Mikey and Nicky

Mikey and Nicky
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Elaine May
Written by	Elaine May
Produced by	Michael Hausman
Starring	Peter Falk John Cassavetes Ned Beatty
Cinematography	Bernie Abramson Lucien Ballard Victor J. Kemper
Edited by	John Carter Sheldon Kahn
Music by	John Strauss
Production company	Castle Hill Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 21, 1976 (1976-12-21)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$4.3 million

Mikey and Nicky is a 1976 American crime drama film written and directed by Elaine May. It stars John Cassavetes as a desperate small-time mobster and Peter Falk as his longtime, childhood friend. The supporting cast features Ned Beatty, Carol Grace, Rosee Arrick, and noted acting teacher Sanford Meisner.

The production ran over its schedule and budget, leading to tensions between May and Paramount Pictures, who revoked her final cut privilege. When finally released on December 21, 1976, the film bombed at the box office, which led to May not directing again for a decade.^[1] Her director's cut of the film was screened in 1978, which was remastered and released by the Criterion Collection in 2019.^[2]