My Blue Heaven (1990)

"Steve Martin at his best.  Lou Cedrone, Baltimore Sun
"One of Steve Martin's funniest movies. Rick Moranis and Joan Cusack are also excellent.  Tom Sabulis, San Jose Mercury News
"Martin is a fountain of comedy innovation.  Marshall Fine, Gannett Newspapers

Editor's Note Flamboyant mobster Vinnie (Steve Martin) is relocated by the Witness Protection Program from New York City to suburban California until it is time for him to testify against his former associates. But he quickly bores of life in middle-class America and starts up his own little racket. These shenanigans cause Vinnie to run afoul of the local authorities, which makes life difficult for the straitlaced FBI agent (Rick Moranis) assigned to protect him. Soon the agent is struggling to keep Vinnie out of the clutches of a tough-as-nails assistant D.A. (Joan Cusack) who wants to see him behind bars.

	Carol Kane
	Joan Cusack
	Melanie Mayron
	Rick Moranis
	Steve Martin
	William Hickey
	Herbert Ross - Director
	John Bailey - Director of Photography
	Stephen A. Rotter - Editor
	Nora Ephron - Executive Producer
	Goldie Hawn - Executive Producer
	Andrew Stone - Executive Producer
	Ira Newborn - Musical Score
	Anthea Sylbert - Producer
	Joseph Caracciolo - Producer
	Herbert Ross - Producer
	Charles Rosen - Production Designer
	Nora Ephron - Screenplay

This witty comedy stars Steve Martin as Vinnie, a smooth-talking mobster who is relocated from New York City to a suburb of San Diego by the Federal Witness Protection Program in exchange for testifying against the mob. Vinnie must start life over in a quaint town--with a new name, bad Italian food, and too much clean air. Before long his mafioso wife has packed her bags and Vinnie is left to make do, with nothing to keep himself entertained--until he runs across some old friends from the Big Apple and they start up a little business of their own. Vinnie's bad behavior wreaks havoc on the life of Barney Coopersmith (Rick Moranis), the straitlaced FBI agent assigned to protect him. Barney must struggle with Hannah, the local assistant D.A. (Joan Cusack), to keep Vinnie out of prison and safe from the mob before his testimony. Before long, Vinnie is sweet-talking Hannah into dates with Barney and teaching Barney how to dance, dress, and become a lady killer as they run from Mafia hit men and narily escape murder in Manhattan. MY BLUE HEAVEN is a fun comedy, particularly worth watching for the interplay between Martin and Moranis.