Rent Mikey and Nicky (1976)
3.4 of 5 from 104 ratings
1h 46min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
After he steals money from the mob Nicky (John Cassavetes) finds out that they have put a contract out on him. He turns to lifelong friend Mikey (Peter Falk) for advice, and help. His friend, it transpires is more Judas than saviour as it becomes clear that he (Mikey) might just be the trigger man Nicky has been dreading. Directed with Cassavetes-style verite flair, this unusual gangster movie takes us 'Sopranos style' into the lives and pastimes of the gangsters we see. Elaine May (Ishtar), directs wonderful performances from Cassavetes and Falk with great back up from Ned Beatty, William Hickey and Sandford Meisner. Down those dark streets these men will tread! Film noir and gangster style meet head on. - Actors:
- Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Ned Beatty, Rose Arrick, Carol Grace, William Hickey, Sanford Meisner, Joyce Van Patten, M. Emmet Walsh, Sy Travers, Peter R. Scoppa, Virginia Smith, Jean Shevlin, Danny Klein, Martin Wolfson, Eugene Hobgood, David Pendleton, Will Gill Jr., Marilyn Randall, Reuben Greene
- Directors:
- Elaine May
- Producers:
- Michael Hausman
- Voiced By:
- Elaine May
- Writers:
- Elaine May
- Studio:
- C'est La Vie
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- People of the Pictures, A History of Gay Cinema: According to Hollywood, Drama Films & TV, Remembering M. Emmet Walsh
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 13/01/2025
- Run Time:
- 106 minutes
- Languages:
- English Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Program on the making of the film featuring interviews with distributor Julian Schlossberg and actor Joyce Van Patten
- Interviews with critics Richard Brody and Carrie Rickey
- Audio interview from 1976 with actor Peter Falk
- Trailer and TV spot
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Reviews (4) of Mikey and Nicky
Could be a great film but terrible print - Mikey and Nicky review by RD
The title says it all. The print is an unwatchable, sub-VHS rip. it's shaky, blurry, the sound is bad. Wait till someone releases a version of the film that deserves viewing.
4 out of 4 members found this review helpful.
very good film - terrible print - Mikey and Nicky review by CP Customer
This is a good film, but not what I want to say in this review. It's a really shoddy print, this release. It's very disappointing, both sound and image are terrible. I believe there is a US only Criterion Collection dvd but not available in the UK.
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
A Seventies Souvenir - Mikey and Nicky review by CH
The two previous reviewers remark that this is a bad print. It is now available here from Paradiso in the better Criterion Collection edition. That said, it proves to be something of a disappointment for the mumbled method dialogue is favoured and the scenario is redolent of the Seventies without reaching the various peaks achieved in that decade. Perhaps that disappointment is also prompted by its not displaying the wit for which Elaine May is reknowned.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.