Friends and Family (2001)

A gay couple are hit men for the mafia.

Director:

Kristen Coury

Writer:

Joseph Triebwasser

Stars:

Greg Lauren, Chris Gartin, Rebecca Creskoff

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Greg Lauren	...	Stephen Torcelli
Chris Gartin	...	Danny Russo
Rebecca Creskoff	...	Jenny Patrizzi
Edward Hibbert	...	Richard Grayson
Allison Mackie	...	Cheryl
Meshach Taylor	...	Bruno
Beth Fowler	...	Mrs. 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' Squicciarini)
Frank Minucci	...	Leo
Richard Petrocelli	...	Eddie
Elisa Heinsohn	...	Tania / Singer at Banquet

Storyline

Children and parents. In New York City, Stephen and Danny live well: they're smooth, cool, in love, and good at what they do. Stephen's Midwestern parents pay them a surprise visit. Meanwhile, Jenny and Damon tell their parents they are engaged: Matt's parents, Midwestern paramilitary fanatics, take it as a sign to gather their group to invade New York. Jenny's father is the local Mob boss who employs Stephen and Danny as enforcers. He's unhappy that Jenny is marrying someone who is neither Sicilian nor Catholic. Stephen's parents know he's gay, they just don't know what his job is. Here come the parents; will the children survive? All roads lead to the engagement party.

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Plot Keywords:

gay | new york city | surprise visit | catholic | party | 

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Taglines:

Meet the real gay mafia!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Former Official site for the film - site no longer active. [United States] Official distributor's page for the film. [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

17 June 2004 (Israel)

Also Known As:

Friends & Family

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Belladonna Productions, Charleson Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When called upon to speak at his birthday party, Mr. Torcelli knocks his champagne glass off the table. In the next shot his glass is back on the table.

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Quotes

Stella Patrizzi: Why? Why are you always talking bad about your sons, Victor? And with their children sitting right here.
Victor Patrizzi: A soldier must inspire fear, Stella. Vito and Frankie do not inspire fear.
Stella Patrizzi: Of COURSE they inspire fear. I'm afraid of them. Everybody's afraid of them. Stephen, Danny, tell him how afraid you are of Vito and Frankie.
Victor Patrizzi: The dancing girls at THE CLUB are not afraid of Vito and Frankie. Stick to cooking.
Victor Patrizzi: [to Stephen and Danny] Heh, my wife, I beg her to let me get her a maid.
Victor Patrizzi: [back to Stella] Why ...
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Connections

Spoofs The Sound of Music (1965)

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Soundtracks

You Can't Surprise Me
Written by Walter Edgar Kennon a/k/a Skip Kennon

User Reviews

might have been so much better

The main idea of this movie - gay couple in mafia - was interesting and this alone could make a good movie with the parents facing their son as a killer for mafia. But some things made the movie so stupid, that it felt almost like the writer got drunk, wrote some "funny" lines and a movie was made. I'm talking about the military parents. If the producers cut this part off the movie they could save some money on the bad actors portraying the militants and invest it to improving the script.

And the usual complain: no kiss and except for the last scene, there was no touch between the gay couple. But to be impartial, the other people in the movies didn't kiss as well.