This film is one of my favorites. There are a lot of star in it and it is not well known. Oscar is one of these movies that could be turned into a play if it hasn't already. It funny and had a lot of thought put into the script. It may not have the best performance from all the actors, but it was still very enjoyable.

1930s gangster "Snaps" Provolone makes a deathbed promise to his papa that will he go straight; one month later, with his goons disarmed, Snaps is trying to get on the board of directors of the bank, but his former cronies think he's planning something big; meanwhile, Snaps' sheltered daughter is pretending to be pregnant by Oscar the chauffeur in order to get out of the house. Busy, fairly laughless farce, adapted from Claude Magnier's play by Michael Barrie and Jim Mulholland, hopes to evoke the screwball comedies of the '30s and '40s, but needed a far more nimble touch (and a likable troupe of players) to succeed. Here, director John Landis plays traffic manager with his hammy cast, encouraging them to flail away and mug without funny characterizations (it's all gangster shtick). An over-rehearsed Sylvester Stallone has the lead; his clipped line readings aren't fresh, and one can see right away that henchman Chazz Palminteri would do much better with the part (Palminteri's scene emptying his pockets-- a cartoonish, familiar gag--manages to get the biggest laugh). Stallone isn't much of a comedian (he's too heavy-spirited), and "Oscar" isn't much of a comedy, although one can fixated on the picture watching scene after scene fizzle without benefit of precise pacing and delivery. *1/2 from ****

A gangster attempts to keep the promise he made to his dying father: that he would give up his life of crime and "go straight". Oscar is not one of Stallone's best and for sure not one that you are going to remember the next day the comedy looks forced and the acting sometimes over the top not bad just over the top but Stallone tho is easily the best part of the movie who is surrounded by a very talented cast of Tim Curry, Ornella Muti, Marisa Tomei, Kirk Douglas, Chazz Palminteri, Kurtwood Smith and Eddie Bracken and more. Like i said not a bad movie just a bit forced and nothing memorable but honestly i had fun with this film it was funny and very very entertaining check it out sometime in the near future.

It's the depression era and 4 million are out of work. Chicago gangster Angelo "Snaps" Provolone (Sylvester Stallone) promises his father on his death bed to go straight. A month later, he's looking to put his money into the banks who are desperate for his cash. His young accountant Anthony Rossano wants a big raise to marry Teresa. Teresa told Anthony that she's Snaps' daughter and Snaps thinks Anthony is talking about his spoiled daughter Lisa (Marisa Tomei). Anthony had kept almost $50k of Snaps' money and offers the jewels he bought with the money in exchange for his daughter. Then Lisa lies to her father that she got pregnant by their former chauffeur Oscar. She wants to escape her over-protective father. Snaps is eager to marry her off. There is a long-running misunderstanding between Snaps and Anthony. Also speech therapist Dr. Thornton Poole (Tim Curry) is secretly in love with Lisa. Police led by Lt. Toomey is sure that Snaps is working on a large illegal deal.This movie tired me out. It's one of those old fashion screwball comedies where there are a ton of misunderstandings and a bag of jewels that keeps going to the wrong person. The problem is that the movie is relying on the miscommunications to be funny all on their face value. Isn't it funny that Snaps and Anthony don't understand each other? For me, a comedy needs more than misunderstandings. It needs real comedians with real comic timing. Sly is yelling a lot and his anger is suppose to be funny. Vincent Spano is even less funny although it may be his annoying character. At least, Marisa Tomei tries to be wacky but she's also rather annoying. I watched this a long time ago and I watched it again recently. Both times, the movie gave me a headache and that's the last of Oscar for me.