Stealing Sinatra

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Stealing Sinatra
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Directed by Ron Underwood
Written by Howard Korder
Produced byRose Lam
Starring
CinematographyBrian Pearson
Edited by Tina Hirsch
Music by John Powell
Production
companies
Distributed by Showtime
Release dates
  • January 24, 2003 (2003-01-24)(SFF)
  • April 22, 2004 (2004-04-22)(Television)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Stealing Sinatra is a 2003 American biographical crime comedy-drama film directed by Ron Underwood and starring David Arquette, William H. Macy, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Ryan Browning, and James Russo. The film focuses on the story of the kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr. (Nicholas) by Barry Keenan (Arquette), John Irwin (Macy), and Joe Amsler (Browning). Russo portrays Frank Sinatra. [1]

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The film was screened at the Sarasota Film Festival on January 24, 2003, and premiered on Showtime in the United States on April 22, 2004. [1] Macy was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance. [2] [3]

Cast

Critical reception

Richard Roeper of At The Movies gave the film a positive review, calling it an "enjoyable, low-key farce." [4] Ray Richmond of Today praised Macy's "typically sublime" and "bravura" performance, stating that he "steals the show." He also praised Arquette's performance as "memorable." [1] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club also praised Macy's performance, and complimented the film's humor. [5]

In contrast, John Leonard of New York Magazine gave the film a negative review, stating that it "just sort of ambles along between the ears, behind the eyes, to nowhere much," although he praised the performances of the cast. [6]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipientsResult
2004 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie William H. Macy Nominated
Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesNominated
2005 Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionNominated

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