Oscar

John Landis does Al Capone meets Damon Runyon. A former mobster attempts to fulfill his father's last wish of going straight. The ensuing fish-out-of-water shenanigans confirm that some directors can't leave the '80s behind.

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John Landis directed Oscar in 1991. See John Landis's full filmography, where to start with John Landis, or where to go after you've seen everything by John Landis.

Oscar was released in 1991 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 109 minutes.