Plot
The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another...
Release Year: 2009
Rating: 7.5/10 (13,181 voted)
Critic's Score: 66/100
Director:
Raymond De Felitta
Stars: Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, Steven Strait
Storyline The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con (Strait) brought home by Vince (Garcia), the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, and a hopeful actor in private.
Cast: Andy Garcia
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Vince Rizzo
Julianna Margulies
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Joyce Rizzo
Steven Strait
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Tony
Emily Mortimer
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Molly
Ezra Miller
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Vince Jr.
Dominik García-Lorido
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Vivian Rizzo
Carrie Baker Reynolds
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Denise
Hope Glendon-Ross
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Cheryl
Alan Arkin
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Michael Malakov
Louis Mustillo
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Bruno
Jee Young Han
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Casting Assistant
Sarah Saltzberg
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Casting Director
Curtiss Cook
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Matt Cruniff
Sharon Angela
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Tanya
Marianne Ebert
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Ezmalia
(as Marianni Ebert)
Filming Locations: City Island, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Box Office Details
Budget: $6,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend: $32,001
(USA)
(21 March 2010)
(2 Screens)
Gross: $6,670,712
(USA)
(29 August 2010)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia: Michelle Pfeiffer was the first offered the female lead. She and Andy Garcia had worked together before and it was hoped that Pfeiffer's participation would be enough to secure much needed financing and distribution. According to Pfeiffer's agent, the actress liked the script, but was reading other projects at the time and after a few weeks passed.
Goofs:
Continuity:
In the scene where Vinnie and Molly are confronted by Joyce, Joyce changes stair levels throughout the scene.
Quotes: Vince Rizzo:
"The only thing that's too bad is that I didn't get to visit his death bed and dance on his ugly face for leaving me with that bitch!
[his mother]
Vince Rizzo:
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User Review
Great movie
Rating: 10/10
I stumbled upon this movie accidentally and haven't even heard of this
movie until the night of watching it. All I can say is WOW!!! This is
such a great movie. Andy Garcia performance is amazing.
This movie is not a Hollywood mainstream. In a way, its similar to
Little Miss Sunshine: dysfunctional family, every character is a
weirdo, Even grandpa from Little Miss sunshine is in this movie, but
its different. Similarly to Little Miss Sunshine, its a low budget
independent film. If you didn't like Little Miss Sunshine, and you
don't like that genre in general, you probably won't like this movie.
Personally, I loved this movie and in my list, it is in the top 10 of
this movies I've seen this year.
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