from Lions Gate
Directed by
Raymond DeFelitta
Starring
Michael
Rispoli (Buddy Visalo)
Kelly
Macdonald (Mary O'Neary)
Kevin
Conway (Jim O'Neary)
Matt Servitto (Chipmunk)
Katherine Narducci (Estelle Visalo)
Michele Santopietro (Laura)
Louis Guss (Donato)
Rosemary DeAngelis (Marie)
Anthony Arkin (Danny)
Saul Stein (Anthony)
Vincent Pastore (Angelo)
Sharon Angela (Gloria)
Ivy Jones (Tina)
Victor Artold (Mr. Cicco)
Richard B. Shull (Mr. Brancaccio)
Nick Tosches (Hotel Clerk)
Jack O'Connell (Mr. Mahoney)
Gerry Bamman (Mr. Pine)
Barbara Haas (Mrs. Genova)
Marshall Efron (Tiny)
Joseph R. Gannascoli (Counter Guy)
Robert Fitch (Drunken Guy)
Peggy Gormley (Miss Dimunjik)
Richard Licata (Mr. Asippi)
Soja & Bijon Moore (Babies)
Shaidai Mingo (Grown Baby)
John McLaughlin (Arthur Godfrey)
John Pizzarelli (Julius LaRosa)
Written by
Raymond DeFelitta
Rated: 
(for language and brief sexuality) |
 In 1956, factory worker and
frustrated singer Buddy Visalo (Michael Rispoli), who realizes his dream
to buy a two family house in Staten Island for himself and his wife Estelle
and convert the ground floor into a neighborhood bar where he can perform,
encounters unexpected problems and romantic complications when attempting
to evict tenants. The tenants: Mary, is a pregnant Irish girl fresh off
the boat (Kelly Macdonald) and her abusive, alcoholic husband, Jim (Kevin
Conway). As Buddy's gang of Italians tries to handle the situation, the
girl goes into labor, and a baby is born, forcing them all to confront the
limits of their tolerance and compassion.
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