An Italian-American hitman who owes allegiance to an influential Mafia family abandons his girlfriend to marry a freelance assassin - only to discover that each of them has been hired to kill the other. John Huston's black comedy drama, starring Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner alongside an Oscar-winning Anjelica Huston.

Charley Partanna is a hitman who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime families in the US. When he sees Irene Walker, it's love at first sight. But he soon finds that she, too, is a killer for hire. Charley can overlook his suspicions, but he can't turn off his heart. And the couple must remember that even if they love each other, the Prizzis love only money.