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- 1993
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 37 m
- 1993
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 37 m
Summary When shy, soft-spoken Chicago detective Wayne "Mad Dog" Dobie inadvertently saves the life of local gangster Frank Milo, he's the reluctant recipient of an unusual one week "thank-you" gift - a beautiful bartender named Glory! Before the week is out, the two have fallen madly in love, making for a murderous showdown with Milo. Now Dobie ...
Directed By: John McNaughton
Written By: Richard Price
- 1993
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 37 m
- 1993
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 37 m
Mad Dog and Glory
71
8.4
Where to Watch
Summary When shy, soft-spoken Chicago detective Wayne "Mad Dog" Dobie inadvertently saves the life of local gangster Frank Milo, he's the reluctant recipient of an unusual one week "thank-you" gift - a beautiful bartender named Glory! Before the week is out, the two have fallen madly in love, making for a murderous showdown with Milo. Now Dobie ...
Directed By: John McNaughton
Written By: Richard Price
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
71
74% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
26% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
71
74% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
26% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Not quite a comedy, not really a drama, Mad Dog and Glory throws your equilibrium but keeps your interest high. [5 Mar 1993, p.C3]
Mad Dog and Glory is one of the few recent movies where it helps to pay close attention. Some of the best moments come quietly and subtly, in a nuance of dialogue or a choice of timing. The movie is very funny, but it's not broad humor, it's humor born of personality quirks and the style of the performances.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 79 User Ratings
8.4
81% Positive
64 Ratings
64 Ratings
11% Mixed
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
8% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 79 User Ratings
8.4
81% Positive
64 Ratings
64 Ratings
11% Mixed
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
8% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
The film plays out as a fun comedy-crime romp with the two leads playing against type: Deniro as an impish by-the-books police officer, Murray as a gangster comic. All the performances are incredible from the impeccable cast, from top to bottom. The dialogue is also well-written, with each character breathing a life of their own. "Different strokes for different folks" has got to be one of my favorites, delivered by the amazing Caruso. Overall, if you could look past the minor flaws in somewhat abrupt tonal shifts and pacing, you'll truly enjoy this wonderful piece of cinema from the early 90s.
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I liked this film a lot since my first viewing. It's extremely weird, but that's it's charm. By being so weird and bizarre it actually feels more real than most movies. Life isn't clean-cut or perfect. Life can be very awkward, and things can be dark. The people you meet, the relationships you have with them, tend to just happen, and happen in ways you don't plan or expect. Everything about this film is slightly offbeat, making decisions that aren't necessarily smart. The cast is fantastic, the tone is great, the film is pretty slow, and strange, both too bizarre to be realistic, but bizarre enough to be somewhat real. It's not a perfect film, it can be a bit cheesy at times, and it's certainly not for everyone. It's even fairly shallow. But to capture the comedy of life, finding the humour of the smaller and stranger things. It does a great job.
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Mad Dog and Glory, thankfully, finds the director in remarkable form, crafting an engrossing new film out of what might have been, in less competent hands, simply another Hollywood formula movie.
Mad Dog and Glory also seems like two movies at once, only in this case the split comes off like a case of Siamese twins. Actually, it's girls on one side and boys on the other, and the boys get all the breaks. [4 Mar 1993, p.A12]
Despite Thurman's unlikely role, she's rather appealing with De Niro, but the De Niro-Murray chemistry isn't convincing. Murray, a breeze in Groundhog Day, seems tensed up here; the film, long on the shelf and with long-shot cult potential, brings no discredit upon its makers, but no glory either. [5 Mar 1993, p.5D]
The movie is a little gimpy. But Murray's molto impressive. He drops his voice half an octave; he walks like a golem tailored by Armani; he puts his silky style in the service of menace. It's a whole nother dimension to him. [8 March 1993]
Taken as a whole, Mad Dog and Glory is a disappointingly mixed bag. What's on the screen is passably diverting, but I often felt as if I was seeing only half the movie. With this intriguing premise and cast, the film should have offered more complete entertainment.
It's a good film to watch during your lunch. Predictable but the performance of Robert De Niro & Bill Murray attract you to film until the end.
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Production Company
Universal Pictures,
Mad Dog Productions
Release Date Mar 5, 1993
Duration 1 h 37 m
Rating R
Tagline A cop who'd rather be an artist. A mobster who'd rather be a comic. And a woman who'd rather be anywhere but between them.
Awards
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Nomination
Cahiers du Cinéma
• 1 Nomination
