Trivia / Prizzi's Honor

• Awesome, Dear Boy: One of the reasons Jack Nicholson signed on was to work with John Huston.
• Billing Displacement: Robert Loggia receives prominent billing despite a fairly non plot crucial role.
• Dyeing for Your Art: Jack Nicholson gained thirty pounds to play Charley Partanna.
• Real-Life Relative: John (father) and Anjelica (daughter) Huston.
• Self-Adaptation: Richard Condon, who wrote the original novel, also co-wrote the film.
• Sleeper Hit: The studio, expecting the film to perform poorly at the box-office, pushed for a relatively quick release onto home video. However, the film was one of the hits of the season, thanks to terrific reviews and positive word of mouth, and had a lengthy stay in theatres, and was still in theatres, in fact, when it was released to video stores.
• Star-Making Role: For Anjelica Huston.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Tom Hanks, Dustin Hoffman, Bill Murray, Ryan O'Neal, Al Pacino, Christopher Reeve, Burt Reynolds, Sylvester Stallone, John Travolta, and Jon Voight were considered for Charley Partanna.
  • Rosanna Arquette, Linda Blair, Geena Davis, Carrie Fisher, Melanie Griffith, Daryl Hannah, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kristy McNichol, Liza Minnelli, Demi Moore, Tatum O'Neal, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ally Sheedy, Emma Thompson and Debra Winger were considered for Maerose.
  • Kim Basinger reportedly wanted the role of Irene, but John Huston turned her down. Brooke Shields was also considered.

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