Kiss Me, Guido
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Directed by | Tony Vitale |
Written by | Tony Vitale |
Produced by | Ira Deutchman Christine Vachon[1] |
Starring | Nick Scotti Anthony Barrile Anthony DeSando Craig Chester |
Cinematography | Claudia Raschke |
Edited by | Alexander Hall |
Music by | Stewart Copeland |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $740,000 |
Box office | $1,918,497[2] |
Kiss Me, Guidois a 1997independentcomedyfilm. Written and directed byTony Vitale[3](a formerlocation manager[1]) and produced byIra DeutchmanandChristine Vachon,it starsNick Scotti,Anthony Barrile,Anthony DeSandoandCraig Chester.
Synopsis
[edit]Frankie (Scotti) is a youngItalian Americanman living with his family inThe Bronx, New York.He works in a pizza parlor but, inspired by the likes ofAl PacinoandRobert De Niro,he wants to be an actor. After catching his fiancée (Jennifer Esposito) cheating on him with his brother, Frankie decides the time has come to move out and pursue hisdream.
He starts by checking the classifieds for roommate ads. He finds an ad from a "GWM." In classified-speak this stands for "gaywhite male "but Frankie and his friend Joey (Domenick Lombardozzi) interpret it as "guy with money."
The GWM in question is Warren (Barrile), an actor who's recently broken up with his director boyfriend. Frankie and Warren each have some initial misgivings – Frankie over Warren's being gay, Warren over Frankie's being a "Guido"orstereotypicalItalian American– but Warren lets Frankie move in.
Warren's ex, Dakota (Christopher Lawford), returns and offers Warren a part in his new play. Warren initially accepts but after being injured in an attemptedgay bashing,has to withdraw. Frankie replaces him, but the part involves a same-sex kiss, which makes him nervous. At the premiere Frankie gives a good performance (although he hesitates on the kiss, leading his scene partner to hiss "Kiss me, Guido!" ) for an audience that includes his family, who come to understand and accept his decision to become anactor.
Cast
[edit]- Nick Scottias Frankie
- Anthony Barrileas Warren
- Anthony DeSandoas Pino
- Craig Chesteras Terry
- Domenick Lombardozzias Joey Chips
- Molly Priceas Meryl
- Christopher Lawfordas Dakota
- David Deblingeras Stage Actor
- John Tormey as Patsy Zito
- Antonia Reyas Josephina Zito
- Jennifer Espositoas Debbie
- Anthony Vitaleas Pizza Guy #1
- Frankie Dellarosaas Pizza Guy #2
- Rebecca Waxmanas Wiggy
- Tony Ray Rossias Vinny the Fish
Soundtrack
[edit]- Machine – "There But for the Grace of God Go I"
- Panic Patrol – "Out of Control"
- La Flavour – "Mandolay"
- Miquel Brown– "So Many Men, So Little Time"
- 3rd Party – "Can U Feel It"
- Edwin Starr– "Contact"
- Carol Jiani – "Hit & Run Lover"
- Martha Wash– "Magic Charms"
- The Gap Band– "Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)"
- Nick Scotti – "I'm Gonna Shout"
- Edwin Starr – "H.A.P.P.Y. Radio"
- Gloria Gaynor– "I Am What I Am"
- Love Tribe – "Stand Up"
Reviews
[edit]In 1997,Janet MaslinofThe New York Timeswrote of the film "amusing high-concept notion of sending a Bronx heterosexual into the midst of gay Manhattan and watching the fur fly" and it (the film) "has an appealing indie flavor".[1]
Television
[edit]CBSbroughtKiss Me, Guidoto the small screen in 2001 under the titleSome of My Best Friends.[4]The series starredJason Batemanas Warren,Danny Nuccias Frankie,Michael DeLuiseas Pino and openly gay actorAlec Mapain the newly created role of Vern Limoso. The series, written byTony VitaleandMarc CherryofDesperate Housewives,was cancelled after one season.
References
[edit]- ^abcMaslin, Janet (18 July 1997)."It's Not Only Straight and Narrow".The New York Times.Retrieved11 November2018.
- ^"Kiss Me Guido (1997)".Box Office Mojo.
- ^"Kiss Me, Guido".TV Guide.Retrieved11 November2018.
- ^Ebert, Roger (August 29, 1997). "A sitcom disguised as movie".The Syracuse Post-Standard.
External links
[edit]- 1997 films
- American comedy films
- 1997 LGBT-related films
- 1997 comedy films
- American LGBT-related films
- American independent films
- Paramount Pictures films
- LGBTQ-related comedy films
- Films produced by Christine Vachon
- Films scored by Stewart Copeland
- Films about actors
- 1997 independent films
- 1990s English-language films
- 1990s American films
- English-language comedy films