#married to the mob 1988

[oscar-nominee-tournament]

Oscar Nominee of All Time Tournament: Round 1, Group A

(information about nominees under the poll)

INGRID BERGMAN (1915-1982)

NOMINATIONS:

Lead- 1943 for For Whom the Bell Tolls, 1945 for The Bells of St. Mary's, 1948 for Joan of Arc, 1978 for Autumn Sonata

WINS:

Lead- 1944 for Gaslight, 1956 for Anastasia

Supporting- 1974 for Murder on the Orient Express

DEAN STOCKWELL (1936-2021)

NOMINATIONS:

Supporting- 1988 for Married to the Mob

[shiftwux]

what was michelle pfeiffer in married to the mob if not trapped in the body of a white girl

[producejoe]

Oliver Platt in Married to the Mob

[doppleganger-rental]

Married to the Mob (1988)

D: Johnathon Demme

[theoscarsproject]

Married to the Mob (1988). A mobster's wife hates her lifestyle, but gets a chance to change it when her husband is killed - if the Long Island mob and the FBI let her.

Man, this was just way more fun than it had any right to be. Not really a comedy, but not-not a comedy either, it balances subterfuge hijinks and inspector gadget-esque set-ups with genuine explorations of the limited options available to women in oppressive dynamics. Plus, y'know, Michelle Pfeiffer, my beloved. 8/10.

[popping-your-culture]

Pfeiffer Pfriday!

[alcalaviccisgal]

Dean Stockwell definitely enjoyed filming this scene with Michelle Pfeiffer in "Married To The Mob."

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Married to the Mob (1988) Jonathan Demme

May 25th 2024

[myoldsox]

Married to the Mob (1988) - IMDb

[bijouxcarys]

Ties That Bind - Character Profiles/Face Claims

I had a lot of fun putting all this together. I think there'll be extras added in whilst I work on the whole plot and get everything right, but these are the characters that are most important and integral to the story. I take my story/world-building rather seriously, and I'm doing a lot of research to make sure everything is as accurate as it can be. Also I'm selfishly integrating the Russian aspect into this, since it's a culture I'm extremely interested in, as well as it being a language I study when I get the time to.

The actors/models of my original characters have no relation to how the characters are described, they just reflect how I imagine the character to look.

@trippinsorrows @thedesireds @cyberdejos2 @cry1nwhileimcumm1n @maeb99

@empressdede @thetribalqueen

Roman Reigns

Born: 25/05/1985 Samoan, Italian-American English (fluent), Samoan (fluent), Italian (conversational) A powerful mob boss, Roman is fiercely protective of his family, especially his daughter Ava. He struggles to balance his duties as a leader with his role as a father. Known for his strategic mind and physical prowess, Roman commands respect and loyalty.

Natalka "Nate" Volkov

Born: 17/04/1995 Russian, British (English) English (fluent), Russian (fluent), French (conversational) A strong-willed and intelligent woman. Strives to prove herself in a male-dominated world. She has a complicated relationship with her father, Dimitri, and is haunted by her mother’s mysterious death. Nate is determined, resourceful, and deeply protective of her younger sister, Katya.

Dimitri "Mitya" Volkov

Born: 23/08/1966 Russian Russian (fluent), English (fluent), French (fluent) The patriarch of the Volkov family. Cunning and ambitious mob leader. His involvement in various illegal activities reveal his dark nature. Believes in arranged marriage. Known for numerous affairs, contributing to a ruthless and manipulative personality.

Katerina "Katya" Volkov

Born: 11/01/2004 Russian, British (English) English (fluent), Russian (conversational) Nate's younger sister. Innocent and somewhat naive about the full extent of her family's dealings. She looks up to Nate as a role model, focusing a lot of her time on studying and staying out of the family's activities.

Borislav "Boris" Sokolov

Born: 02/05/1988 Russian Russian (fluent), English (fluent) A long-time family friend. Dimitri's choice for Nate's husband. Manipulative, aggressive, and a significant threat to Nate's autonomy. Has a predatory and controlling nature, especially towards Nate.

Sergei Volkov

Born: 15/07/1977 Russian Russian (fluent), English (fluent) Nate's uncle. A significant figure in the Volkov family. He is suspicious of Nate's motives and aligned with Dimitri's ambitions. Known for his ruthless and strategic liaisons.

Ivan Volkov

Born: 01/12/1979 Russian Russian (fluent), English (fluent) Another of Nate's uncles. Deeply involved with the family's criminal activities. He supports Dimitri's plans and opposes anything different. Mirrors his older brothers' ruthless and strategic partnerships.

Irina Volkov

Born: 10/03/1971 Died: 15/03/2014 English w/ Russian heritage English (fluent), Russian (fluent) Nate and Katya's mother. Compassionate and intelligent. Her mysterious death deeply affected Nate and strained her relationship with Dimitri. Irina's love for the arts was passed down to her daughters. Married Dimitri in 1993 through arranged circumstances.

Jey Uso

Born: 22/08/1985 Samoan English (fluent), Samoan (fluent) Roman's cousin. Passionate and hot-headed. Fiercely loyal and often pushes for aggressive actions. His loyalty to Roman is unwavering, even if they do sometimes clash on strategy. Prioritises family over everything.

Jimmy Uso

Born: 22/08/1985 Samoan English (fluent), Samoan (fluent) Jey's twin brother. Shares similar traits of loyalty and fierceness. Often acts as a mediator between Jey and Roman, balancing their differing approaches.

Solo Sikoa

Born: 18/03/1993 Samoan The Usos' younger brother. Impulsive and sometimes reckless, requiring Roman's guidance to stay on track. Alert, vigilant, and rarely utters a word unless asked to. The enforcer of the family.

Tamina Snuka

Born: 10/01/1978 Samoan English (fluent), Samoan (fluent) A distant cousin. A skilled investigator and enforcer. A valuable asset to Roman. Strong-willed and dedicated to the family's safety. Works as a medical aid when needed, and assists on legal proceedings.

Maria Larusso

Born: 13/09/1989 Italian English (fluent), Italian (fluent), Samoan (minimal) Roman's ex-wife. Manipulative and uses their daughter as leverage to control Roman. Her relationship with Roman is contentious, centred around custody issues. Has a deep-seated hatred for her ex-husband and his way of life, and married him only out of financial necessity.

Alexandra "Ava" Reigns

Born: 03/06/2018 Italian, Samoan English (fluent), learning Italian Roman's beloved daughter. Light of his life. Her safety and wellbeing are Roman's top priorities, driving many of his actions.

Sami Zayn

Born: 12/07/1984 Canadian, Syrian heritage English (fluent), Arabic (fluent), French (conversational) An outsider eager to join Roman's ranks. Resourceful and determined. His loyalty is questioned by Jey relentlessly, but maintains his intelligence and skill, making him a valuable ally in the face of adversity.

Paul "The Wiseman" Heyman

Born: 11/09/1965 American, Jewish English (fluent), Hebrew (fluent) Keeps his personal life separate from his professional dealings. A shrewd and experienced consigliere. Known for his brilliant legal mind and strategic acumen. Has been with the Reigns family for years, offering counsel and managing many of the family's business affairs.

Becky Lynch

Born: 30/01/1987 Irish English (fluent), Irish Gaelic (conversational from childhood) A former member of the Irish mob. Escaped her dangerous past and now lives a secluded life with her husband and daughter. She has a history with Nate from when their families did business together. Becky's knowledge and connections make her a valuable ally for Nate. Fiercely protective of her new life, making her weary of getting involved in old conflicts.

Seth Rollins

Born: 28/05/1986 American w/ Mexican heritage English (fluent), Spanish (conversational) An old friend of Roman's. Seth's loyalties are tested as he navigates his past friendship with Roman, whilst valuing his peaceful life with his wife, Becky, and daughter. Cautious about being drawn back into criminal activities.

Could also include:

Damien Priest Naomi Dean Ambrose Nia Jax Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Lana Rusev

[mommy-salami]

okay but young/baby Matthew Modine 🥺🥺

I'm going to let you in on a little secret: Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. It could be watching Birdy (1984) starring young babygirl Matthew Modine, watching Vision Quest (1985) also starring bbg Matthew Modine, or watching Married to the Mob (1988) starring, you guessed it, sweet babygirl Matthew Modine.

[shiftwux]

and they were flatmates!?!?!

[ziggysgender]

ok for the ask game, what are 5 favorite movies of yours?

oh man. oh man. hm.

in no specific order:

paris, texas (1984)

suburban gothic (2014)

long day’s journey into night (1962)

adam (2009)

married to the mob (1988)

[rvspotlight]

SON MIHYE

age: 91 liner company: spotlight entertainment position: associate development director traits: (+) empathetic, loyal, driven (-) overprotective, anxious, judgmental played by: rose

tldr: officially this bio is way too long yall anyway basically Mihye grew up in a super rich chaebol family that wanted to mold her into the perfect future housewife to meet her family’s ideal social image, but instead she knew she was way too gay for that. After college she fell in love with Choe (and nearly off of the bar she was drunkenly dancing on). Even though being a typical doting housewife didn’t suit her, being a mob wife to the love of her life definitely did. She likes her job at Spotlight for the most part, but really she loves doing all the stereotypical mom stuff alongside Choe for their daughters ok

Mihye never needed to work a day in her life, and technically, she still hasn’t needed to. She was just bored. Growing up, she always knew what she was supposed to be. Her wealthy chaebol family that she has since completely distanced herself from was almost always present in hedge funds and large overseas investments for decades, and when Mihye was born on November 21st, 1988, it was never questioned that she should live up to their high, and extremely strict, expectations.

She never wanted anything but to be perfect like her parents expected. She was always at the top of her class at her prestigious private school before continuing that at an equally elite boarding school, participating in choir and studying ballet. But her parents seemed to always keep her at arm’s length no matter how perfect she was. A child should be seen and not heard, unless it was in choir, and even then it was clear that any pride they showed was of how she benefited her family’s reputation.

Mihye began university still with her family’s expectations heavy on her shoulders. Her education itself did not seem to matter to them nearly as much as it did to her, though it went without saying that eventually afterwards she would marry the son of some equally influential family that her parents approved of. But as time went on, Mihye started to test the waters that she had always steered clear of. She pushed herself further and further towards the deep end with partying, sex, and drugs, but thankfully before any of it could be actually damaging, she met Choe.

Choe was everything her strict upbringing had tried to turn her against. Just over seven years older than her, Mihye had just turned twenty-three when she found herself centering more and more of her life around the older woman. It was clear to Mihye what their relationship started out as; she was the pretty younger girl from a rich family–clearly new to being with women and life outside of the control of her parents in general–that was practically screaming to be made into her plaything. But that soon evolved into something much more substantial. While it wasn’t hard for Mihye to notice how difficult it was for Choe to admit that she loved her, Mihye never would’ve predicted that the woman she fell in love with was actually the leader of all of the Hong Kong Triad’s activities in Korea.

While neither of them were planning on bringing Mihye into the Triad herself, she found her place in Choe’s life faster than either of them could have expected. She knew that Choe’s life revolved almost entirely around sex and violence, and Mihye was never one for violence. Being the perfect addition to Choe’s life came more naturally to her than upholding the expectations of the perfect daughter, it was as if she was born with the ability to know just when to be just suggestive enough in front of her “associates” or stepping in with just enough clothing missing just when Choe’s reputation need it. She knew her role in Choe’s life–and by extension, in the Triad–and she did it well.

To say that Mihye was surprised when one day Choe begged her to adopt a child was an understatement –– not even a baby to raise together as something close to a normal couple for the first time, but a twelve-year-old girl Choe had spotted pickpocketing from other people. The last thing Mihye would have thought to bring into their home where even a day she spent fully clothed was out of the ordinary was a child. But when she watched not only the woman she loved but also the strongest person she knew break into tears as she explained what she saw in that little girl, there was no way that Mihye could even think to be opposed to the idea. And by the time they adopted Myungji soon afterwards, there wasn’t even a moment of hesitation for Mihye like there had been the first time.

Mihye had quickly grown accustomed to the constant gnawing feeling of anxiety that would creep up on her, always worrying when Choe was away at work that something could go wrong, that Choe could get hurt. Not only would the woman she can’t live without be hurt, but not being allowed to legally be her wife would keep her from being able to fully help her. And when they adopted Mirae and then Myungji, the level of her worry doubled, then tripled.

Mihye wishes that she could actually call Choe her wife and actually call Mirae and Myungji her daughters, but unfortunately that’s the only law their family can’t seem to be able to disregard. She can never ignore how  if anything ever happens to either of them, she legally won’t be able to do anything to help them. She and Choe aren’t actually married, and while Choe was able to successfully adopt Mirae, Mihye was not.

If she was being honest, staying at home while the woman that should be her wife and the girls that should be her daughters to return from a real job was boring. She started working as a dance and vocal coach at Spotlight after Mirae and Myungji entered the idol industry and Choe soon followed with the first “job” Mihye could ever remember her having where that wasn’t a euphemism for something far darker. Mihye didn’t think much of her job at first; she definitely enjoyed it, but she was still surprised by just how well she adapted to it. She felt guilty every time Spotlight offered her a promotion to be more involved in developing their new groups, but Mihye hadn’t meant to start any sort of career when she took the job in the first place. After talking it over – and over, and over, and over – with Choe, she’s finally accepted her new position as an associate director of development.

As often as Mihye feels almost crushed with worries of their future, she still has no regrets. Looking back she could never have predicted any of the turns her life has taken, she loves it and the makeshift family she had. Mihye will never return to the life she once had, and when she thinks of her family, she knows she will always picture Choe, Mirae and Myungji instead of the one she was born into.

[thefuturistiswriting]

See You Next Wednesday!

MARRIED TO THE MOB (1988, Jonathan Demme)

[popping-your-culture]

On August 19th, Jonathan Demme’s absolutely sublime 1988 comedy Married to the Mob celebrated its 35th anniversary. The film tells the story of a former bridge-and-tunnel mob wife (Michelle Pfeiffer), who seemingly never felt comfortable in such a role, trying to find herself with a fresh start in the Big City. Married to the Mob features an all-star supporting cast—Matthew Modine, Dean Stockwell, Mercedes Ruehl, Alec Baldwin, Oliver Platt, Nancy Travis, Joan Cusack, Chris Isaak and more!—all of whom seem to be having a blast. Read the full article over at the Wordpress site!