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Little Italy

  • 20182018
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  • 1h 42m
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5.7/10
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Hayden Christensen and Emma Roberts in Little Italy (2018)
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  • Comedy
  • Romance

A young couple must navigate a blossoming romance, amidst a war between their families' competing pizza restaurants.A young couple must navigate a blossoming romance, amidst a war between their families' competing pizza restaurants.A young couple must navigate a blossoming romance, amidst a war between their families' competing pizza restaurants.

IMDb RATING
5.7/10
15K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,245
64
  • Director
    • Donald Petrie
  • Writers
    • Steve Galluccio(screenplay)
    • Vinay Virmani(screenplay)
    • Brent Cote(story consultant)
  • Stars
    • Emma Roberts
    • Hayden Christensen
    • Danny Aiello
Top credits
  • Director
    • Donald Petrie
  • Writers
    • Steve Galluccio(screenplay)
    • Vinay Virmani(screenplay)
    • Brent Cote(story consultant)
  • Stars
    • Emma Roberts
    • Hayden Christensen
    • Danny Aiello
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 170User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
    • 28Metascore
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    Trailer 2:33
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    Little Italy (2018)
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    Alyssa Milano, Danny Aiello, Gary Basaraba, Hayden Christensen, Adam Ferrara, Andrea Martin, and Emma Roberts in Little Italy (2018)
    Hayden Christensen and Emma Roberts in Little Italy (2018)
    Hayden Christensen in Little Italy (2018)
    Hayden Christensen and Emma Roberts in Little Italy (2018)
    Hayden Christensen and Emma Roberts in Little Italy (2018)
    Alyssa Milano, Adam Ferrara, and Emma Roberts in Little Italy (2018)
    Hayden Christensen in Little Italy (2018)
    Hayden Christensen and Emma Roberts in Little Italy (2018)
    Hayden Christensen and Emma Roberts in Little Italy (2018)
    Hayden Christensen and Emma Roberts in Little Italy (2018)

    Top cast

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    Emma Roberts
    Emma Roberts
    • Nikki Angiolias Nikki Angioli
    Hayden Christensen
    Hayden Christensen
    • Leo Campoas Leo Campo
    Danny Aiello
    Danny Aiello
    • Carlo Campoas Carlo Campo
    Andrea Martin
    Andrea Martin
    • Franca Angiolias Franca Angioli
    Adam Ferrara
    Adam Ferrara
    • Sal Angiolias Sal Angioli
    Gary Basaraba
    Gary Basaraba
    • Vince Campoas Vince Campo
    Alyssa Milano
    Alyssa Milano
    • Dora Angiolias Dora Angioli
    Linda Kash
    Linda Kash
    • Amalia Campoas Amalia Campo
    Vas Saranga
    Vas Saranga
    • Jogias Jogi
    Amrit Kaur
    Amrit Kaur
    • Jessieas Jessie
    Jane Seymour
    Jane Seymour
    • Corrineas Corrine
    Andrew Phung
    Andrew Phung
    • Luigias Luigi
    Ava Preston
    Ava Preston
    • Young Nikkias Young Nikki
    Nicky Cappella
    Nicky Cappella
    • Young Leoas Young Leo
    Cristina Rosato
    Cristina Rosato
    • Ginaas Gina
    • (as Christina Rosato)
    Anjelica Scannura
    Anjelica Scannura
    • Teresaas Teresa
    Richard Zeppieri
    Richard Zeppieri
    • Johnny Gas Johnny G
    Michael A. Miranda
    • Amadeoas Amadeo
    • (as Michael Miranda)
    • Director
      • Donald Petrie
    • Writers
      • Steve Galluccio(screenplay)
      • Vinay Virmani(screenplay) (story)
      • Brent Cote(story consultant)
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    Storyline

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    Young adults Nikki Angioli and Leo Campo were staunch competitors and best friends growing up in the Little Italy neighborhood of Toronto. Their respective fathers, friends Sal Angioli and Vince Campo, ran Pizza Napoli, which made the best pizza in the neighborhood due to the combination of Nikki's paternal nona Franca Angioli's secret marinara sauce, and Leo's paternal nono Carlo Campo's secret thin crust pizza dough recipe. While Leo has stayed in Toronto working part-time at his father's pizzeria with the secret hopes of one day opening his own pizzeria, Nikki, who loved Leo while they were growing up, ran off to London five years ago hoping never to return to Toronto to get away from her past, which includes Leo himself, who she believes has turned into a ladies man solely trying to put notches in his bedpost, and Sal and Vince now in a feud of an unspecified nature following they winning best pizza in Little Italy several years ago, each subsequently having opened competing pizzerias next door to each other, which would preclude Nikki and Leo getting together even if either wanted. Nikki is working toward being a chef in her own right of anything but pizza, she at the cooking school of famed Michelin starred chef, Corinne, who seemingly has nothing nice to say about anyone, especially her students. Nikki learns that it is between her and another student, Gareth, who Corinne will choose to work at her new London restaurant, the two who will compete to produce the best menu. First, Nikki further learns that she has to deal with a visa issue, meaning that, whether or not she likes it, she has to return to Toronto for a few weeks. In inevitably running in Leo, she finds that there is still a sexual tension that exists between the two. They will have the many existing hurdles to overcome to get together, they each having to realize that they are hurdles worth overcoming, while learning some of those issues are truly non-existent. —Huggo
    • pizza
    • reference to romeo and juliet
    • rivalry
    • best friend
    • football
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    • Plot summary
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    • Taglines
      • Three generations. Two families. One forbidden love.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for some sexual references
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Emma Roberts was spotted on set wearing a red shirt saying, "A slice of heaven." Julia Roberts, Emma's real life aunt, wore a shirt with the same color and description in Mystic Pizza (1988), made by the same director as this film, which has people speculating this may be a follow up.
    • Goofs
      When Carlo proposes to Franca the camera is facing him and he puts his hat on. In the next shot, from behind over his shoulder, his hat is off while he places the ring on her finger.
    • Quotes

      Dora Angioli: You're so thin... no one trusts a skinny cook.

    • Crazy credits
      There are some bloopers shown during the first part of the credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in CTV News at Six Toronto: Episode dated 22 August 2018 (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Papa Loves Mambo
      Performed by Perry Como

      Written by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning and Bickley Reichner (as Bickley 'Bix' Reichner)

      Published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Al Hoffman Songs, Inc., admin. by Music Sales Corp. (ASCAP)

      Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment by arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc.

    User reviews170

    Review
    Top review
    Toronto's Little Italy is the setting for dueling Italian Pizza families.
    My wife and I watched this movie at home, on DVD from our public library. It is mostly a cute, lightweight romantic comedy. Although I had assumed the location was New York City it in fact is Toronto. I suppose lots of large cities have a "Little Italy" section.

    Two families are in the pizza business together, a boy and girl from each family grow up together as best friends. As young adults she goes off to culinary school in London, where she becomes one of the young stars with the opportunity to start a new restaurant. He stays home, works in the pizza shop, and has an apartment above the local bar where he also works.

    Meanwhile the two families had a big falling out, they now have two competing pizza shops next to each other, and generally do not associate with the other family. This creates additional interest when the two old grandparents start to have affection for each other.

    Hayden Christensen is the boy, Leo Campo and Emma Roberts is the girl, Nikki Angioli. (In real life he is 10 years older than she.) When Nikki has to return home to change her visa from student to work she and Leo, after 5 years apart, rekindle their old friendship. And it looks like there is a lot more there.

    All the actors are fine here, the director made "Mystic Pizza" all those years ago with Julia Roberts, plus others like "Miss Congeniality", so there is some of that sensibility in this movie. Some scenes were irritating, with the anger and yelling, some acting was over the top, but overall it is an entertaining little movie.
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    • TxMike
    • Feb 1, 2019

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 21, 2018 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Twitter
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Khu Phố Little Italy
    • Filming locations
      • 304 College St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Firsttake Entertainment
      • Grindstone Entertainment Group
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • CA$8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $990,230
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $283,399
      • Aug 26, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,362,536
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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