The Super
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| Directed by | Rod Daniel |
| Produced by | Richard E. Frazier, Charles Gordon |
| Written by | Sam Simon |
| Starring | Joe Pesci, Vincent Gardenia |
| Music by | Kenny Blank |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | 1991 |
| Running time | 95min. |
| Budget | Unknown |
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The Super is a 1991 motion picture starring Joe Pesci as a New York slum landlord sentenced to live in one of his own buildings until it is brought up to code. Famed screenwriter Nora Ephron co-scripted the story with Simpsons writer Sam Simon.
Tagline: The best way to punish a slumlord is to make him a tenant..
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[edit] Movie plot
Joe Pesci stars as Louie Kritski, a heartless landlord who is threatened with prison for his failure to keep one of his New York slums up to code. The judge gives him another option, which he accepts, he must live in one of his own shoddy run down apartment blocks until he brings it up to liveable standards. At first Louie is adamant that not one repair will be carried out, and wait until his father bails him out, However Louie has a change of heart after meeting ang getting to know the buildings residents including drug dealer Marlon (Ruben Blades). Over time, Louie grows more sympathetic with their problems and sees the results of his own greediness. Unfortunately, Louie's father, Big Lou Kritski (Vincent Gardenia), is the real owner of the property, and he resists his son's entreaties to spend money to clean up the place.
[edit] Cast
- Joe Pesci - Louie Kritski
- Vincent Gardenia - Big Lou Kritski
- Ruben Blades - Marlon
- Madolyn Smith Osborne - Naomi Bensinger
- Stacey Travis - Heather
- Carole Shelley - Irene Kritski
- Kenny Blank - Tito
[edit] Quotes
From Imdb.com
Louie Kritski: It's only lights.
Big Lou Kritski: Only lights? That's the inch, now they'll want the mile. You give them ****! That's what you give them, ****! ****!
Storekeeper: Well what do you need?
Louie Kritski: Okay, let's see... I got my girl coming over. I'll need some wine. What kind of wine do you got here? You got any...
[the storekeeper places a small bottle of screw-top wine on the counter]
Louie Kritski: What the **** is that? You expect me to drink screw-top wine?
Storekeeper: You want a buzz? It's gonna have to come from this.
Louie Kritski: Better just get some essentials so I don't starve to death.
[Grabs a loaf of bread places it on the counter with a 'THUNK']
Louie Kritski: Holy ****! Your bread's older than your ****ing wine. Ha ha ha ha ha ha. This is aged. This should - -See, this should be aged [about the wine]
Louie Kritski: You don't - You get it? What a sense of humor. Am I on Candid Camera in this place or what?
[edit] Trivia
Contains a reference to the 1990 movie GoodFellas, When Louie Kritski(Pesci) enters the grocery Store
and is ignored by the black owner, he exclaims "What am I, a fucking mirage?" Just like his
Character in GoodFellas, Tommy DeVito.
The Super was actor Vincent Gardenia's last movie before his death from a Heart Attack on 9th December 1992.
Kenny Blank who played Tito was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1992 in the category 'Best Young Actor Co-starring in a Motion Picture'
[edit] External links
- The Super at the Internet Movie Database
