Mac (1992)

Name: Mac
Director: John Turturro
Genre: Drama
Released: 1992-09-17
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Cast: John Turturro, Michael Badalucco, Carl Capotorto, Katherine Borowitz

Drama

Director: John Turturro

Cast: John Turturro, Michael Badalucco, Carl Capotorto, Katherine Borowitz

6.2

67%

Runtime117 min

RatingR

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Niccolo "Mac" Vitelli is the eldest of three brothers in 1950s Queens. Mac is a construction builder, a trade he learned from his late father, and helps put his brothers on the job. When they can no longer take working for Polowski, who does shoddy work and is abusive to his staff, Mac and his brothers set up their own company. Together, Vitelli Brothers Construction builds houses with pride and care. But Mac turns out to be an overbearing workaholic, with obsessive concern about the quality of their work and incredible attention to detail. His intensity and driven ambition precludes a happy family life and begins to drive his brothers away.

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Fans of director John Turturro will appreciate his nuanced portrayal of family dynamics and working-class life in this 1992 drama, centered on the driven eldest brother Mac as he navigates the challenges of running his own construction company alongside his siblings.

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Mac is a 1992 American drama film co-written and directed by John Turturro, in his directorial debut. It stars Turturro alongside Michael Badalucco, Katherine Borowitz, Carl Capotorto, Nicholas Turturro and Ellen Barkin. It won the Caméra d'Or award at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.