Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Andrew Bergman

Writer (WGA):

Andrew Bergman (written by)

Release Date:

28 August 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

A comedy about one bride, two grooms, and 34 flying Elvises.

Plot:

On her deathbed, a mother makes her son promise never to get married, which scars him with psychological blocks to a commitment with his girlfriend...

Plot Keywords:

Elvis Presley | Elvis | Poker Player | Card Playing | Gambling

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 nomination

Cast

James Caan	...	Tommy Korman
Nicolas Cage	...	Jack Singer
Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Betsy / Donna
Pat Morita	...	Mahi Mahi
Johnny Williams	...	Johnny Sandwich
John Capodice	...	Sally Molars
Robert Costanzo	...	Sidney Tomashefsky
Anne Bancroft	...	Bea Singer
Peter Boyle	...	Chief Orman
Burton Gilliam	...	Roy Bacon, Elvis Impersonator
Brent Hinkley	...	Vern
Dean Hallo	...	Lyle
Seymour Cassel	...	Tony Cataracts
Jerry Tarkanian	...	Sid Feder
Keone Young	...	Eddie Wong

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, and some sensuality.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hawaiian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:12 (original rating) | UK:15 (video/DVD) | South Korea:15 | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Bally's Casino Resort - 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

The character Chief Orman was inspired by Marlon Brando. Writer-director Andrew Bergman worked with Brando on The Freshman (1990).

Goofs:

Continuity: When instructing Jack how to operate his parachute, the leader of the Flying Elvises (Utah chapter) tells Jack to pull the yellow lever. He then tells him if his chute doesn't open, he is to pull the red lever to activate the reserve chute. After Jack jumps, he pulls the yellow lever and then immediately pulls the red. According to the Flying Elvises leader, this should have activated both parachutes.

Quotes:

Jack Singer: I dreamt about my mother again last night.
Betsy: Was she vacuuming naked?
Jack Singer: No. She opened her eyes and I said, 'Mom, I'm gonna marry that girl,' and she smiled.
Betsy: Really?
Jack Singer: Yeah. Of course she was naked.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in The Polar Express (2004)

Soundtrack:

(LET ME BE YOUR) TEDDY BEAR

Don't take any side trips if you're going to Vegas to get married...

Cage is a man whose mother preached to him about the evils of marriage and took it with her to the grave, giving him nightmares, especially when his girlfriend, Parker is pressuring him to marry her. Caan is a mobster who lost his wife that looked a lot like Parker. The setting is a romantic backdrop surrounding the sights of Las Vegas. I like how they mentioned Bally's casino & hotel so many times, but my girlfriend said that the place is no longer open.

Cage is a fanatic about getting his girl back when Caan sets him up to lose her in a poker game. He might be a fanatic, but he's also an idiot! He couldn't see that he was cheated, but then, to top it off, Caan comes up with a solution SO QUICKLY when it comes time for Cage to pay back the money!

The movie is not bad! Caan makes a good bad guy, as he's proved so many times. Cage takes the uneasiness about getting married to a new limit and Parker...well, I think the only reason Parker was there was to look cute. I realize that she didn't have much to say when it came time for Cage to pay up and I don't think that much of Cage for him to even consider the option when presented to him. It's almost like a romantic comedy version of "Indecent Proposal."