Once Upon A Crime is a 1991 ensemble comedy starring, among others; Richard Lewis, John Candy, Jim Belushi, Cybill Shepherd and Ornella Muti. The film was directed by Eugene Levy.
The plot revolves around a series of couples in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Augie Morosco (John Candy) is a reformed gambler whose wife Elena Morosco (Ornella Muti) (playing a similar character to her role in Oscar) is concluding a business deal, Neil Schwary (Jim Belushi) is ...
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Once Upon A Crime is a 1991 ensemble comedy starring, among others; Richard Lewis, John Candy, Jim Belushi, Cybill Shepherd and Ornella Muti. The film was directed by Eugene Levy.
The plot revolves around a series of couples in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Augie Morosco (John Candy) is a reformed gambler whose wife Elena Morosco (Ornella Muti) (playing a similar character to her role in Oscar) is concluding a business deal, Neil Schwary (Jim Belushi) is a gambler looking to strike it big and whose wife Marilyn Schwary (Cybil Shepherd) is hoping to buy some designer clothes. Julian Peters (Richard Lewis) and Phoebe (Sean Young) met each other in Rome and are attempting to return a dachshund to the wealthy Madam Van Dougan.
Madam Van Dougan is found murdered and the interactions between Julian and Phoebe and the other couples begin to look increasingly suspicious, as Inspector Bonnard (Giancarlo Giannini) needs to unravel the clues. Over the course of the film, Augie returns to gambling, Elena...
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