Mickey Blue Eyes

PLOT

Michael Felgate is an English auctioneer living in New York City where he manages the Cromwell auction house. He proposes marriage to his girlfriend Gina Vitale, but is disheartened to be turned down. Gina tearfully explains that her father Frank and most of her cousins and uncles are gangsters deeply involved in a Mafia crime family, and she is concerned that Michael will be forced into their world. Michael assures her that he will not let this happen, but barely is their engagement party over before he is unwittingly involved in a money laundering scam, and soon the FBI takes an interest in him.

When one of the money laundering scams at Michael's auction house goes wrong, Gina's cousin Johnny confronts and attacks Michael. Gina takes his gun and fires a warning shot into the ceiling, which ricochets and accidentally kills Johnny. Johnny's father Vito finds out, and he tells Frank he will kill Gina unless Frank kills Michael during his wedding speech. Having grown fond of Michael, Frank confesses what Vito has ordered him to do to Michael and the two of them turn to the FBI in return for protection. The FBI set up an elaborate operation in which Michael's execution will be faked at the wedding reception. Michael is given a hidden recording device and is tasked with trying to record Vito into admitting his criminal activity on tape before he is "executed".

Michael's plan fails, and when Vito realises that his execution is a set-up, he orders Vinnie to kill Michael. Vinnie shoots Gina in what appears to be an accident. Vito is arrested for ordering Michael's execution. As Frank and Michael mourn Gina's apparent death in the back of her ambulance, it is revealed that her death was faked as well, and that Vinnie and Gina were also involved with the FBI as a back-up plan.

CAST

Hugh Grant as Michael Felgate

James Caan as Frank Vitale

Jeanne Tripplehorn as Gina Vitale

Burt Young as Vito Graziosi

James Fox as Philip Cromwell

Joe Viterelli as Vinnie D'Agostino

Gerry Becker as FBI Agent Bob Connell

Maddie Corman as Carol

Tony Darrow as Angelo

Paul Lazar as Ritchie Vitale

Tony Sirico as First Risolli Man

Vincent Pastore as Al

Frank Pellegrino as Sante

Scott Thompson as FBI Agent Lewis

John Ventimiglia as Johnny Graziosi

Margaret Devine as Helen

Beatrice Winde as Mrs. Horton

Aida Turturro as Italian Waitress

Joseph R. Gannascoli as Jimmy, Gina's Doorman