Mad Dog Time (1996) ( Trigger Happy )

Mad Dog Time (1996) (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Trigger Happy
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
88 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Biographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1996 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Larry Bishop

Written By:
Larry Bishop

Actors:
Ellen Barkin ..... Rita Everly
Gabriel Byrne ..... Ben London
Richard Dreyfuss ..... Vic
Jeff Goldblum ..... Mickey Holliday
Diane Lane ..... Grace Everly
Burt Reynolds ..... 'Wacky' Jacky Jackson
Larry Bishop ..... Nick
Joey Bishop ..... Mr. Gottlieb
Kyle MacLachlan ..... Jake Parker
Angie Everhart ..... Gabriella
Henry Silva ..... Sleepy Joe Carlisle
Michael J. Pollard ..... Red Mash
Gregory Hines ..... Jules Flamingo
Billy Idol ..... Lee Turner
Billy Drago ..... Wells

Synopsis:

Mob boss Vic returns to business from madhouse. Meanwhile his best and quickest assistant Mickey Holliday is having an affair with Vic's girl Grace Everly and, at the same time, with her sister Rita Everly. What will Vic do? Whom will he kill? Is he really insane and weak? Many other mobsters, including Jake Parker, WackyJacky Jackson and Ben London think he's not so powerful anymore and hope to take his place.

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.

With his boss in the madhouse, a mobster is temporary boss of the criminal empire just as vicious rivals threaten the control of the empire.

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