Mikey & Nicky (1976)

The Projectors

Each week in January is devoted to a different director at certain stages in their career but this discussion marks the end of Elaine May week as we have now discussed every film that Elaine May directed. This movie represents a much more dramatic direction but in typical Elaine May fashion, the humor is often in the tragic details. We have a very unique mob movie here starring two fellows that were prime in this era, Peter Falk and John Cassettes. They are the titular characters “MIKEY AND NICKY”, respectively in this film from 1976. Nicky robbed his gangster boss so now there’s a hit on him. His best friend, Mikey, from childhood is there for him, as usual. But Mikey might have some animosity he can’t shake because he’s in on the hit. A rich character acting showcase with some of the best in the biz for the era. This is also a precursor to “Ishtar” in regards to studio conflicts and budget increases that caused the industry to essentially sabotage Elaine May from directing ever again. May had plenty more to do in regards to acting and writing but you can’t help but wonder what more she could have done from the directors chair. It’s a headache business and sometimes being bros can have it’s own headaches as well. Elaine May’s next and final film wouldn’t come out until over a decade later. Here’s a link to a quality cut of the movie: https://archive.org/details/mikey-and-nicky-1976

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