City Island (2009)

The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con (Strait) brought ... See full summary »

Director:

Raymond De Felitta

Writer:

Raymond De Felitta

Stars:

Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, Steven Strait

3 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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)

Storyline

The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con (Strait) brought home by Vince (Garcia), the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, and a hopeful actor in private.

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Plot Keywords:

peeping tom | subjective camera | lie | aspiring actor | teenage boy | 

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Taglines:

Truth is stranger than family

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, smoking and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 April 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Asuntos de familia

Filming Locations:

City Island, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$32,001, 21 March 2010, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$6,670,712, 29 August 2010

Company Credits

Production Co:

CineSon Entertainment, Medici Entertainment, Lucky Monkey Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Andy Garcia's character can be heard yelling the name "Manny" when addressing the stunt coordinator on the set of the film within a film; in the real film (City Island), Manny Siverio is the Stunt Coordinator.

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Goofs

At 1:19, the shadow of the boom microphone can be seen onMolly's back when she says, "Please don't hate me, Vincent," on the pier.

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Quotes

Tony: Can I ask you, like, why I'm chained to a Ford?
Vince Rizzo: I'm gonna unchain you, Tony, but first I gotta tell you something. You see this house here? That's my home. My grandfather built this home and I share it with my family.
Tony: Oh, you got them chained up in the house too?
Vince Rizzo: You're gonna get real nice food and a real nice place to live for the first time in 3 years, so you better behave yourself.
Tony: And all this because you knew my bitch mother?
Vince Rizzo: Well, I gotta admit, you know, Nan could be difficult sometimes....
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Connections

Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 14 July 2010 (2010)

User Reviews

A Must See!!!

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 !