If you dig historical accuracy, this one will drive you crazy. The plot has John Dillinger (Martin Sheen) not being killed in 1934 because the FBI actually shot his brother (Joe Estevez getting a quick paycheck). Years later he is living as "John Dalton" with his wife and son on a farm. But, wouldn't you know it, just when he thought he was out, they pull him back in. They being Al Capone (F. Murray Abraham), who kidnaps Dalton's family in order to force him to do a job for him in Chicago. The job? Get back the millions he had hidden in a hotel basement. Yup, this plotline is pure fantasy, but the Roger Corman-produced picture is a fine 90 minutes. Not great, not terrible. If anything, it is worth it for Abraham's unhinged Capone, playing up his syphilitic madness as he boozes, talks to imaginary people, and shoots hookers. There is also a fun supporting cast including Don Stroud, Stephen Davies, Catherine Hicks, Michael Oliver (yes, the PROBLEM CHILD himself), Sasha Jenson, and Jeffrey Combs and Michael C. Gwynne as two bumbling FBI agents. And as hard as I found the plot to swallow, nothing is more outlandish than Concorde-New Horizons staple Maria Ford showing up in a few scenes and lusting over Sheen.
Dillinger and Capone
1995
Action / Crime / Drama
Dillinger and Capone
1995
Action / Crime / Drama
Plot summary
In 1934, J. Edgar Hoover and the boys made headlines for mowing down John Dillinger in a hail of bullets outside Chicago's Biograph theater. But in fact, according to this Jon Purdy gangster thriller, the Feds iced Dillinger's brother. Fast-forward five years, when mobster kingpin Al Capone (F. Murray Abraham) gives the real Dillinger (Martin Sheen) an offer he can't refuse: rob millions from a secluded vault or watch his wife and child get whacked.
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Muddled history in this servicable mafia time killer
Meh
It's kind of interesting to watch Martin Sheen in a really stupid movie.