Movie
1991
Oscar is a 1991 American comedy film directed by John Landis. Based on the Claude Magnier stage play, it is a remake of the 1967 French film of the same name, but set in Depression-era New York City. Oscar stars Sylvester Stallone, in a rare comedic role, as Angelo "Snaps" Provolone, a mob boss who promises his dying father Eduardo that he will leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Alongside…
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If you are a popular action star and want to prove that you could be star of comedies too, perhaps it is not the best idea to play the role which had been already played by true genius of film comedy. Sylvester Stallone learned this the hard way after starring in *Oscar*, 1991 film directed by John Landis. Film is based on the eponymous 1958 stage play by French author Charles Magnier, which was in 1967 adapted into…More
