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Overview
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Writer:
Joseph Triebwasser (writer)
Release Date:
17 June 2004 (Israel)
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Tagline:
Meet the real gay mafia!
Plot:
A gay couple are hit men for the mafia. full summary | add synopsis
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Gay Couple
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Gay
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Mafia
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Hired Killer
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Mafia Boss
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A near total delight from start to finish
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Greg Lauren | ... | Stephen Torcelli |
 | Christopher Gartin | ... | Danny Russo |
 | Rebecca Creskoff | ... | Jenny Patrizzi |
| Edward Hibbert | ... | Richard Grayson |
 | Allison Mackie | ... | Cheryl |
| Meshach Taylor | ... | Bruno |
| Beth Fowler | ... | Ada Torcelli |
| Frank Pellegrino | ... | Mr. Torcelli |
 | Johnny Russo | ... | Max |
| Sam Coppola | ... | Carlo Ricci |
| Mike Arotsky | ... | Unruly Customer (as Mike Arotzky) |
| Michael Squicciarini | ... | Ray (as Michael 'Scuch' Squiciarini) |
| Frank Minucci | ... | Leo |
 | Richard Petrocelli | ... | Eddie |
| Elisa Heinsohn | ... | Tanya / Singer at Banquet |
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Friends & Family (USA) (alternative spelling)
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87 min
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Norway:11 (TV rating)
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Little Old Lady:
[to Stephen and Jenny] Pardon me, but you make a beautiful couple.
Stephen Torcelli, Danny Russo: Thank you.
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Stephen Torcelli, Danny Russo: Thank you.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofs The Sound of Music (1965)
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Soundtrack:
You Can't Surprise Me
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I saw this uproariously funny little film this summer and bought it as soon as it came out on video. What a breath of fresh air it is to see a movie that goes back to the basics of classic comedy rather than pandering to the current vogue of substituting posing and attitude for genuine humor. The plot revolves around a gay couple who are hitmen for the Mafia, but don't expect a one-joke film that caters to stereotypes. Instead, expect several wacky but seamlessly interwoven plotlines that are handled in the style of the old screwball comedies, with wit and panache. And one of the film's strongest elements is the way it sends up and subverts stereotypes rather than exploit them.
I've read some criticisms of this film because the two guys don't kiss. Well, I'm a gay man and in a long-term relationship and I thought this was one of the most convincing, affectionate and natural portrayals of a gay couple in memory. Obviously, the couple has a sex life, but we don't have to see it. And the final love scene (without a kiss) was one of the most erotic, beautiful things I've seen in any recent movie, gay or straight.