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City Island -- When prison guard and aspiring actor, Vince Rizzo (Andy Garcia) is asked to reveal his biggest secret during his drama class, he inadvertently sets off a chain of events that turns his mundane suburban life into total chaos. Vince takes great pains covering up his half-truths from his family, but soon it becomes clear that everyone—his hot-tempered wife (Julianna Margulies), college student daughter (Dominik Garcia-Lorido), long-lost ex-con son (Steven Strait), charismatic acting partner (Emily Mortimer) and even his drama coach (Alan Arkin) - all have secrets of their own. Everyone’s furtive deceptions collide with hilarious results. Set on City Island, a quaint fishing community on the outskirts of the Bronx, this smart and charming comedy explores the absurd secrets and vices people choose to keep from their loved ones…and the realization that the truth is easier to cope with than well-intentioned white lies.
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Director:
Raymond De Felitta
Writer (WGA):
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Release Date:
23 July 2009 (Russia) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Drama See more »
Tagline:
Truth is stranger than family
Plot:
The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find... See more » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Andy Garcia ... Vince Rizzo

Julianna Margulies ... Joyce Rizzo

Steven Strait ... Tony

Emily Mortimer ... Molly

Ezra Miller ... Vince Jr.

Dominik García-Lorido ... Vivian Rizzo
Carrie Baker Reynolds ... Denise
Hope Glendon-Ross ... Cheryl

Alan Arkin ... Michael Malakov

Louis Mustillo ... Bruno

Jee Young Han ... Casting Assistant
Sarah Saltzberg ... Casting Director

Curtiss Cook ... Matt Cruniff

Sharon Angela ... Tanya

Marianne Ebert ... Ezmalia (as Marianni Ebert)

Paul Romero ... Security Man
Paul Diomede ... Working Class Guy

Vernon Campbell ... Bouncer (as Vernon W. Campbell)

Benjamin Mathes ... Male Actor (as Ben Mathes)

Jennifer Larkin ... Female Actor
Yevgeniy Dekhtyar ... Young Actor (as Yvevgeniy Dekhtyar)

Marshall Efron ... Actor-Dog

Lora Chio ... Actor #3
Ivy Jones ... Actor #4

Louise Stratten ... Actor #5

Matthew Arkin ... Actor #6
Michael Dozier ... Actor #7 (as Michael Jean Dozier)
Carly Hughes ... Actor #8

Hallie Cooper-Novack ... Actor #9 (as Hallie Cooper Novack)
Joe Drago ... Actor #10 (as Joseph Frago)
Dylan Bresnan ... Market Stockboy

Lynn Collins ... Vince's Bombshell Girlfriend

Bettina Bresnan ... Vinnie's Attraxtive Admirer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

George Aloi ... Auditioning Actor (uncredited)
Joseph Basile ... Inmate Prisoner (uncredited)

David Boston ... Man in Casting Line (uncredited)
Joseph Cintron ... Prison Guard (uncredited)
Donato DeMarinis ... Standee (uncredited)
John Farrer ... Supermarket Patron (uncredited)

Steven J. Klaszky ... Actor (uncredited)
Adam Larrabee ... Goombah (uncredited)
Tom Margiotta ... Extra (uncredited)
Cerrone may ... Correction officer (uncredited)

Chris Miskiewicz ... Drunk (uncredited)

Tim Schuebel ... Wiseguy 2 (uncredited)

Nicole Wilson ... Bar Tender (uncredited)
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Directed by
Raymond De Felitta 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Raymond De Felitta (written by)

Produced by
Maria Teresa Arida .... executive producer
William J. Bresnan .... co-executive producer
Raymond De Felitta .... producer
Thomas De Litto .... associate executive producer
Luis de Val .... co-executive producer
Ged Dickersin .... line producer
Joe Drago .... associate producer (as Joseph Drago)
Edward Easton .... co-executive producer
Andy Garcia .... producer
Rene Garcia .... co-executive producer
Milutin G. Gatsby .... executive producer
Antonio Gijon .... co-executive producer
Grzegorz Hajdarowicz .... executive producer (as Greg Hajdarowicz)
Omar Kodmani .... associate executive producer
Raymond Mason .... associate executive producer
Zachary Matz .... producer
Michael Roban .... executive producer
Lawrence Salameno .... associate executive producer
Lucia Seabra .... executive producer
Isaac Souede .... associate executive producer
Lauren Versel .... producer
Edward Walson .... co-executive producer
 
Original Music by
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek 
 
Cinematography by
Vanja Cernjul (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
David Leonard 
 
Casting by
Sheila Jaffe 
Meredith Tucker 
 
Production Design by
Franckie Diago 
 
Art Direction by
Sorangel Fersobe 
 
Set Decoration by
Kelley Burney 
 
Costume Design by
Tere Duncan 
 
Makeup Department
Jorjee Douglas .... makeup artist: Emily Mortimer
Joseph Farulla .... makeup assistant (as Joe Farulla)
Sharon Ilson .... key makeup artist (as Sharon Ilson Burke)
Tina LaSpina .... additional makeup artist
Annie Martin .... additional hair stylist
Pamela May .... key hair stylist
Katherine O'Donnell .... additional makeup artist
Shazia Saleem .... additional hair stylist
Barbara Sansone .... assistant hair stylist
Colleen Wheeler .... additional hair stylist
 
Production Management
Ged Dickersin .... unit production manager
Zachary Matz .... unit production manager
Erin Moore .... post-production supervisor
Andrew Saxe .... production supervisor
Dale Tanguay .... post-production supervisor
Nancy Valle .... post-production supervisor (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Inna Braude .... additional second assistant director
John Greenway .... second assistant director
Eric Henriquez .... first assistant director
Patrick McDonald .... second second assistant director
Eric Henriquez .... second unit director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Jasmine E. Ballou .... on-set dresser (as Jasmine Bailou)
Michael Dickman .... set dresser
Daniel Fisher .... property master (as Dan Fisher)
Kley Gilbuena .... additional props (as Kley Gilbuana)
Marina Heintze .... art department production assistant
Jonathan Huggins .... lead person
Katie Kemsley .... scenic artist
Doro Klusmann .... set dresser
Daniel Neroda .... set dresser (as Dan Neroda)
Eric Pastore .... set dresser
Tallulah Rotman .... art intern
Max Sherwood .... set dresser
Christine Skubish .... scenic artist: New Mexico
Dennis Tillberg .... charge scenic artist
Nick Torelli .... set dresser (as Nicholas Torelli)
Cathy Wassylenko .... camera scenic
Alexis Weiss .... assistant property master
Natalie McKeever .... art department intern (uncredited)
Raymond J. Stenzel .... construction coordinator (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Carly Bodmer .... post-production facility manager
Vince Camuto Sr. .... boom operator (as Vince Reed Camuto)
Vincent Camuto .... sound utility
Gary Coppola .... sound re-recording mixer
Jason England .... dialogue editor (as Robert Jason England)
Sang Jun Kim .... assistant sound editor
Michelle Mader .... sound utility (as Michelle L. Mader)
Darrin Mann .... foley mixer
Damon Martin .... sound services: Departure Studios
Jan McLaughlin .... sound mixer
Thomas O'Neil Younkman .... supervising sound editor (as Thomas O. Younkman)
Nancy Parker .... foley artist
Sarah Payan .... adr editor (as Sarah Rudolph Payan)
Benjamin Rauscher .... foley assistant
Chris Roach .... adr mixer
William Schneiberg .... sound utility (as Bill Schneiberg)
Christopher Sheldon .... sound editor (as Chris Sheldon)
Brad Sherman .... sound re-recording mixer
Edward M. Steidele .... foley artist (as Edward Steidele)
Lars Bjerre .... dialogue denoising (uncredited)
Yagmur Kaplan .... adr mixer (uncredited)
Beauxregard Neylon .... adr mixer (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Emily Millay Haddad .... sepcial effects supervisor: live computer
Phillip Beck .... special effects coordinator (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Damian Achilles .... atunt driver #1
Rick Aiello .... stunt driver (as Ricky Aiello)
Rick Aiello .... stunt shooter #1 (as Ricky Aiello)
Mike Burke .... stunt driving double: Vince
Chad Hessler .... stunt double: Vinnie Jr.
Daniel Maldonado .... stunt driver: traffic jam (as Dan Maldanado)
Paul Marini .... stunt double: Vince
Chad Menendes .... stunt driver #2
Manny Siverio .... stunt coordinator
Chris Colombo .... stunt rigger (uncredited)
Hollywood Nick Pagani .... driving double (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
John Alcantara .... rigging best boy (as Johnathan Alcantara)
Michael Arisohn .... set electric
Vincent Arteca .... grip
Josh Blakeslee .... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Daniel Buneta .... camera intern
Beverly Cable .... electrician (as Beverly Jones)
Phillip V. Caruso .... still photographer (as Phil Caruso)
Mike Cascio .... camera intern
Matthew Clark .... camera operator: second unit
Matthew Clark .... director of photography: second unit
Tom Concordia .... additional still photographer (as Thomas Concordia)
John Donohue .... grip (as John Donahue Jr.)
David Dutkus .... rigging electrician
David Feeney-Mosier .... camera intern
Casey Ford .... rigging electrician
Christopher Gamiello .... grip
Spencer Gillis .... additional loader (as William Spencer Gillis)
Ashton Golembo .... camera intern
Sandy Hays .... steadicam operator
Christopher Heikel .... rigging gaffer
Petr Hlinomaz .... camera operator
Glenn Kaplan .... first assistant camera
Meredith Kendall .... camera intern
Chris Langan .... camera intern
Christopher LaVasseur .... camera operator (as Chris La Vasseur)
Kevin Lowry .... dolly grip
Greg McMahon .... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Keith McNicholas .... best boy electric
Lauretta Prevost .... second assistant camera
Brendan Quinlan .... key grip
Collin Quinlan .... electrician (as Colin Quinlan)
Greg Quinlan .... gaffer
Ryan Quinlan .... generator operator
Satish Sahi .... electrician (as Satish Shahi)
Joe Sarao .... best boy grip
Gerard Sava .... director of photography: second unit
Gerard Sava .... steadicam operator
Jaime Segschneider .... loader
Dobb Shreiber .... electrician
Markham Sindeband .... grip
Al Stetson .... grip
David Woolner .... electrician
Vincent Camuto .... video playback technician (uncredited)
Sung Rae Cho .... first assistant camera (uncredited)
Rashad Clinton .... grip (uncredited)
Alexander Martin .... lighting technician (uncredited)
Antonio Ponti .... additional first assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Richard Burridge .... background casting associate
Grant Wilfley .... background casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Morgan Bennett .... wardrobe production assistant
Donna Bowers .... stitcher
Sonja Cizmazia .... wardrobe supervisor
Rebecca Edmonston .... on-set costumer
Delvan James .... on-set costumer
McGinnis. Ryan .... wardrobe intern
Rabiah Troncelliti .... assistant costume designer
 
Editorial Department
Matthew Booras .... assistant editor
George Bunce .... digital intermediate on-line editor
Scot Olive .... digital intermediate colorist assistant
Matthew Reedy .... digital intermediate producer
Adriaan van Zyl .... assistant editor
Leroy Wolf .... color timer
 
Music Department
Jay Duerr .... music editor
Rick Eisenstein .... music clearance and licensing: Diamond Time Music & Media
William Ewart .... music clearance and licensing: Montage Music (as Bill Ewart)
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek .... orchestrator
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek .... score producer
Piotr Kopietz .... musician: accordion soloist
Bogna Kowalska .... orchestra contractor
Dylan Maulucci .... orchestrator
Sylwia Mierzejewska .... musician: violin soloist
Rafal Paczkowski .... music scoring mixer
Polish Radio Orchestra .... musicians: orchestra
Wojciech Rodek .... conductor
Piotr Tatarski .... assistant to composer
 
Transportation Department
Daniel Buckley .... driver: 15 passenger #2
Richard Busnido .... driver: h/w truck
Joe Castiglione .... driver: electric generator (as Joseph Cstiglione)
Paul Castiglione .... driver: 15 passenger #1 (as Paul J. Castiglione)
Reginald Crute .... driver: swing truck
Ralph Devivo .... driver: grip truck
Rich Marino .... driver: 15 passenger #3
Timothy Paustian .... teamster captain (as Tim Pausian)
Thomas Reilly .... teamster co-captain (as Tom Reilly)
Jerry Wiener .... driver: camera truck (as Jerry Weiner)
 
Other crew
Theron Alford .... set production assistant
Alessandro Aquilina .... set intern
Luis Ayala .... set intern
Sophiya Banu .... accounting production assistant
Amy Basil .... assistant: Mr. De Felitta
Anthony Batarse .... adr loop group
Cathy Bodmer .... adr loop group
Alethea Bordallo .... office production staff
Ashley Bush .... intern: Lucky Monkey
Justin Cade .... production legal: Halloran Law Office
Sarah Carleton .... assistant to executive producer
Shannon Causey .... location manager (as Shannon Bowen Causey)
Bozena Cerba .... production coordinator: Gremi Films
Geoffrey Chalmers .... production legal
Jessica Clauser .... office production staff
Lanore Coloprisco .... set intern
Carol A. Compton .... script clearance research: IndieClear (as Carol Compton)
Rachel Connors .... script supervisor
Paul Dickover .... office production staff
Olimpia DiLoreto .... set intern
Jessica Drake .... dialect coach
Joe Facey .... craft service
Amanda Faison .... set production assistant: first team
Glenn D. Feig .... production legal: Reder & Feig (as Glenn Feig)
Heath Fisher .... office production staff
Kathy Fisher .... assistant: Mr. Garcia
Hassiba Freiha .... set production assistant
Mariana Furtado .... completion guarantor: Film Finances
Daniella Garcia-Lorido .... adr loop group
Grant George .... adr loop group
John Gilder .... unit production assistant
Dan Gloeckner .... key set production assistant
Evan Gregg .... assistant location manager
Mark Halloran .... production legal: Halloran Law Office
Sally May Homer .... production assistant: background (as Sally Homer)
Reine Issa .... set intern
Bryan LaCour .... production lender: Union Bank of California (as Bryan LeCour)
Steven Lafferty .... set production assistant
Dan Lasik .... chef: Gourmet To U (as Dan Lasiy)
Meghan Lechette .... set production assistant (as Meghan B Lechehe)
Rebecca Lindsey .... set production assistant
Benjamin Logan .... set production assistant
Ziggy Maxwell .... adr loop group
Brian McKinley .... office production staff
Mike McNamara .... set production assistant
Luca Michelson .... set intern
Erin Moore .... assistant: Ms. Versel
Campbell Morgan .... set intern
Joey Nabor .... adr loop group
Kate Noll .... clearances coordinator
Robert Plonskier .... set production assistant
James Post .... set production assistant
Demon Rayfelitta .... adr loop group
Gregory Saint Armand .... website designer
John Salinas .... assistant to chef
Nora Schaffer .... office intern
Nick Schepisi .... production assistant: PR
Kristy Schultz .... production lender: Union Bank of California
Elias Scoropanos .... production bank: H.S.B.C/
Tara A. Senior .... production legal: Reder & Feig (as Tara Senior)
Dalice Shilshtut .... production secretary
Natasha C. Smith .... production auditor (as Natasha Smith)
Clay Steward .... completion guarantor: Film Finances
Mercedes Tahir .... intern: Lucky Monkey
Laura Tressel .... location assistant
Jonathan Urband .... location scout (as Johnny Urband)
Matt Warren .... completion guarantor: Film Finances
Russell Washington .... lead accountant
Sharon Watt .... script supervisor
Betty Whitehouse .... payroll services: Cast ans Crew Payroll Services
Canella Williams .... production coordinator
Adam Wolk .... unit production assistant
Tracy Wong .... craft service production assistant
Max Zimmerman .... production secretary
Adrienne Dine .... production assistant (uncredited)
Brandon K. Hines .... production intern (uncredited)
David Laurentin .... assistant parking coordinator (uncredited)
Brendan C. Lynch .... additional production assistant (uncredited)
John F. McCarthy .... production assistant (uncredited)
Karen Pritchet .... production assistant (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Jesse Dickersin .... special thanks
Nikola Dickersin .... special thanks
Nino Dickersin .... special thanks
Mia Goldman .... thanks
Kevin Kasha .... very special thanks
 

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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sexual content, smoking and language
Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
104 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #45722) | Brazil:14 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Portugal:M/12 | UK:12A | Ireland:12A | Australia:M | Netherlands:16 | Germany:12
Filming Locations:
City Island, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Company:
CineSon EntertainmentSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Dominik García-Lorido plays Vivian the daughter of Vincent Rizzo (Andy Garcia). Dominik García-Lorido is in fact the daughter of Andy Garcia.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: The 'D' on the front of the Ford is missing before the accident; then is there after the accident; then it is missing again.See more »
Quotes:
Joyce Rizzo:[lighting cigarette] My husband thinks I quit.
Tony:One good thing about the joint, they don't let you smoke anymore so... I quit inside.
Joyce Rizzo:Being in prison and not being able to smoke? That's like being in jail. Join me.
Tony:All right.
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References On the Waterfront (1954)See more »

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72 out of 85 people found the following review useful.
A Must See!!!, 1 February 2010
Author: lawrentzioo from Romania

Really, it is a movie that shouldn't be missed, absolutely pleasing. I wasn't very sure of the movie in the beginning , I saw it with all my family and, man, we laughed and enjoyed this comedy more than expected. Now i am recommending it to all my friends and also to ones who read these lines, you won't regret. I cannot understand why this movie isn't presented to the public like other far worse movies, where you expect a lot seeing the trailer and get nothing. This is completely the opposite, you start from zero and go very high. I like the characters, i like the intrigue, everything, and i am not a big fan of Andy Garcia.

A big GO FOR IT, don't think twice !

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