Kiss Me, Guido (1997)

Warren has an extra room in his apartment (and is five months behind on the rent) after his lover moves out, so a friend places an ad on his behalf for a GWM roommate. Frankie, a pizza ... See full summary »

Director:

Tony Vitale

Writer:

Tony Vitale

Stars:

Nick Scotti, Anthony Barrile, Anthony DeSando

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nick Scotti	...	Frankie
Anthony Barrile	...	Warren
Anthony DeSando	...	Pino
Craig Chester	...	Terry
Domenick Lombardozzi	...	Joey Chips
Molly Price	...	Meryl
Christopher Lawford	...	Dakota
David Deblinger
John Tormey	...	Patsy Zito
Antonia Rey	...	Josephina Zito
Jennifer Esposito	...	Debbie
Anthony Vitale	...	Pizza Guy #1
Frankie Dellarosa	...	Pizza Guy #2
Rebecca Waxman	...	Wiggy
Tony Ray Rossi	...	Vinny the Fish

Storyline

Warren has an extra room in his apartment (and is five months behind on the rent) after his lover moves out, so a friend places an ad on his behalf for a GWM roommate. Frankie, a pizza baker (and aspiring actor), decides to move out of his family's flat in The Bronx when he comes home one evening and walks in on his brother making love to Frankie's girlfriend. Frankie checks ads for roommates in "the city" (i.e., Manhattan), notices Warren's ad and decides to answer it, reasoning that GWM stands for "Guy With Money."

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Plot Keywords:

pizza | gay straight relations | italian food | new york city | manhattan new york city | 

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Taglines:

When he answered the ad for a roommate he thought that "GWM" meant... "Guy With Money?"

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality and strong language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 July 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Baciami Guido

Filming Locations:

Christopher Street Pier, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$740,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$114,682 (USA) (18 July 1997)

Gross:

$1,828,284 (USA) (26 September 1997)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Capitol Films, Redeemable Features

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In one camera pan of Warren's apartment, we see a poster for the Broadway musical "Tommy." Anthony Barrile, who plays Warren, played the role of Cousin Kevin in that production.

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Goofs

The closing credits say "Copyright © MCMXVII", which is 1917 rather than 1997 (MCMXCVII).

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Quotes

Terry: You know, you remind me of an infection that I once had.

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Crazy Credits

No minorities were spared in the making of this film.

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Connections

References The Godfather (1972)

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Soundtracks

"Mandolay"
Written by Mark Avsec
Performed by La Flavour

User Reviews

Enjoyable, but could have been better.

The situation of a straight young macho Italian, suddenly finding himself in a gay environment, has possibilities that were not explored. Scotti was good in the role, and the supporting cast did what they were supposed to to, but it just didn't click. I think that the fault lies in the script, which was funny at times, but rather patchy. I disagree with "Anonymous" of NYC who said that it was "moronic and one dimensional", but I do agree that it could have been better.