Analyze That 🎥 2002 Movie Info

Plot Summary

Near the completion of his sentence in Sing Sing, Paul Vitti’s life is threatened by assassins and corrupt guards while incarcerated. He starts singing showtunes from West Side Story to get the attention of Ben Sobel, who previously hung up on him while attending his father’s funeral. The FBI assigns Ben to perform psychiatric tests on Paul to determine if he is feigning insanity. After the tests, it appears that Paul’s mental state is deteriorating, and the FBI approves Paul’s release into Ben’s custody for one month of further therapy.

As Ben drives Paul from prison, Paul immediately reveals that he was faking. Ben persuades Paul to find a regular job, as requested by the FBI. Paul attempts to find a legitimate job—in a car dealer, a restaurant and a jewelry store—but his rude manners and paranoia complicate things, ending in his getting fired from each job. At the same time, Paul is told by de facto boss Patti LoPresti that the Rigazzi family wants him dead. He responds by telling the Rigazzis that he is “out” and is seeking a new line of employment. He eventually finds employment working as a technical advisor on the set of a TV series based on the Mafia. Meanwhile, FBI agents inform Ben that Paul has gathered his old crew and may be planning something major.

This rouses Ben’s suspicion, and he visits Paul. They both become involved in a car chase with Rigazzi hitmen, which ends with Paul escaping. The FBI blames Ben and gives him 24 hours to locate Paul. After tracking down Paul through Ben’s son Michael, who is now working as Paul’s chauffeur, Ben discovers that Paul is planning a big, armored car heist, with LoPresti as a partner. He attempts to intervene and talk Paul out of it, but Paul proceeds, and Ben is forced to go along.

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