Avenging Angelo (2002)

Director:

Martyn Burke

Writers (WGA):

Will Aldis (story)
Will Aldis (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

30 August 2002 (Italy)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Romance

Tagline:

Her life is his job.

Plot:

A woman (Madeleine Stowe) who has just discovered she is the daughter of a murdered Mafia chieftain (Anthony Quinn) seeks revenge, with the aide of her Father's faithful bodyguard (Sylvester Stallone).

Plot Keywords:

Bodyguard | Hitman | Flatulence | DVD Player | Shoe Obsession

Cast

Sylvester Stallone	...	Frankie Delano
Madeleine Stowe	...	Jennifer Barrett Allieghieri
Anthony Quinn	...	Angelo Allieghieri
Raoul Bova	...	Marcello / Gianni Carboni
Harry Van Gorkum	...	Kip Barrett
Billy Gardell	...	Bruno
George Touliatos	...	Lucio Malatesta
Angelo Celeste	...	The Priest
Ezra Perlman	...	Rawley Barrett
Carin Moffat	...	Ashley
John Gilbert	...	Whitney Towers
Dawn Greenhalgh	...	Peggy Towers
Angelo Tsarouchas	...	Thug
Nancy Beatty	...	Meter Maid
Lori Alter	...	Kay
Kristina Nicoll	...	Becky
Gino Marrocco	...	Sammy Carboni
Francesco Zimone	...	Young Angelo Allieghieri (as Franco Zimone)
Brandon Carrera	...	Young Gianni
Sandra Biondi	...	Maria Alleghieri
Gema Zamprogna	...	Allison
Olivia Palenstein	...	Cassidy
Katie Evans	...	Polly Peters
Curtis Sullivan	...	Commander
Laird Mackintosh	...	Don Giovanni
Luciana Calvet	...	Donna Elvira
Kevin Law	...	Leporello
Jeremy Nasmith	...	Don Ottavio
Luke Scheuer	...	Masetto
Barbara Szablowski	...	Donna Anna
Jeannette Zingg	...	Zevilina
Ola Sturik	...	TV Anchorwoman
Boyd Banks	...	Paramedic
Sharon Heldt	...	Country Club Lady
Joan Giammarco	...	Waitress Carla
Lynn MacKenzie	...	Society Matron (as Lynn Mackenzie)
Ben E. Nason	...	Young Bruno
Elisa Tibollo	...	Little Jennifer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Franco Vella	...	Ristoratore
John MacDonald	...	Hitman (uncredited)
Polli Magaro	...	Housekeeper (uncredited)
Chris Petoyan	...	Mario (uncredited)

Directed by
Martyn Burke

Writing credits (WGA)
Will Aldis		(story)
Will Aldis		(screenplay) &
Steve Mackall		(screenplay)

Produced by
Tarak Ben Ammar	....	producer
Mike Drake	....	line producer
James A. Holt	....	co-producer
Maureen Norton	....	co-producer
Marco Valerio Pugini	....	line producer
Paul Rosenblum	....	executive producer
Elie Samaha	....	producer
Tracee Stanley	....	co-producer
Andrew Stevens	....	executive producer
Kevin King Templeton	....	executive producer (as kevin king)
Stanley Wilson	....	producer

Original Music by
Bill Conti

Cinematography by
Ousama Rawi

Film Editing by
David Codron

Casting by
Karen Margiotta
Mary Margiotta

Production Design by
Eric Fraser

Art Direction by
Stefano Maria Ortolani
Evan Webber

Set Decoration by
Jaro Dick

Costume Design by
Denise Cronenberg

Makeup Department
Paul R.J. Elliot	....	key hair stylist (as Paul Elliot)
Stacy L. Hodgson	....	makeup artist: Mr. Stallone
Luigi Rocchetti	....	makeup artist
Anne K. Rosenbloom	....	makeup artist
Cheryl Ross	....	hair stylist
Katherine Southern	....	key makeup artist
Nicole Venables	....	hair stylist: Mr. Stallone

Production Management
Massimo Iacobis	....	production manager: Sicily
Lyn Lucibello	....	production manager
Andrew Stevens	....	production manager
John Verni	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Myron Hoffert	....	first assistant director
Kevin Hourigan	....	third assistant director
Mandy Ketcheson	....	second assistant director
Enrico Mastracchi Manes	....	first assistant director: Italy
Branko Racki	....	second unit director
Giovanni Scifo	....	third assistant director: Italy
Peter Stolworthy	....	dailies assistant director
Alessandro Trapani	....	second assistant director: Italy

Art Department
Kelly Brine	....	storyboard artist
David Orin Charles	....	on-set decorator
Tommaso Dubla	....	head painter
Jen Gillespie	....	art department coordinator/clearances
Matthew Lammerich	....	key scenic artist
Erin Leslie	....	scenic artist
Anastasia Masaro	....	set designer
Linda McClelland	....	set decoration buyer
Don McQueen	....	set dresser
Jeffrey A. Melvin	....	property master
John 'Butch' Rose	....	leadperson
Kerry Spurrell	....	assistant property master
Donald Vandewater	....	construction coordinator
Wayne Wightman	....	first assistant art director

Sound Department
Maurizio Argentieri	....	sound
James Bailey	....	foley artist
David Bell	....	cable person
Barney Cabral	....	supervising sound editor
Kelly Cabral	....	adr editor
Patrick Cabral	....	foley supervisor
Greg Chapman	....	production sound mixer
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	supervising dialogue editor
Ann Hadsell	....	adr mixer
Jeff Malham	....	dubbing engineer
Michael McNerney	....	adr recordist
Bruce Moffitt	....	boom operator
Nick Neutra	....	foley editor
Jason Perreira	....	sound dailies
Rudy Pi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Doug Reed	....	foley artist
Perry Robertson	....	sound editor
Melissa Sherwood Hofmann	....	sound re-recording mixer
Unsun Song	....	sound re-recordist
Frederick H. Stahly	....	dialogue editor
Lauren Stephens	....	adr editor
Karen Vassar Triest	....	assistant sound editor (as Karen Vassar)
Ronald J. Webb	....	foley mixer
Jeff Glueck	....	sound engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Robert C. Shannon	....	dive supervisor
Daniel White	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
D. Walt Cameron	....	digital artist
James Coulter	....	digital artist: Digital Dimension
Jason Crosby	....	digital artist: Digital Dimension
Benoit Girard	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Dimension
Jerome Morin	....	visual effects producer: Digital Dimension
Leandro Visconti	....	compositor: Digital Dimension (uncredited)

Stunts
Giorgio Antonini	....	stunt coordinator
Leigh Bianco	....	stunts (as Leigh E. Brinkman)
Marco Bianco	....	stunts
Matt Birman	....	stunt performer
Eric Bryson	....	stunts
C.J. Fidler	....	stunts
Kym Kristalie	....	stunts
Danny Lima	....	stunts
Angelica Lisk-Hann	....	stunts (as Angelica Lisk)
John MacDonald	....	stunt double: Sylvestor Stallone
John MacDonald	....	stunt performer
Duncan McLeod	....	stunt performer
Emiliano Novelli	....	stunt double
Branko Racki	....	stunt coordinator
Joseph Racki	....	stunt actor
Robert Racki	....	stunt actor
Bryan Renfro	....	stunts
Kevin Rushton	....	stunt double
Robert C. Shannon	....	water safety
David Stinson	....	stunt double
David Stinson	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Nick Bacon	....	dolly grip (as Nicholas M. Bacon)
Stefano Biscaro	....	key grip: italy unit
Meredith Budgen	....	loader
Fabio Ciotto	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, Italy
Gilles Corbeil	....	camera operator: 'b' camera
Gilles Corbeil	....	steadicam operator
Federico De Marco	....	second assistant camera
Roland Gauvin	....	grip
Tony Guerin	....	camera operator
Chris Howard	....	gaffer
John Irwin	....	generator operator
Robert Johnson	....	key grip
Andrew Kunszt	....	grip
Stefano Marino	....	gaffer: Italy
Alan Markfield	....	still photographer
Marc Purdy	....	best boy grip
Herb Reischl Jr.	....	rigging electrician
Stephen Spurrell	....	best boy
Marco Sticchi	....	electrician
Dean Stinchcombe	....	first assistant camera
John Trapman	....	aerial director of photography

Casting Department
Maggie Burr	....	casting assistant: Los Angeles
Robin D. Cook	....	casting: Toronto (as Robin Cook)
Elizabeth Gray	....	casting assistant: Toronto (as Liz Gray)
Tamara Kelly	....	extras casting assistant
Jane Rogers	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Natalie Bronfman	....	costume assistant
Matthew Campbell	....	assistant costume set supervisor
Christina Cattle	....	set costume supervisor
Brenda Gilles	....	assistant costume designer
Olga Michalowska	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Jeff Chaves	....	colorist (digital color correction)
Terrell Clegg	....	assistant editor
Scott Darlington	....	post-production coordinator
Joshua Gershon	....	post-production assistant
John Meakin	....	assistant editor
Aaron Rottinghaus	....	post-production assistant
Mara Safransky	....	apprentice editor
Mike Stanwick	....	color timer

Music Department
Bob Bornstein	....	music preparation
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
Bill Conti	....	conductor
Jack Eskew	....	orchestrator
Ashley Irwin	....	electronic music producer
Ashley Irwin	....	orchestrator
Michael Lloyd	....	music arranger
Michael Lloyd	....	music supervisor
Michael Lloyd	....	soundtrack producer
Chris McGeary	....	music editor
Dan Wallin	....	music scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Gustave Meunier	....	picture car captain (as Gus Meunier)
Frank Tenaglia	....	transportation captain
Robert Tenaglia	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Stefania Antonini	....	production coordinator: Italy
Taryn Ash	....	stand-in: Jennifer
John 'Frenchie' Berger	....	armorer
Stephanie Lee Berger	....	weapons handler
Marcin Borkowski	....	production assistant
Vivian Boyer	....	unit publicist
David M. Chisholm	....	production assistant
Amanda Coles	....	assistant production coordinator
Jane Conway	....	animal wrangler
John 'JR' Craigmile	....	accountant
Gary Douglas	....	stand-in: Frankie
Will Hoddinott	....	location manager
Matt Hunwicks	....	production assistant
Morgan Hunwicks	....	assistant to director
Ray McCort	....	helicopter pilot: New York
Mark McFadden	....	assistant location manager
Brad McIlroy	....	on-set caterer
Robin Melville	....	location manager: Italy
Guershon Moreno	....	production assistant
Diane Pitblado	....	dialect coach
Dagmar Rollpiller	....	stand-in: Jennifer
Todd Shannon Jr.	....	diving supervisor
Philip Spurvey	....	assistant location manager
Timothy Storey	....	production coordinator
Jim Valdez	....	assistant: Andrew Stevens
Ian Watermeier	....	finance manager
Andrew Wolinsky	....	production assistant
James Henderson	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Marcel Valcarce	....	artist: main title (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Dante Entertainment
• Epsilon Motion Pictures (in association with)
• Quinta Communications
• Cinema Holdings
• Lionweed
• Franchise Pictures
• Warner Bros

Distributors

• Art Port (Japan) (theatrical)
• Quinta Communications (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• Angelo Productions
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Cinematografica Distributori Indipendenti (CDI)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (USA)
• Eagle Films (2002) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Europa Filmes (Brazil) (DVD)
• Europa Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
• High Fliers Video Distribution (UK)
• Manga Films
• Nordisk Film (2003) (Sweden) (DVD)
• PlazaVista Entertainment (2004) (Switzerland) (DVD) (as Medaria Home Entertainment)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Bros (2003) (USA)

Special Effects

• Digital Dimension (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Entertainment Partners Canada  payroll services (as Bulloch Entertainment Services)
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Soundelux  sound editorial
• Title House Digital  titles and opticals
• Todd Studios  re-recording services
• Toronto Film Studios  movie studio
• Viv Kim Negative Cutting Service  negative cutting (as VivKim)
• Warner Brothers Eastwood Scoring Stage  score recorded at
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment (as William F. White Ltd.)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for some language and sexual content

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA | France | Switzerland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:M | Germany:12 | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:12 | Finland:K-11 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Castellammare del Golfo, Trapani, Sicily, Italy

Company:

Dante Entertainment

Trivia:

Anthony Quinn's last film.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Frankie and Johnny are talking on the dock, they are very close to each other when viewed from the front, but further away when viewed from the back.

Quotes:

[Frankie is hiding a knocked-out mobster who happens to keep slipping wind]
Frankie Delano:Ma'am.
Jennifer Barrett Allieghieri:Frankie?
Frankie Delano:We've got squirrels.
Jennifer Barrett Allieghieri:Squirrels, Frankie?
Frankie Delano:Yes, ma'am, big squirrels. They... they tend to overeat preparing for a difficult winter and sometimes they bloat and often they get caught in the walls and to get out of the walls they have to ... deflate and that's what is causing the passage of... windage.
Jennifer Barrett Allieghieri:Oh...
[sighs]
Jennifer Barrett Allieghieri:Poor things.
Frankie Delano:Yeah, tough luck... tough luck.

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Give it a chance...you might be surprised

Disclaimer: I am not a Stallone fan, . but I readily admit that Sylvester Stallone has made both good and bad films. This is definitely one of the former.

Stallone rarely gets any respect for his acting in the mainstream press, which is accurate rather than biased: if he were an unknown in this role, and had given an identical performance, the press would laud him for his ability to handle subtle bits of comedy interspersed with action and gun-play. But he's Stallone- with all the baggage that this carries, both good and bad- so whilst he should know better, his work in the light hearted flicks is quite often overlooked.

If I were assisting Mr. Stallone's career, I would have suggested putting this out in film, and keeping 'Get Carter' for the nearest black hole. The director of this film works well but should be shot on sight for one scene, where the Merc is accelerating from the garage and the cars behind are happily catching up.

Madeline Stowe has rarely been annoying to me, and in this film, one has to admire her (again) her for her amazing physical shape: she's beautiful, with a figure that a lot of current 20-year-olds round here could never aspire to! She deftly handles both the comic and the pathos of the script, in much the same way as Stakeout 1.

Nice to know that Quinn and Stowe did it again for the last time with a simple story about adultery and revenge rather than a simple story about adultery and revenge.

Rent it with an open mind. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. Quinn R.I.P.