Pizza My Heart (2005) (TV)

Director:

Andy Wolk

Writers (WGA):

Juliet Giglio (written by) &
Keith Giglio (written by)

Release Date:

24 July 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Romance

Plot:

Another modern spin-off of Romeo & Juliet, this time about two families who each run rivaling pizza restaurants in New Jersey.

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Shiri Appleby	...	Gina Prestolani
Eyal Podell	...	Joe Montebello
Dan Hedaya	...	Vinnie Montebello
Michael Badalucco	...	Lou Prestolani
Joanna Canton	...	Annette Prestolani
Nick Spano	...	Carlo Delrio
Gina Hecht	...	Gloria Montebello
Natalia Nogulich	...	Mary Prestolani
Rob Boltin	...	Nicky Montebello
John Mese	...	Jean Paul Veber
Tony Amendola	...	Father Spealo
William Ragsdale	...	Tommy
Bryan James Kitto	...	Antonio
Dane Rhodes	...	Blue Collar Neighbor
Don Yesso	...	White Collar Neighbor

Also Known As:

Pizza Wars (USA) (working title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

GWave Productions

Trivia:

The Pizza War scene was filmed in weather of 40 degrees Fahrenheit, although it was supposed to be in the summer; the extras and cast were freezing during the filming.

Quotes:

Father Spealo: If it helps, I'll bring in the Cardinal.

A slice of perfection!

I'm a sucker for these types of movies; so to me, this modern take on Romeo and Juliet was an absolute joy to watch.

It's not only a perfect romantic movie, but there are some elements of comedy within it. (Take for instance, the mice being released in the Montebello's restaurant.) The characters themselves were very believable... I even started to FEEL the resentment of the two families! My only regret has to do with the people that didn't watch this... I say to them one of two things: for the uncultured, grow up; and to the ones that didn't get it, stop over-analyzing everything and enjoy the movie.

10/10