Stealing Sinatra

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| image = Stealing Sinatra movie.jpeg

| caption = DVD release cover

| director = Ron Underwood

| writer = Howard Korder

| producer = Rose Lam

| starring = {{Plainlist|

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| cinematography = Brian Pearson

| editor = Tina Hirsch

| music = John Powell

| company = {{Plainlist|

Showtime Networks
Ron Ziskin Productions

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| network = Showtime

| released = {{Start date|2004|04|22}}

| runtime = 96 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

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Stealing Sinatra is a 2003 American biographical crime comedy-drama film directed by Ron Underwood and starring David Arquette, William H. Macy, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Ryan Browning, and James Russo. The film focuses on the story of the kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr. (Nicholas) by Barry Keenan (Arquette), John Irwin (Macy), and Joe Amsler (Browning). Russo portrays Frank Sinatra.{{Cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/showtimes-stealing-sinatra-wacky-fun-wbna4810408|title=Showtime's 'Stealing Sinatra' is wacky fun|website=Today|date=23 April 2004 |language=en|access-date=13 March 2020}}

The film was screened at the Sarasota Film Festival on January 24, 2003, and premiered on Showtime in the United States on April 22, 2004. Macy was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance.{{Cite web |date=11 March 2020 |title=Grant Gustin Will Kidnap Frank Sinatra Jr. in New Film |url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2020/03/11/grant-gustin-will-kidnap-frank-sinatra-jr-in-new-film |access-date=13 March 2020 |website=Bleeding Cool |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Stealing Sinatra – Emmy Awards & Nominations |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/stealing-sinatra |access-date=13 March 2020 |website=Emmys |language=en}}

Cast

{{Cast listing|* David Arquette as Barry Keenan

William H. Macy as John Irwin
Thomas Ian Nicholas as Frank Sinatra Jr.
Ryan Browning as Joe Amsler
James Russo as Frank Sinatra
Sam McMurray as Agent Stamek
Angelika Baran as Nancy Sinatra Jr.
Gillian Barber as Mary Keenan
Catherine Barroll as Nancy Sinatra
Eric Johnson as Dean Torrance
Michael Coristine as Jan Berry}}

Critical reception

Richard Roeper of At The Movies gave the film a positive review, calling it an "enjoyable, low-key farce."{{Cite web |title=Stealing Sinatra (2003) - Movie Reviews |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stealing_sinatra/reviews |access-date=July 18, 2024 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}} Ray Richmond of Today praised Macy's "typically sublime" and "bravura" performance, stating that he "steals the show." He also praised Arquette's performance as "memorable." Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club also praised Macy's performance, and complimented the film's humor.{{Cite web |title=Stealing Sinatra |url=https://www.avclub.com/stealing-sinatra-1798200213 |access-date=July 18, 2024 |website=The A.V. Club}}

In contrast, John Leonard of New York Magazine gave the film a negative review, stating that it "just sort of ambles along between the ears, behind the eyes, to nowhere much," although he praised the performances of the cast.{{Cite web |title=Ram Dass Fierce Grace - The Hidden Fuhrer - World in the Balance - Dance in America - New York Magazine TV Review |url=https://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/tv/reviews/n_10305/index1.html |access-date=July 18, 2024 |website=New York Magazine}}