Mad Dog Time Summary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Larry Bishop
Genres: Comedy, Crime
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A group of mobsters fight for control in this satirical comedy-drama. Vic (Richard_Dreyfuss) is a not-especially-stable crime boss who -- following a spell in a mental hospital after being diagnosed with schizophrenia -- is sent home and is ready to resume his place as supreme leader of the mob. Mickey Holliday (Jeff_Goldblum), Vic's enforcer and right hand man, is trying to get everything squared away for Vic's return, which may complicate his personal life, since he's been having an affair with Vic's girlfriend Grace (Diane_Lane), as well as her sister Rita (Ellen_Barkin). While Vic has been away, a number of other gangsters have been squabbling over who will take control of his territories, including Jake Parker (Kyle MacLachlan), Jules Flamingo (Gregory_Hines), and Jacky Johnson (Burt_Reynolds). However, it's the seriously eccentric Ben London (Gabriel_Byrne) who turns out to be Mickey's and Vic's most potent rival as the various gangsters shoot it out over who gets what piece of the pie. Inspired in part by the "Rat Pack" crime flicks of the 1960s -- such as Ocean's_Eleven and Robin and the Seven Hoods -- Mad Dog Time (also released under the title Trigger Happy) was written and directed by former actor Larry_Bishop, son of Rat Packer Joey_Bishop, who pops up in a small role. Larry's co-star from Wild in the Streets, Christopher_Jones, appears in a supporting role as a gunman; it was his first film appearance since Ryan's_Daughter in 1970. Mark Deming, Rovi
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