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Mikey and Nicky

Mikey and Nicky

...don't expect to like 'em.

19766.91h 46mR

Overview

Nick is desperate, holed up in a cheap hotel, suffering from an ulcer and convinced that a local mob boss wants him killed. Terrified, he calls Mikey, his friend since childhood and a fellow gangster. So begins a long night…

Directed by Elaine May
Written by Elaine May
Produced by Michael Hausman
Box OfficeBudget: $4.3M0

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Top Cast

Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Mikey

John Cassavetes

John Cassavetes

Nicky

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Kinney

Rose Arrick

Rose Arrick

Annie

C

Carol Grace

Nellie

William Hickey

William Hickey

Sid Fine

Sanford Meisner

Sanford Meisner

Dave Resnick

Joyce Van Patten

Joyce Van Patten

Jan

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Bus Driver

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Sy Travers

Hotel Clerk

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Themes & Keywords

philadelphia, pennsylvaniahitmanmale friendshipon the runbookieone nightexistentialismwoman directorintensedepressingboldexcitedgloomy

About Mikey and Nicky

Mikey and Nicky is a crime, drama film released in 1976 exploring themes of philadelphia, pennsylvania, hitman, male friendship, on the run, bookie, one night. Directed by Elaine May, it stars Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Ned Beatty. Nick is desperate, holed up in a cheap hotel, suffering from an ulcer and convinced that a local mob boss wants him killed. Terrified, he calls Mikey, his friend since childhood and a fellow gangster. So begins a long night…

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