Angie (1994)

Director:

Martha Coolidge

Writers (WGA):

Avra Wing (novel)
Todd Graff (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 March 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Angie's ready to face life's toughest challenges. But is life ready for Angie?

Plot:

Angie lives in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, N.Y. and dreams of a better life than everyone she knows...

Plot Keywords:

Human Relationship | One Word Title | Based On Novel | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Geena Davis	...	Angie Scacciapensieri
Stephen Rea	...	Noel Riordan
James Gandolfini	...	Vinnie
Aida Turturro	...	Tina
Philip Bosco	...	Frank Scacciapensieri
Jenny O'Hara	...	Kathy
Michael Rispoli	...	Jerry
Betty Miller	...	Joanne
Susan Jaffe	...	Ballerina
Jeremy Collins	...	Lover
Robert Conn	...	Death
Ray Xifo	...	Dr. Gould
Rosemary De Angelis	...	Aunt Vicky
Rae Allen	...	Aunt Violetta
Ida Bernardini	...	Aunt Louisa

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | USA:R (Certificate #32819) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-10 | Germany:12 | Iceland:L | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

El Mirage Dry Lake, California, USA

Company:

Caravan Pictures

Trivia:

Originally set up by Joe Roth (then head of 20th Century Fox) as a star vehicle for Madonna, who pulled out when scheduling conflicts arose with her role in Abel Ferrera's Dangerous Game (1993). Joan Allen, Kim Basinger, Halle Berry, Sherilyn Fenn, Bridget Fonda, Jodie Foster, Helen Hunt, Demi Moore, Kathy Najimy, Tatum O'Neal, Daryl Hannah, Meryl Streep, Marisa Tomei and Sela Ward were then considered before the part went to Geena Davis. It was then that a leaked fax from Madonna to Roth emerged in which she sarcastically blasted his decision to dump her for a non-Italian actress. It transpired that Roth had privately expressed doubts about Madonna's ability to carry a movie, comments which had made it back to the star in question, hence her sudden departure from the project. Original director Jonathan Kaplan soon followed, to be replaced by Martha Coolidge, with whom Davis had worked two years previously on Rambling Rose (1991).

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The movie takes place in Brooklyn, but the phone number of Vinnie's business has a non-Brooklyn area code (910).

Quotes:

Angie: Are you lonely or horny?
Noel: I'm Irish. Which is the equivalent of saying that I'm lonely and horny.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Allemaal film: Betere tijden (#1.9)" (2007)

They lied to us

The video box cover promised hopeful viewers that the film contained inside was "a heartwarming story brimming with irrepressible fun. This was not so. We laughed at the movie, but certainly not with it. Telling the story of a hysterical, irresponsible and certainly resistable woman, this movie may be praised by critics but whatever quality they saw in it must have wound up on the cutting room floor. The characters are unlikable and obnoxious, the plot meanders without ever deciding where it wants to go, and sheer lethargy kept us from doing what we should have done five minutes into the film and shown our VCR some mercy. Do yourself a favour and avoid this mess, whatever the video box may say.