Mad Dog and Glory is a 1993 film written by Richard Price and directed by John McNaughton. It stars Robert De Niro as a Chicago crime scene investigator (ironically nicknamed "Mad Dog" by his colleagues because of his timidity), Uma Thurman as bartender "Glory" (in debt to her boss), and Bill Murray as Glory's boss, who identifies himself as both an aspiring stand-up comedian and a member of the Mafia. David Caruso has a supporting role as Mad Do...
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Mad Dog and Glory is a 1993 film written by Richard Price and directed by John McNaughton. It stars Robert De Niro as a Chicago crime scene investigator (ironically nicknamed "Mad Dog" by his colleagues because of his timidity), Uma Thurman as bartender "Glory" (in debt to her boss), and Bill Murray as Glory's boss, who identifies himself as both an aspiring stand-up comedian and a member of the Mafia. David Caruso has a supporting role as Mad Dog's partner. The film was screened out of competition at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.
De Niro's Mad Dog is a meek and lonely man who, at the opening of the film, has spent years on the beat without ever having to draw his gun. He decorates his apartment with crime scene photos he has taken on the job that have the careful craftsmanship of a man who really wanted to be a fine art photographer but settled for a civil servant job because of the security and benefits it offered.
Early in the film, Mad Dog crosses paths with Frank Milo (Murray),...
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