Official poster for Oscar (1991)

Oscar

In crime and comedy, timing is everything.

Apr 26, 1991 1h 49mPGComedy
6.4IMDb
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Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman.Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets about to keep his promise.

Director
John Landis
Worldwide
$24M
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Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets about to keep his promise.

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Oscar returned 0.7× its budget worldwide.

Budget
$35M
Opening weekend
Domestic gross
International gross
Worldwide gross
$24M
Release date
Apr 26, 1991
Runtime
1h 49m
MPAA rating
PG
Language
English, Italian
Country
United States of America

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