The Perez Family
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Mira Nair |
| Produced by | Julia Chasman Robin Swicord |
| Written by | Robin Swicord |
| Starring | Marisa Tomei Alfred Molina Anjelica Huston Chazz Palminteri |
| Music by | Arturo Sandoval Alan Silvestri |
| Cinematography | Stuart Dryburgh |
| Editing by | Robert Estrin Greg Finton |
| Distributed by | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| Release date(s) | United States: May 12, 1995 United Kingdom: August 23, 1995 |
| Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11,000,000 (estimate) |
The Perez Family is a comedy film released in 1995, about a group of Cuban refugees in America, who pretend to be a family. It starred Marisa Tomei, Alfred Molina, Anjelica Huston, Chazz Palminteri, and other well known actors. It was based on the 1991 novel The Perez Family (ISBN 0-06-097401-X) by Christine Bell. The film was directed by Mira Nair.
The premise of the film was that, a group of unrelated people, who happened to share the last name "Perez", realized they could more easily stay in America if they pretended to be family. Set in 1980 during the Mariel boatlift, the movie shows Juan Raúl Perez (Alfred Molina), a former aristocrat and newly released political prisoner, seeking to return to his wife, now in America, after 20 years. Dottie Perez (Marisa Tomei) is a former prostitute, who Juan meets. U.S. Immigration officials assume the two are married, because of the common last name. The potential for a real romantic relationship between the couple sets the basis for much of the rest of the film.
[edit] Cast
Selective cast listing:
- Marisa Tomei - Dorita Evita Perez
- Alfred Molina - Juan Raúl Perez
- Anjelica Huston - Carmela Perez
- Chazz Palminteri - Lt. John Pirelli
- Trini Alvarado - Teresa Perez
- Celia Cruz - Luz Pat
- Ranjit Chowdhry - Indian immigration official
- Diego Wallraff - Angel Diaz
- Ellen Cleghorne - Officer Rhoades
- Angela Lanza - Flavia
- Jose Felipe Padron - Felipe Perez
- Lázaro Pérez - Armando 'Papi' Perez
- Bill Sage - Steve Steverino
- Vincent Gallo - Orlando
- Billy Hopkins - Father Aiden
- Ruben Rabasa - Father Martinez
- Melissa Anne Acosta - Isabel
Archival footage of Jimmy Carter and Fidel Castro also appeared in the film.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- The Perez Family at AllRovi
- The Perez Family at the Internet Movie Database
- The Perez Family at Box Office Mojo
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