I was a girl when I first saw this movie in the theater in 1988...well I wasn't 30 yet; does that count as being a girl still? Loved it then, especially DeNiro in a comedic role. Don't like gangster movies, so I was happy to see him in a lighter role.
Married my first husband a few years later, and introduced him to it. He loved it too...he was a former Marine who had served two tours in Vietnam, and he had the foul mouth that went with the territory, so the foul language was no big deal to either one of us. Yaphet Kotto, Dennis Farina and Joe Pantoliano became favorite actors of his as a result of this movie.
I also love the locations, since a great deal of the movie was shot in Arizona. I was born and raised in Tucson, but have lived in Miami for the last nine years. Watching this movie is like going home for me.
I'm a "grown woman" now, almost 25 years later, and I still love this movie. I watch it every time it comes on!
"If you can't say anything nice, come sit by me!"
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