Paul Vitti is one of New York's most powerful gangsters. He's grown up in the Mob life and has been well prepared for his future responsibilities by Manetta, his mentor and surrogate father (since his own father was gunned down years before). But when it becomes time for Paul Vitti to assume his role as the leader of his crime family, he suddenly starts having trouble breathing. He can't sleep; he's distant and preoccupied around his wife and kids; his mistress wants to know why his interest in romance has flagged; and his loyal henchmen wonder at his suddenly anxious demeanor. If the other crime families find out that Paul Vitti is having panic attacks, then how can he run his business? He's supposed to inspire panic, not experience it. Ben Sobol is a divorced suburban New York psychiatrist with a young son and a fiancee he's about to marry. He's a nice guy and a loving dad who's plagued by his relationship with his own father, a highly successful, media-seeking, pretentious Upper East Side therapist. Ben doesn't want to be anything like either of his self-absorbed parents - even if shunning the spotlight means enduring a patient list full of dull, boringly neurotic complainers without a serious challenge among them.
Production Village Roadshow Pictures; NPV Entertainment; Baltimore Pictures; Spring Creek Productions; Face Productions; Tribeca Productions;
Cast Names Robert De Niro; Billy Crystal; Lisa Kudrow; Chazz Palminteri; Kresimir Novakovic; Bart Tangredi; Michael Straka; Joseph Rigano; Joe Viterelli; Richard C. Castellano; Molly Shannon; Max Casella; Frank Pietrangolare; Kyle Sabihy; Bill Macy; Rebecca Schull; Pat Cooper; Leo Rossi; Aasif Mandvi; Neil Pepe; Tony Darrow; Michael Haley; Ian Marioles; Donnamarie Recco; Vince Cecere; Jimmie Ray Weeks; Bob Cea; William Hill; Ira Wheeler; Luce Ennis; Elizabeth Bracco; Gina Gallagher; Francesca Mari; Vinny Vella Jr.; Mickey Bruno; Dave Corey; Fred Workman; Daniel W. Barringer; John Polce; Drew Eliot;
Box Office USD 106,694,016
Release Date 1999-03-05
Genres Comedy; Crime;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for language, a scene of sexuality and some violence.