Little Italy (2018)

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

Director:

Donald Petrie

Writers:

Steve Galluccio (screenplay), Vinay Virmani (screenplay)

Stars:

Emma Roberts, Hayden Christensen, Danny Aiello

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emma Roberts	...	Nikki Angioli
Hayden Christensen	...	Leo Campo
Danny Aiello	...	Carlo Campo (as Daniel Aiello)
Andrea Martin	...	Franca Angioli
Adam Ferrara	...	Sal Angioli
Gary Basaraba	...	Vince Campo
Alyssa Milano	...	Dora Angioli
Linda Kash	...	Amalia Campo
Vas Saranga	...	Jogi
Amrit Kaur	...	Jessie
Jane Seymour	...	Corinne
Andrew Phung	...	Luigi
Ava Preston	...	Young Nikki
Nicky Cappella	...	Young Leo
Cristina Rosato	...	Gina (as Christina Rosato)

Storyline

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 ...

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Plot Keywords:

pizza | pizza restaurant | 

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Taglines:

Three generations. Two families. One forbidden love.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

Official Twitter

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English Italian Latin

Release Date:

21 September 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Little Italy

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$283,399, 26 August 2018

Gross USA:

$990,230

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,362,536

Company Credits

Production Co:

Firsttake Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After the poster was released online, it was mocked on social media for appearing to advertise an unusually bland movie. It also led to Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) prequel memes, as Hayden Christensen played Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels.

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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.

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Quotes

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

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Crazy Credits

There are some bloopers shown during the first part of the credits.

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Connections

References Rocky (1976)

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Soundtracks

Brazilian Run
Composed by Manuel Dante Mathieu Faivre, Miguel Saboga (as Miguel Vladimir Saboga), Yvo Abadi
Published by Kosinus APM (ASCAP)
Courtesy of APM Music

User Reviews

Loveee!

Love! People are hating because they're judging these actors on past roles. This is predictable yes, but soooo cute. I love! Give it a chance and you'll fall for it too!