Two Family House
| Two Family House | |
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poster
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| Directed by | Raymond De Felitta |
| Produced by | Anne Harrison Alan Klingenstein |
| Written by | Raymond De Felitta |
| Starring |
Michael Rispoli Kelly Macdonald Kathrine Narducci Kevin Conway Matt Servitto Vincent Pastore |
| Narrated by | Frank Whaley (uncredited) |
| Music by | Stephen Endelman John Pizzarelli |
| Cinematography | Michael Mayers |
| Edited by | David Leonard |
| Distributed by | Lions Gate Entertainment |
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Release date
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August 9, 2002 |
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Running time
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104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,020,695 |
Two Family House is a 2000 film produced by Alan Klingenstein, based on the story of the uncle of the film's writer and director Raymond De Felitta (Café Society). The film won the Audience Award at Sundance 2000. Many of the film's actors later reached national prominence as part of the HBO cable television series The Sopranos, including Michael Rispoli, Kathrine Narducci, Matt Servitto, Vincent Pastore, Joseph R. Gannascoli, Sharon Angela and Michele Santopietro (Jackie Aprile, Sr., Charmaine Bucco, Agent Harris, Big Pussy, Vito Spatafore, Rosalie Aprile and JoJo Palmice, respectively, in The Sopranos). The songs on the film's soundtrack were done by John Pizzarelli and his trio, a jazz recording artist.
An unseen narrator (who we gradually come to learn is telling the story of his mother and step-father's romance) looks back to the year 1956, in the Elm Park neighborhood of Staten Island, New York, to one Buddy Visalo (Rispoli), an Italian guy with "Ralph Kramdenesque" dreams. Buddy is a wannabe crooner (with a voiceover provided by Andrew Poretz). Buddy had nearly been discovered by Arthur Godfrey ten years earlier (shown in flashback) when he performed at a USO show while in the service. His fiancée, Estelle (Narducci), gave him a Hobson's choice: “Who's it gonna be, Buddy, Arthur Godfrey or me?” In a decision he’ll live to regret the rest of his life, he chooses Estelle, and over the next 10 years tries all sorts of schemes to get ahead. “I just wanna be somebody!” he’ll declare.
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