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* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt: {{Parodied|Trope}}; the film has obviously nothing at all to do with regency-era novelist Creator/JaneAusten. This was a reference to how, at the time the film was made, there were a lot of film and TV adaptations of Austen's and the Bronte sisters' works that were using the formula (e.g., ''Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice'').
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* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt: {{Parodied|Trope}}; the film has obviously nothing at all to do with regency-era novelist Creator/JaneAusten. This was a reference to how, at the time the film was made, there were a lot of film and TV adaptations of Austen's and the Bronte Brontë sisters' works that were using the formula (e.g., ''Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice'').
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--> '''Boy''': Diane.
--> '''Diane''': Like me!
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--> '''Diane''': I'm a mother? Why didn't you tell me?
--> '''Anthony''': You said you didn't want to be a part of my life.
--> '''Diane''': Oh! Anthony, he's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen! He looks just like me!
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--> '''Diane''': Like me!
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--> '''Diane''': Oh! Anthony, he's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen! He looks just like me!
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* {{Gasshole}}: Sophia (Vincenzo's mom) has a habit of loudly farting in public a habit that she had even back when she was a young woman. It's even how Vincenzo recognized her after being separated from her for many years [[spoiler:and it's how she assassinates Pepper towards the end of the film.]]
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* {{Gasshole}}: Sophia (Vincenzo's mom) has a habit of loudly farting in public a public. This has been a habit that she had of hers even back when she was a young woman. It's even how Vincenzo recognized her after being separated from her for many years [[spoiler:and it's how she assassinates Pepper towards the end of the film.]]
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''Jane Austen's Mafia!'' (also known as simply ''Mafia!'') is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Creator/JimAbrahams.
The film follwows Tony Cortino (Creator/JayMohr), the son of mafia king Vincenzo Cortino (Creator/LloydBridges), who takes over when his father is dying.
The film follwows Tony Cortino (Creator/JayMohr), the son of mafia king Vincenzo Cortino (Creator/LloydBridges), who takes over when his father is dying.
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''Jane Austen's Mafia!'' (also known as simply ''Mafia!'') is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Creator/JimAbrahams.
[[Creator/ZuckerAbrahamsAndZucker Jim Abrahams]].
The filmfollwows follows Tony Cortino (Creator/JayMohr), the son of mafia king Vincenzo Cortino (Creator/LloydBridges), who takes over when his father is dying.
The film
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* FartsOnFire: Sophia (Vincenzo's mom) [[spoiler:kills Pepper by lighting her fart.]] The result was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6Hz5irExSY catastrophic.]] This montage also has an [[spoiler:Inuit impaling a guy in a [[Series/BarneyAndFriends Barney]] costume]] then dancing to the [[Film/TheBirdcage Goldman Girls]]' rendition "We Are Family".
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* FartsOnFire: Sophia (Vincenzo's mom) [[spoiler:kills Pepper by lighting her fart.]] The result was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6Hz5irExSY catastrophic.]] This montage also has an [[spoiler:Inuit impaling a guy in a [[Series/BarneyAndFriends Barney]] costume]] then dancing to the [[Film/TheBirdcage Goldman Girls]]' rendition of "We Are Family".
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* TheDoorSlamsYou: When Vincent gets a job promotion he happily rushes home to tell his family the good news, as he opens the door he accidentally squishes his son Tiny Anthony, comically flattening him.
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* FartsOnFire: Sophia (Anthony's mom) killed a woman named Pepper by lighting her fart. The result was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6Hz5irExSY catastrophic.]] This montage also has an Inuit impaling a guy in a Barney costume then dancing to "We Are Family".
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* FartsOnFire: Sophia (Anthony's (Vincenzo's mom) killed a woman named [[spoiler:kills Pepper by lighting her fart. fart.]] The result was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6Hz5irExSY catastrophic.]] This montage also has an Inuit [[spoiler:Inuit impaling a guy in a Barney costume [[Series/BarneyAndFriends Barney]] costume]] then dancing to the [[Film/TheBirdcage Goldman Girls]]' rendition "We Are Family".
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* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt: {{Parodied|Trope}}; the film has obviously nothing at all to do with Regency Era novelist Creator/JaneAusten. This was a reference to how, at the time the film was made, there were a lot of film and TV adaptations of Austen's and the Bronte sisters' works that were using the formula (e.g., ''Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice'').
* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt: {{Parodied|Trope}}; the film has obviously nothing at all to do with Regency Era novelist Creator/JaneAusten. This was a reference to how, at the time the film was made, there were a lot of film and TV adaptations of Austen's and the Bronte sisters' works that were using the formula (e.g., ''Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice'').
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* {{Gasshole}}: Sophia (Vincenzo's mom) has a habit of loudly farting in public which is typically followed by her saying "scusi." It's a running gag that happened even when she was young woman. It's even how Anthony Vincenzo recognized her after being separated for many years [[spoiler:and it's how she assassinates Pepper towards the end of the film.]]
* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt: {{Parodied|Trope}}; the film has obviously nothing at all to do withRegency Era regency-era novelist Creator/JaneAusten. This was a reference to how, at the time the film was made, there were a lot of film and TV adaptations of Austen's and the Bronte sisters' works that were using the formula (e.g., ''Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice'').
* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt: {{Parodied|Trope}}; the film has obviously nothing at all to do with
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* AffectionateParody: Of Italian mafioso gangster films, particularly, ''Film/TheGodfather'', ''Film/{{GoodFellas}}'' and ''Film/{{Casino}}'', although it also parodies non-Mafia films such as ''Film/ForrestGump'' and ''Film/TheEnglishPatient''.
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* AffectionateParody: Of Italian Italian-American mafioso gangster films, particularly, ''Film/TheGodfather'', ''Film/{{GoodFellas}}'' and ''Film/{{Casino}}'', although it also parodies non-Mafia films such as ''Film/ForrestGump'' and ''Film/TheEnglishPatient''.
* CompositeCharacter: Anthony's brother, Joey Cortino is one of Sonny and Fredo Corleone from ''The Godfather''.
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* {{Gasshole}}: Sophia (Anthony's (Vincenzo's mom) has a habit of loudly farting in public which is typically followed by her saying "scusi." It's a running gag that happened even when she was young woman. It's even how Anthony recognized her after being separated for many years.and years [[spoiler:and it's how she assassinate assassinates Pepper towards the end of the film. film.]]
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* FlairBartending: Parodied when a ''priest'' mixes an UmbrellaDrink for a distraught Joey.
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* {{Gasshole}}:Sophia (Anthony's mom) has a habit of loudly farting in public which is typically followed by her saying "scusi." It's a running gag that happened even when she was young woman. It's even how Anthony recognized her after being separated for many years.and it's how she assassinate Pepper towards the end of the film.
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Joey. ("''Friar'' bartending", get it?)
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* InOneEarOutTheOther: While Pepper is coming on to an angry Joey she seductively leans in close and sticks her [[OverlyLongTongue very long tongue]] into his left ear and out his right ear.
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* AffectionateParody: Of Italian mafioso gangster films, particularly, ''Film/TheGodfather'', ''Film/{{GoodFellas}}'' and ''Film/{{Casino}}'', although it also parodies non-Mafia films such as ''Film/ForrestGump'' and ''Film/TheEnglishPatient''.
* EnfantTerrible: Parodied with Chucky, a psychotic little boy who is a parody of Chucky from ''Film/ChildsPlay''; he [[spoiler:murders his grandfather with bug spray so that he can steal his wallet and his father can become the new godfather]], he is later seen torturing animals and stabbing dolls, and he gets his comeuppance when he receives a package of tiny dinosaurs which eat him alive.
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* FartsOnFire: Sophia (Anthony's mom) killed a woman named Pepper by lighting her fart. The result was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6Hz5irExSY catastrophic.]] This montage also has an Inuit impaling a guy in a Barney costume then dancing to "We Are Family".
* FlairBartending: Parodied when a ''priest'' mixes an UmbrellaDrink for a distraught Joey.
* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt: {{Parodied|Trope}}; the film has obviously nothing at all to do with Regency Era novelistCreator/JaneAusten obviously didn't write Creator/JaneAusten. This was a reference to how, at the time the film was made, there were a lot of film and TV adaptations of Austen's and the Bronte sisters' works that were using the formula (e.g., ''Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice''), so it was a topical parody (nonetheless, this film (although using it was apparently confusing enough to be released as simply ''Mafia!'' in several markets).
* FlairBartending: Parodied when a ''priest'' mixes an UmbrellaDrink for a distraught Joey.
* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt: {{Parodied|Trope}}; the film has obviously nothing at all to do with Regency Era novelist
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* SpinningPaper: Spoofed; one headline shown in this manner is "Spinning Paper Appears Over Cathedral."
* TranslationMatchmaking: A weird example. In Spain, this film was named ''Mafia, estafa como puedas'' ("Mafia, Con [someone] The Way You Can"), following ''Film/{{Airplane}}'' being renamed ''Aterriza como puedas'' ("Land as you can"), apparently because Lloyd Bridges, who was on ''Airplane!'', also appears in this film. The weird part comes when one considers that this snowclone title is mostly used for Creator/LeslieNielsen films (''Film/TheNakedGun'' became ''Agárralo como puedas'' ("Catch [him] the way you can"), ''Film/SpyHard'' was ''Espia como puedas'' ("Spy as you can"), etc.).
* TranslationMatchmaking: A weird example. In Spain, this film was named ''Mafia, estafa como puedas'' ("Mafia, Con [someone] The Way You Can"), following ''Film/{{Airplane}}'' being renamed ''Aterriza como puedas'' ("Land as you can"), apparently because Lloyd Bridges, who was on ''Airplane!'', also appears in this film. The weird part comes when one considers that this snowclone title is mostly used for Creator/LeslieNielsen films (''Film/TheNakedGun'' became ''Agárralo como puedas'' ("Catch [him] the way you can"), ''Film/SpyHard'' was ''Espia como puedas'' ("Spy as you can"), etc.).
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''Jane Austen's Mafia!'' (also known as simply ''Mafia!'') is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Creator/JimAbrahams. The film follwows Tony Cortino (Creator/JayMohr), the son of mafia king Vincenzo Cortino (Creator/LloydBridges), who takes over when his father is dying.
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''Jane Austen's Mafia!'' (also known as simply ''Mafia!'') is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Creator/JimAbrahams. Creator/JimAbrahams.
The film follwows Tony Cortino (Creator/JayMohr), the son of mafia king Vincenzo Cortino (Creator/LloydBridges), who takes over when his father is dying.
The film follwows Tony Cortino (Creator/JayMohr), the son of mafia king Vincenzo Cortino (Creator/LloydBridges), who takes over when his father is dying.
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''Jane Austen's Mafia!'' (also known as simply ''Mafia!'') is a 1998 American
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* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt: {{Parodied|Trope}}; Regency Era novelist Creator/JaneAusten obviously didn't write this film (although it was apparently confusing enough to be released as simply ''Mafia!'' in several markets).
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--> '''Diane''': Oh! Anthony, he's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen! He looks just like me!me!
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It was released on June 24, 1998.
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It was released on June July 24, 1998.
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A 1998 American Comedy directed by Creator/JimArahams that has the son (Creator/JayMohr) of a mafia king (Creator/LloydBridges) taking over when his father is dying.
The movie also stars Creator/OlympiaDukakis, Creator/ChristinaApplegate, Creator/BillyBurke, Creator/PamelaGidley, Creator/LouisMandylor, and Creator/JasonFuchs.
It was released on June 24, 1998.
!Tropes for the film:
* AccidentalDanceCraze: When Vincenzo Cortino gets shot by a pair of assassins he moves around trying to get people to help me so he can have his gunshot wounds treated, but the crowd thinks he's dancing so they join in, then the assassins shot him some more causing him to appear to be doing different dance styles including the Charleston, Swing, and the Macarena.
* BreastExpansion: Vincenzo makes a wish under a falling star in one of the flashback scenes. His new girlfriend's expand (apparently without her noticing).
* TheDoorSlamsYou: When Vincent gets a job promotion he happily rushes home to tell his family the good news, as he opens the door he accidentally squishes his son Tiny Anthony, comically flattening him.
* ExternalCombustion: Parodied when Vincent is in the car when this happens. He survives, but loses most of his skin in the accident (leading to a major {{Squick}} moment when he eats a tangerine, leading to a multiple VomitIndiscretionShot). By the time [[spoiler:he meets up with his wife again]], he only has a small bandage on his cheek. When he is asked what happened, he replies, [[UnexplainedRecovery ''car exploded'']].
* LukeYouAreMyFather: Parodied when a woman meets a young boy at a party.
--> '''Diane''': So, what's your name?
--> '''Boy''': Diane.
--> '''Diane''': Like me!
--> '''Anthony''': I named him after his mother.
--> '''Diane''': I'm a mother? Why didn't you tell me?
--> '''Anthony''': You said you didn't want to be a part of my life.
--> '''Diane''': Oh! Anthony, he's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen! He looks just like me!
The movie also stars Creator/OlympiaDukakis, Creator/ChristinaApplegate, Creator/BillyBurke, Creator/PamelaGidley, Creator/LouisMandylor, and Creator/JasonFuchs.
It was released on June 24, 1998.
!Tropes for the film:
* AccidentalDanceCraze: When Vincenzo Cortino gets shot by a pair of assassins he moves around trying to get people to help me so he can have his gunshot wounds treated, but the crowd thinks he's dancing so they join in, then the assassins shot him some more causing him to appear to be doing different dance styles including the Charleston, Swing, and the Macarena.
* BreastExpansion: Vincenzo makes a wish under a falling star in one of the flashback scenes. His new girlfriend's expand (apparently without her noticing).
* TheDoorSlamsYou: When Vincent gets a job promotion he happily rushes home to tell his family the good news, as he opens the door he accidentally squishes his son Tiny Anthony, comically flattening him.
* ExternalCombustion: Parodied when Vincent is in the car when this happens. He survives, but loses most of his skin in the accident (leading to a major {{Squick}} moment when he eats a tangerine, leading to a multiple VomitIndiscretionShot). By the time [[spoiler:he meets up with his wife again]], he only has a small bandage on his cheek. When he is asked what happened, he replies, [[UnexplainedRecovery ''car exploded'']].
* LukeYouAreMyFather: Parodied when a woman meets a young boy at a party.
--> '''Diane''': So, what's your name?
--> '''Boy''': Diane.
--> '''Diane''': Like me!
--> '''Anthony''': I named him after his mother.
--> '''Diane''': I'm a mother? Why didn't you tell me?
--> '''Anthony''': You said you didn't want to be a part of my life.
--> '''Diane''': Oh! Anthony, he's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen! He looks just like me!
