My Uncle Rafael | |
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Directed by | Marc Fusco |
Produced by | Anahid Avanesian Michael Garrity Vahik Pirhamzei Randy Simon Todd Slater |
Screenplay by | Scott Yagemann Vahik Pirhamzei |
Based on |
Rafael Keroo Gandzere by Vahik Pirhamzei |
Starring |
John Michael Higgins Missi Pyle Vahik Pirhamzei |
Music by |
Joey Newman Christopher Westlake |
Cinematography | Keith Holland |
Edited by | Marc Fusco |
Production
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World Entertainment Connections
Richmond Media Entertainment The Nickel Palace |
Distributed by | Rocky Mountain Pictures Slater Brothers Entertainment |
Release date
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21 September 2012 |
Running time
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102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.3 million |
Box office | $210,156 |
My Uncle Rafael is a 2012 film directed by Marc Fusco. The screenplay was written by Scott Yagemann and Vahik Pirhamzei, based on Pirhamzei's play Rafael Keroo Gandzere.
A desperate TV producer convinces an old Armenian Uncle to star in a new reality show. Cultures collide when Uncle Rafael is thrown into the Schumacher family household where he has one week to save a broken and dysfunctional American family from falling apart. The only rule-everyone must follow his rules.
Aggregate reviewer website Metacritic gave the film a 36 out of 100 based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.
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