| Joseph G. Aulisi | Costume Design |
| Charles Rosen | Production Design |
| Donald J. Remacle | Set Decoration |
| Robert M. Reitano | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Herbert Ross | Producer |
| Goldie Hawn | Executive Producer |
| Nora Ephron | Executive Producer |
| Anthea Sylbert | Producer |
| Joseph M. Caracciolo | Co-Producer |
| Andrew Stone | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 9 |
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| 2024 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 9 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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My Blue Heaven is okay. The acting is serviceable, although never did I believe that Steve Martin was an Italian Mob guy. I didn't find it particularly funny; I laughed two times and those were more out of shock. The plot, which Wikipedia tells me is vaguely based on the same guy who inspired Goodfe ... llas, isn't exactly a new or unique idea, but it has some potential as both a fish out of water and an odd couple story. My Blue Heaven is fine; there isn't anything terrible, nothing drew me out of the film (except Steve Martin's casting and the choice to use title cards to occasionally change perspective), and I never was confused or disappointed with the story beats, but I was never impressed or fully invested. I picked this movie at random and didn't know what I was watching until the title appeared. I was excited to see that I was going to see a movie with Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, and Joan Cusack, but they are all misused and easily could have been replaced with any other B-list actor. Again, it's fine. It's okay. I didn't dislike it, but there are plenty of better movies to have given that hour and a half to.