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The Funeral
Petty mobsters Ray Tempio (Christopher Walken) and Chez Tempio (Chris Penn) have just lost their younger brother Johnny (Vincent Gallo) - he was shot three times gangland style at a movie theatre. Ray vows revenge - he suspects the leader of a rival crime syndicate is responsible, but his wife Jeanette (Anabella Sciorra) pleads .. Read more
| Starring | Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Isabella Rossellini |
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| Director | Abel Ferrara |
| Genres | Horror |
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The Funeral
Petty mobsters Ray Tempio (Christopher Walken) and Chez Tempio (Chris Penn) have just lost their younger brother Johnny (Vincent Gallo) - he was shot three times gangland style at a movie theatre. Ray vows revenge - he suspects the leader of a rival crime syndicate is responsible, but his wife Jeanette (Anabella Sciorra) pleads for him to leave it alone. Meanwhile Chez, already on the verge of a breakdown, is just making life hell for his wife Clara (Isabella Rossellini) and those around him...
| Starring | Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Isabella Rossellini, Annabella Sciorra |
|---|---|
| Director | Abel Ferrara |
| Studio | PATHE DISTRIBUTION LTD |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 30 Jun 2003 |
| Format | DVD |
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This crime drama is probably the most conventional and formal film in director Abel Ferrara's 1990s canon. Scripted by his longtime collaborator Nicholas St John, it nevertheless touches upon familiar themes of guilt and redemption. Christopher Walken, for once relatively low-key, plays the head of a gangster family who's trying to come to terms with the death of his younger brother, Johnny (Vincent Gallo). Walken's subtle turn is matched by the fine performances of Chris Penn, Isabella Rossellini and Annabella Sciorra. Although it gets a little talky at times, this remains a thoughtful slow-burner and an intriguing flipside to the director's more lurid melodramas.
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Walken, Penn and Gallo are brothers in 1930s New York. When one is killed, the lives of the other two quickly unravel.... read more on Time Out
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
not a horror at all!!!!
has some great christopher walken shouting scenes.
doesnt feel like a big time film, but not bad...see it if you like walken -
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
not a horror at all!!!!
has some great christopher walken shouting scenes.
doesnt feel like a big time film, but not bad...see it if you like walken -
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The Funeral
Petty mobsters Ray Tempio (Christopher Walken) and Chez Tempio (Chris Penn) have just lost their younger brother Johnny (Vincent Gallo) - he was shot three times gangland style at a movie theatre. Ray vows revenge - he suspects the leader of a rival crime syndicate is responsible, but his wife ...
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