Sugartime (film)

Sugartime (1995) is a HBO biographical television film about the affair between singer Phyllis McGuire, and Mafia boss Sam Giancana.
 * Directed by John N. Smith. Written by Martyn Burke, based on the 1989 book Roemer: Man Against the Mob by William F. Roemer Jr..

Their Affair Shook The Mob... And Shocked The World. (taglines)

Sam Giancana

 * [to Phyllis] You know, you tell me you wanted Venice. I built Venice. You know that I fucked around with the river out here to make it more like Venice. Look at me when I'm talking at you. I'm talking a major investment in romantic shit here!
 * [to two FBI agents] We do you a favor. We want our Casino's in Havana back, okay? That's number one. Number two, no interference in the shrimp business. But first of all, I want you wire tapping geniuses to bug this fucking Dan Rowan.

Dialogue

 * Robert F. Kennedy: Giancana, is it not true that you are now the most powerful Mafia figure here in America?
 * Sam Giancana: I decline to answer because I honestly believe that my answer might incriminate me.


 * Robert F. Kennedy: Giancana, is it true that if you have any opposition from anyone that you have them stuffed into a trunk of a car and murdered?
 * Sam Giancana: (short pause) I decline to answer.


 * Sam Giancana: Do yourself a favor. Stick to singing.
 * Phyllis McGuire: If you don't mind, I'll stick to whatever I feel like.
 * Sam Giancana: Well, the way you play cards. Your gonna make a lot of Casino's real happy.
 * Phyllis McGuire: Has anyone ever tell you that your really obnoxious?
 * Sam Giancana: [laughs] Not recently.
 * Phyllis McGuire: Could be the first.


 * Phyllis McGuire: Are you always this smooth?


 * Phyllis McGuire: I'm not who you think I am.
 * Sam Giancana: Mrs McGuire, maybe I'm not who you think I am.

Taglines

 * Their Affair Shook The Mob... And Shocked The World.
 * Based on a true story.
 * Mr Sam Giancana. Mr Mafia. Mr Fear. Mr Death. No one is untouchable.

Cast

 * John Turturro - Sam Giancana
 * Mary-Louise Parker - Phyllis McGuire
 * Elias Koteas - Butch Blasi
 * Maury Chaykin - Tony Accardo
 * Louise Del Grande - Chuckie English
 * Deborah Duchene - Christine McGuire
 * Larissa Laskin - Dorothy McGuire