Stand up comedian and actor John Pinette died Saturday in Pittsburgh after suffering a pulmonary embolism, his manager of 24 years Larry Schapiro confirms. He was 50. Pinette, a veteran of the comedy club circuit who underwent treatment for prescription drug addiction last year, was found dead in his hotel room yesterday afternoon. No autopsy was conducted. Pinette’s feature film credits include ’90s comedy films Reckless Kelly, Junior, and Simon Sez as well as Duets, The Punisher, Rio Sex Comedy, and Hyung-rae Shim’s The Last Godfather. On the small screen, Pinette was a regular on Parker Lewis Can’t Lose and appeared on Vinnie & Bobby, High Tide, and on the series finale of Seinfeld. His comedy special John Pinette: Still Hungry premiered on Comedy Central in 2011. At the time of his death the L.A.-based comedian was touring and developing his next stand-up special, titled John Pinette: They Call Me Slim.
- 4/6/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
The Last Godfather is a vanity piece for Korean comedian Hyung-rae Shim who writes, directs and stars. Hyung-rae is not well known in the West, and if he keeps making films like this, he’ll remain unknown, which would be the best thing he could to for the West. This film is an attempt by Shim to introduce American audiences to his Young-Gu character. Shim made a series of Young-Gu comedies in Korea during the 1990s, which were apparently very popular over there. Never having seen any of them, I can only guess that they were better than The Last Godfather.
The film takes place in 1950s New York, when aging mafia Godfather Don Carini (Keitel) shocks his clan by announcing that he wants to retire and turn the family business over to his secret son Young-Gu, who he sired while in hiding from a rival mob in Asia decades earlier.
The film takes place in 1950s New York, when aging mafia Godfather Don Carini (Keitel) shocks his clan by announcing that he wants to retire and turn the family business over to his secret son Young-Gu, who he sired while in hiding from a rival mob in Asia decades earlier.
- 9/5/2011
- by Rob Young
- JustPressPlay.net
You may not know the name Jon Polito but you know his face. It is one of the most recognizable in the business, and that voice! Pure trademark gruff. From being a kind of muse for the Coens (he appears in The Man Who Wasn.t There, The Big Lebowski and Barton Fink) to creating a memorable Seinfeld character to playing rough on TV.s Homicide, Polito.s done it all in more than one hundred films and TV shows. He.s a tough but tender mob boss in The Last Godfather, a slapstick spoof on gangster films from Korean comedian and filmmaker Hyung Rae Shim, who wrote, directed and stars. Polito chomps on big cigars, and growls with that unmistakable...
- 8/9/2011
- by Anne Brodie
- Monsters and Critics
Award winning actress and frequent horror ingénue Jocelin Donahue found herself wrestling with a Korean superstar in her latest film outing. Taking a turn to the comic side, she plays a Mafia boss. daughter in The Last Godfather - the first Us film for Korean comedian and filmmaker Hyung Rae Shim. A master of the physical comedy of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Jerry Lewis, Hyung gave Donahue the chance to play to her light side and learn stunt work. It was a terrific opportunity and change of pace for her to play an authentic, open hearted woman who, despite her family.s criminal background, brings joy to those around her. Especially to Hyung Rae Shim.
- 8/9/2011
- by Anne Brodie
- Monsters and Critics
Rank the week of August 9th’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases against the best films of all-time: New Releases Paul
(DVD & Blu-ray | R | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #764
Win Percentage: 55%
Times Ranked: 7626
Top-20 Rankings: 22
Directed By: Greg Mottola
Starring: Simon Pegg • Nick Frost • Seth Rogen • Jane Lynch • Sigourney Weaver
Genres: Adventure • Comedy • Road Movie • Science Fiction • Sci-Fi Comedy • Adventure Comedy
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Super
(DVD & Blu-ray | R | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #2200
Win Percentage: 54%
Times Ranked: 2471
Top-20 Rankings: 11
Directed By: James Gunn
Starring: Rainn Wilson • Ellen Page • Liv Tyler • Kevin Bacon • Michael Rooker
Genres: Action • Action Comedy • Black Comedy • Comedy • Comedy Drama • Comic-Book Superhero Film • Drama • Satire • Based-on-Comics
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Jumping The Broom
(DVD & Blu-ray | PG13 | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #16475
Win Percentage: 32%
Times Ranked: 46
Top-20 Rankings: 2
Directed By: Salim Akil
Starring: Angela Bassett • Paula Patton • Meagan Good • Laz Alonso • Julie Bowen
Genres: Comedy • Comedy Drama • Domestic Comedy • Drama
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Your Highness
(DVD & Blu-ray | R...
(DVD & Blu-ray | R | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #764
Win Percentage: 55%
Times Ranked: 7626
Top-20 Rankings: 22
Directed By: Greg Mottola
Starring: Simon Pegg • Nick Frost • Seth Rogen • Jane Lynch • Sigourney Weaver
Genres: Adventure • Comedy • Road Movie • Science Fiction • Sci-Fi Comedy • Adventure Comedy
Rank This Movie
Super
(DVD & Blu-ray | R | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #2200
Win Percentage: 54%
Times Ranked: 2471
Top-20 Rankings: 11
Directed By: James Gunn
Starring: Rainn Wilson • Ellen Page • Liv Tyler • Kevin Bacon • Michael Rooker
Genres: Action • Action Comedy • Black Comedy • Comedy • Comedy Drama • Comic-Book Superhero Film • Drama • Satire • Based-on-Comics
Rank This Movie
Jumping The Broom
(DVD & Blu-ray | PG13 | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #16475
Win Percentage: 32%
Times Ranked: 46
Top-20 Rankings: 2
Directed By: Salim Akil
Starring: Angela Bassett • Paula Patton • Meagan Good • Laz Alonso • Julie Bowen
Genres: Comedy • Comedy Drama • Domestic Comedy • Drama
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Your Highness
(DVD & Blu-ray | R...
- 8/9/2011
- by Jonathan Hardesty
- Flickchart
Familiar-faced, raspy-voiced actor Jon Polito took a break from his busy schedule — one that has built a resume of nearly 200 film and television credits over the past three decades — to speak with Disc Dish about his involvement with the comedy mafia film The Last Godfather (DVD $27.98, Lionsgate, released on Aug. 9, 2011).
From South Korean comedy superstar Hyung Rae Shim (the film’s writer, director and star), The Last Godfather is a zany Mob movie wherein Shim is the goofy grown-up love child of an aging New York Mob boss (Harvey Keitel, Taxi Driver) and has been chosen by his dad to head up the family business. Not surprisingly, this decision does not go down well with the outgoing Don’s associates or his many rivals, led by Polito’s hysterically huffy and frustrated Don Bonfante.
Disc Dish: One of your mentors is the New York theater director and puppeteer Theodora Skipitares,...
From South Korean comedy superstar Hyung Rae Shim (the film’s writer, director and star), The Last Godfather is a zany Mob movie wherein Shim is the goofy grown-up love child of an aging New York Mob boss (Harvey Keitel, Taxi Driver) and has been chosen by his dad to head up the family business. Not surprisingly, this decision does not go down well with the outgoing Don’s associates or his many rivals, led by Polito’s hysterically huffy and frustrated Don Bonfante.
Disc Dish: One of your mentors is the New York theater director and puppeteer Theodora Skipitares,...
- 8/8/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Lionsgate will release the action-filled comedy The Last Godfather from Korean comedy superstar Hyung Rae Shim (Dragon Wars: D-War) on DVD on Aug. 9.
Aided by Harvey Keitel (r.), Korean superstar Hyung Rae Shim guns for the U.S. market in The Last Godfather.
Hyung Rae Shim serves as writer, director and star of this 2010 Mafia-spoof film, which kicks off with Mob boss Don Carini (Harvey Keitel, Taxi Driver) getting ready to retire from the business of organized crime. Gathering the family together to announce his heir, the Don surprises everyone by anointing his goofy grownup love child, Younggu (Shim), as the next godfather. Needless to say, this doesn’t go down too well with ‘La Famiglia,’ who’d rather see Younggu sleeping with the fishes. And madcap shenanigans ensue.
Also starring Jason Mewes (Zack and Miri Make a Porno) and Michael Rispoli (Kick-Ass), The Last Godfather looks like it’s...
Aided by Harvey Keitel (r.), Korean superstar Hyung Rae Shim guns for the U.S. market in The Last Godfather.
Hyung Rae Shim serves as writer, director and star of this 2010 Mafia-spoof film, which kicks off with Mob boss Don Carini (Harvey Keitel, Taxi Driver) getting ready to retire from the business of organized crime. Gathering the family together to announce his heir, the Don surprises everyone by anointing his goofy grownup love child, Younggu (Shim), as the next godfather. Needless to say, this doesn’t go down too well with ‘La Famiglia,’ who’d rather see Younggu sleeping with the fishes. And madcap shenanigans ensue.
Also starring Jason Mewes (Zack and Miri Make a Porno) and Michael Rispoli (Kick-Ass), The Last Godfather looks like it’s...
- 5/17/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
The Last Godfather may not win any fans right away from the trailer. There’s a lot of slapstick comedy going on in this period piece spoof. However, movies with great trailers have turned out to be bombs so we’ll just have to see where the cards fall with this one.
The Last Godfather is Directed by Hyung Rae Shim and stars Harvey Keitel, Hyung Rae Shim, Michael Rispoli, Jason Mewes, Jocelin Donahue and Jon Polito.
About The Last Godfather
In 1951, Don Carini (Harvey Keitel), the mafia’s most powerful godfather, gathers his followers to announce the heir to the family. Each expects to be crowned the next Don, but they hear a shocking story from Don Carini. During his travels in Asia, he fell in love with an Asian woman who bore him a son. His now adult son Young-gu (Shim Hyung-rae) is anointed the next boss. Bonfante...
The Last Godfather is Directed by Hyung Rae Shim and stars Harvey Keitel, Hyung Rae Shim, Michael Rispoli, Jason Mewes, Jocelin Donahue and Jon Polito.
About The Last Godfather
In 1951, Don Carini (Harvey Keitel), the mafia’s most powerful godfather, gathers his followers to announce the heir to the family. Each expects to be crowned the next Don, but they hear a shocking story from Don Carini. During his travels in Asia, he fell in love with an Asian woman who bore him a son. His now adult son Young-gu (Shim Hyung-rae) is anointed the next boss. Bonfante...
- 3/17/2011
- by Terry Boyden
- BuzzFocus.com
We realize you can’t tell if a movie will be bad from its trailer, just like you can’t judge a book by its cover. So maybe The Last Godfather is destined to be remembered — at least in the way that Johnny Dangerously is remembered. The slapstick film, which was released in South Korea last December and will open in select U.S. cities on (fittingly) April 1, stars Oscar-nominated actor Harvey Keitel as a mafia don who is retiring and wants to pass the torch to his illegitimate and inept son, Young-goo. Young-goo is played by the movie’s director Hyung-rae Shim,...
- 3/15/2011
- by Chris Nashawaty
- EW - Inside Movies
KoreaTimes reported today that the new slapstick comedy The Last Godfather will be opening in 12 cities across the United States and Canada on April 1, care of Roadside Attractions, before hitting European and Asian theaters. The movie was directed, produced and written by former comedian Shim Hyung-rae (also known as Ray Shim), a name you might remember as the writer, director and producer of Dragon Wars, which was released widely in the Us a few years ago. Shim also stars in the film as the idiot son of a mafia boss played by Harvey Keitel, who is being trained as successor to his father. Jason Mewes (as in Jay in Jay & Silent Bob) also stars, as do Michael Rispoli, Blake Clark and Jocelin Donahue (from The House Of The Devil). According to the article, the film is a parody of Francis Ford Coppola's gangster franchise.
- 1/28/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
I'm not sure what's more surprising here: That Dragons Wars director Hyung-Rae Shim has followed up his special effects spectacle with a slice of nostalgic slapstick comedy, that he somehow managed to cast Harvey Keitel in it, that Keitel is playing his own father, or that it looks very, very funny. Because all of these things are true. Here's the story.
Before striking out as a director Shim made his name as a television comedian in Korea, the peak of his fame coming in the 1980s with the creation of a clumsy, socially awkward,, not particularly bright character named Younggu. From what little I've seen I've Younggu he's kind of like Mr Bean crossed with Buster Keaton and the character has appeared in a long string of films and television shows.
Jump forward a bit. Tired of the TV comedy world Shim opted to move into directing which he appeared...
Before striking out as a director Shim made his name as a television comedian in Korea, the peak of his fame coming in the 1980s with the creation of a clumsy, socially awkward,, not particularly bright character named Younggu. From what little I've seen I've Younggu he's kind of like Mr Bean crossed with Buster Keaton and the character has appeared in a long string of films and television shows.
Jump forward a bit. Tired of the TV comedy world Shim opted to move into directing which he appeared...
- 11/29/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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