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Mickey Blue Eyes (Original title)Mickey Blue-eyes (Working title)
Dates: 1999 (Copyright), 20 August 1999 (Release)

Countries: USA, United Kingdom

Director: Kelly Makin

Synopsis: Romantic comedy. Michael Felgate is a young Englishman working as an auctioneer, who is in love with American schoolteacher Gina Vitale. What he doesn't realise is that Gina's family have very very strong Mafia connections, and that when they become engaged certain unfortunate incidents will lead to Michael's future father-in-law having to pass Michael off to his 'associates' as Little Big Mickey Blue Eyes from Kansas. Among other things this necessitates Michael having to learn to speak like a 'wiseguy'....

Genres:
Comedy, Romance

Subject:
Gangsters