Mad Dog and Glory [Blu-ray]

Director: John McNaughton

Overview

John McNaughton directed this Richard Price-scripted comedy about a cop who learns to love an unwanted gift from a gangster. Robert De Niro plays Wayne Dobie, a shy and reclusive Chicago cop who has never fired a gun. Dobie is an evidence technician who takes photographs at crime scenes, earning the moniker of "Mad Dog" for his diffident attitude. One day Dobie walks in on a convenience store holdup and saves the life of Chicago mob boss Frank Milo (Bill Murray). Frank is impressed by the way Dobie handled the holdup and wants to pay him back for saving his life. In thrall to Frank is Glory (Uma Thurman), who is working off her brother's gambling debts by living with the mobster. One day, Glory turns up at Dobie's house, explaining that Frank is giving her to him for one week as a gift. Initially Dobie wants nothing to do with Glory, but as the week goes on, he realizes he is becoming intensely attracted to her.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/05/2019
UPC:	0738329234089
Original Release:	1993
Rating:	R
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:37:00
Sales rank:	30,264

Special Features

Audio commentary by director John McNaughton; Making-of featurette; Archival interviews with stars Bill Murray, Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, director John McNaughton and producer Martin Scorsese; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Robert De Niro	Wayne `Mad Dog' Dobie
Uma Thurman	Glory
Bill Murray	Frank Milo
David Caruso	Mike
Mike Starr	Harold
Tom Towles	Andrew
Kathy Baker	Lee
Derek Anunciation	Shooter
Doug Hara	Driver
Evan Lionel	Dealer in Car
Anthony Cannata	Pavletz
Todd Thaler	Actor
J.J. Johnston	Shanlon
Guy Van Swearingen	Cop
Jack Wallace	Tommy
Richard Belzer	Emcee/Comic
Clem Caserta	Guy at Table
Fred Squillo	Frank's Gang
Chuck Parello	Frank's Gang
Tony Fitzpatrick	Detective at Crime Scene
Eric Young	Detective at Crime Scene
Bruce Jarchow	Detective at Crime Scene
Bob Rice	Uniform Cop
William King	Dealer in Park
John Polce	Dispatcher,Dispatcher
Kevin Hurley	Dealer in Park
Richard Price	Detective in Restaurant
Lou Eppolito	Actor
Dick Sollenberger	Saul
Seth Gilliam	Actor
Pamela Lewis	Actor
Paula Killen	Irene
Dominic Marcus	Actor
Eddie Bo Smith Jr.	Big John
Craig Sechler	Actor
Elmer Bernstein	Composer
Suzy Brack	Student
Derek Annunciation	Actor

Technical Credits

Richard Price

Richard Price	Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Doug Coleman	Stunts
Edward Drohan	Special Effects
Martin Scorsese	Producer
Todd Thaler	Casting
Steven A. Jones	Producer
Barbara De Fina	Producer
Ron Bochar	Sound Effects
Missy Cohen	Sound Effects
Lee Dichter	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

One of the most underrated comedies of the early '90s, this clever caper takes two regularly typecast stars, Bill Murray and Robert De Niro, and reverses their roles. The stars clearly relish sinking their creative fangs into the types of parts normally off limits to them, Murray as a fiendishly arrogant crime boss who really wants to be a comic, De Niro as a nebbish police photographer afraid of his own shadow who is pining to become an artist. They're not the only ones who shine here, however, as the leads are backed up ably by reliable character actors Mike Starr and David Caruso, the latter of whom gives a literally star-making performance of raw masculine power. The cast is backed up by a stellar script from Richard Price, chock full of memorable one-liners ("Your friend is very sarcastic") and unexpected turns, save for a somewhat predictable ending that at least doesn't succeed in derailing all that's come before. Mad Dog and Glory is that rarest of combinations, a delightful farce with genuinely great acting.