Prizzi's Honor
“Hired killers by day. Devoted lovers by night. Until they found out their next assignment was each other.”
Charley Partanna is a hitman who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime families in the US. When he sees Irene Walker, it's love at first sight. But he soon finds that she, too, is a killer for hire. Charley can overlook his suspicions, but he can't turn off his heart. And the couple must remember that even if they love each other, the Prizzis love only money.
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Cast
52 people
Jack Nicholson
Charley Partanna
Known for
The Shining
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Kathleen Turner
Irene Walker
Known for
Marley & Me
Romancing the Stone
Robert Loggia
Eduardo Prizzi
Known for
Scarface
Independence Day
John Randolph
Angelo 'Pop' Partanna
Known for
Serpico
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
William Hickey
Don Corrado Prizzi
Known for
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Name of the Rose
Lee Richardson
Dominic Prizzi
Known for
The Fly II
The Exorcist III
Michael Lombard
Rosario Filargi " Finlay "
Known for
Pet Sematary
Crocodile Dundee
Anjelica Huston
Maerose Prizzi
Known for
Addams Family Values
The Royal Tenenbaums
Lawrence Tierney
Lt. Hanley
Known for
Reservoir Dogs
The Prowler
CCH Pounder
Peaches Altamont
Known for
Avatar
The Shield
Ann Selepegno
Amalia Prizzi
No other roles listed
Vic Polizos
Phil Vittimizzare
Known for
Graveyard Shift
Night of the Creeps
John Huston Director · Richard Condon Screenplay Janet Roach Screenplay
Worldwide gross $27M · Budget $16M · United States release June 14, 1985
Box office
Budget
$16,000,000
Worldwide gross
$26,657,534
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
ABC Motion Pictures
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
ABC Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 13, 1985
Premiere
United States · June 14, 1985
Theatrical
Argentina
December 5, 1985 · Theatrical
Australia
December 12, 1985 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 1, 1986 · Theatrical
Denmark
November 4, 1985 · Theatrical
Finland
November 29, 1985 · Theatrical
France
January 8, 1986 · Theatrical
Germany
June 14, 1985 · Theatrical
January 30, 1986 · Theatrical
Greece
October 12, 1988 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 25, 1986 · Theatrical
Japan
September 28, 1985 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 1, 1985 · Premiere · XVIII Muestra Internacional de Cine
May 29, 1986 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 31, 1985 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 19, 1985 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 30, 1986 · Theatrical
Spain
October 9, 1985 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 6, 1985 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 15, 1985 · Theatrical
Uruguay
March 13, 1986 · Theatrical
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