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Herbert Ross directed this Nora Ephron-scripted buddy comedy starring Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, and Joan Cusack. Steve Martin plays Vinnie Antonelli, a street smart mobster who agrees to turn state'... read more read more...s evidence and is forced to move to Fryburg, California as part of the witness relocation program. Rick Moranis plays the nebbish FBI agent Barney Coopersmith, who is assigned to help Vinnie adjust to small town life. Instead, Vinnie helps Barney come out of his shell, much to the consternation of divorced mother and relentless district attorney Hannah Stubbs (Joan Cusack). ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: June 1, 2004

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  • April 22, 2011
    A pretty good comedy film. It drags a bit in the middle, but it's very entertaining. Steve Martin is actually good as an Italian, or at least in this film. I love Joan Cusack and Rick Moranis...not sure how I feel about them together though. Overall, a pretty good comedy movie fu... read morell of genuine laughs. I recommend it!
  • April 14, 2011
    A fantastic cast in this movie. The story isn't very unique, but it's interesting enough. Overall, it's funny, and entertaining.
  • October 11, 2010
    Rick Moranis AND Steve Martin, how was I not going to like it?! It's funny, of course and cute. Steve as Vinny is a total crack up. My Blue heaven is just a happy little mafia movie and romcom all in one.
  • August 30, 2009
    A great flick with a great teaming up of two really funny actors.
    Martin and Moranis own this flick. It's fun and heartfelt without being cheesy and silly.
    This is a forgotten gem of the comedy genre.
  • March 16, 2007
    Yet another of Steve Martin's terrible career choices. Why doesn't anybody realise that mob comedys never EVER work...? Especially if the "mob" figure is played like a used car salesman...
  • March 2, 2007
    Love this movie, saw it by accident when I was staying not far from San Diego so was even more poinent. For me, its one of Steve Martins best films.
  • July 6, 2010
    Outrageously, incomprehensibly funny. I might put this on again and watch it right now. Steve Martin is just hamming it up to obscenely entertaining levels, his delivery and presence shot straight into the humor part of my brain. Even the parts that aren't funny are funny in thei... read morer late '80s unfunniness. A (what seemed like) 20 minute tango interlude? Hell yes! Celluloid silliness at its peak.
  • October 21, 2011
    I remember watching My Blue Heaven the 1st time it came on cable TV & loving it.Watching it now, It's still a good movie but it's another 1 of those movies where it's not as good as I remembered.It also made me wonder, What Steve Martins Vinnie Antonelli would've been like if thi... read mores movie was a drama & not a comedy
  • June 7, 2011
    I love this movie! I can never get sick of it! It has to be one of my favorite comedies from the 90's. I love the dancing in this movie and the music. I love the whole script too. 8/10

    Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli: When did your wife leave?
    Barney: October.
    Vince: That's when m... read morey wife left! What is it about the month of October?
    Barney: I dunno. The pressure of Halloween? You never know what to go as!
  • May 18, 2010
    Odd couple comedy with Moranis and Martin. It's an underrated comedy that is well worth checking out.

Critic Reviews


Brian Orndorf
August 22, 2010
Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com

It's hideously unfunny, falling well beneath the capabilities of everyone involved...Ross isn't building a comedy here, he's trying to survive one. Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
July 12, 2009
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The contrived plot is a bit gooey. Full Review

Steve Crum
October 30, 2004
Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan

Unique comedy with Steve Martin in great form.

Jeffrey M. Anderson
April 14, 2003
Jeffrey M. Anderson, San Francisco Examiner

Savagely unfunny and unbelievably stupid.

Jeffrey Westhoff
July 26, 2002
Jeffrey Westhoff, Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Agreeably silly. Merengue, baby!

Scott Weinberg
July 25, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

One of Steve Martin's most memorably amusing performances.

Owen Gleiberman
September 7, 2011
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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Caryn James
May 20, 2003
Caryn James, New York Times

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Rita Kempley
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post

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August 17, 1990
Entertainment Weekly

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Facts


    • Hannah Stubbs: And where did you learn to jump start a car?
    • Vinnie Antonelli: I learned it in the army.
    • Barney Coopersmith: You dont tip FBI men!
    • Vinnie Antonelli: Sure you do!

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