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The Funeral

Play trailer Poster for The Funeral R,  1996,  1h 38m,  Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 79% 34 Reviews Tomatometer 67% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
79% Tomatometer 34 Reviews 67% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
At the funeral of murdered Johnny Tempio (Vincent Gallo), his brothers, Chez (Chris Penn) and Ray (Christopher Walken), begin plotting their revenge. Believing rival gangster Gaspare (Benicio del Toro) is responsible for Johnny's death, Chez and Ray set out to find and punish the thugs who killed him, despite the pleadings of their wives (Isabella Rossellini, Annabella Sciorra). As the two get to the bottom of the mystery, Ray must deal with an increasingly unstable Chez.
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Critics Consensus

Abel Ferrara reunites with Christopher Walken to forge another haunting gangster saga, delivering a bruising exploration of vengeance.

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Emanuel Levy Variety Jul 4, 2006
3/4
Though directed in different style, thematically, this period movie is a companion piece to King of New York and The Bad Lieutenant, forming an urban crime trilogy and representing Ferrara's best work. Go to Full Review
Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness May 29, 2006
B
A psychologically strung-out tale stuffed full of ideas and inspired moments. Go to Full Review
Time Out Jan 26, 2006
A brilliant, very visceral piece of film-making with an infectious strain of morbid humour. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Jun 20, 2008
3.5/4
The Funeral is yet another fresh take on the gangster flick. Go to Full Review
Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Apr 9, 2007
D
Anticlimactic and unconvincing. Go to Full Review
Josh Ralske All Movie Guide Aug 5, 2006
3/5
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Abel Ferrara

Director

Christopher Walken

Ray

Chris Penn

Chez

Vincent Gallo

Johnny

Benicio del Toro

Gaspare

Annabella Sciorra

Jean

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Synopsis At the funeral of murdered Johnny Tempio (Vincent Gallo), his brothers, Chez (Chris Penn) and Ray (Christopher Walken), begin plotting their revenge. Believing rival gangster Gaspare (Benicio del Toro) is responsible for Johnny's death, Chez and Ray set out to find and punish the thugs who killed him, despite the pleadings of their wives (Isabella Rossellini, Annabella Sciorra). As the two get to the bottom of the mystery, Ray must deal with an increasingly unstable Chez.
Director
Abel Ferrara
Producer
Mary Kane
Screenwriter
Nicholas St. John
Distributor
October Films
Production Co
October Films, MDP Worldwide
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 1, 1996, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 7, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.2M
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Surround
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