Pizza My Heart (film)
| Pizza My Heart | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Andy Wolk |
| Starring | Shiri Appleby Michael Badalucco Eyal Podell |
| Theme music composer | Jennie Muskett |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Richard D. Arredondo Jane Goldenring |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC Family |
| Release | 2005 |
Pizza My Heart is a 2005 film directed by Andy Wolk and starring Shiri Appleby, Michael Badalucco, and Eyal Podell. The movie premiered July 24, 2005, on ABC Family.[1] It tells the story of a son and daughter of two rival pizzeria owners who fall in love, much to the disapproval of both families.[2] It is a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in modern-day Verona, New Jersey with a brick wall between two sides.[3]
Cast (in alphabetical order)
[edit]The Prestolanis
[edit]- Shiri Appleby as Gina Prestolani
- Michael Badalucco as Lou Prestolani
- Joanna Canton as Annette Prestolani
- Ann Mahoney as Prestolani Cousin
- Natalia Nogulich as Mary Prestolani
The Montebellos
[edit]- Eyal Podell as Joe Montebello
- Rob Boltin as Nicky Montebello
- Gina Hecht as Gloria Montebello
- Dan Hedaya as Vinnie Montebello
The others
[edit]- Gary Desroche as Customer
- Matthew Dufour as Festival Patron
- Wayne Ferrara as Uncle Nat
- Larry Gamell Jr. as Firefighter
- Anthony Gangi as Fair Patron/Romantic Couple
- Vanessa Guild as Customer #1
- Bryan James Kitto as Antonio
- Cynthia LeBlanc as Fair goer
- Elton LeBlanc as Church Usher
- Don Lincoln as Carnival Vendor
- John Mese as Jean Paul Veber
- Gerald Moorman as Prestolani Delivery Boy
- Derek Morgan as Rouzan
- Wayne Morgan as Church Member
- Sean Olsen
- William Ragsdale as Tommy
- Dane Rhodes as Blue-Collar Neighbor
- Mathilde Semmes as Festival Patron
- Brian Simonson
- Maria Soccor as Barker
- Nick Spano as Carlo Delrio
- Deneen Tyler as Sous Chef
- T.J. Villarrubia Jr. as Churchgoer
- Alec Rayme as Vinnie the cousin
Filming locations
[edit]- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Hammond, Louisiana
- Yonkers, New York
References
[edit]- ^ Alvin H. Marill (11 October 2010). Movies Made for Television: 2005-2009. Scarecrow Press. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-8108-7659-0.
- ^ Seth Gitner (3 July 2015). Multimedia Storytelling for Digital Communicators in a Multiplatform World. Taylor & Francis. p. 375. ISBN 978-1-317-51795-5.
- ^ Stevenson, Alison (15 October 2013). "Rum and Rom-Coms, With Alison Stevenson: 'Pizza My Heart' Edition". Uproxx. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
External links
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Categories:
- Films based on Romeo and Juliet
- Modern adaptations of works by William Shakespeare
- ABC Family original films
- 2000s English-language films
- 2005 television films
- 2005 films
- Films shot in Louisiana
- Films shot in New York (state)
- Films set in New Jersey
- Films directed by Andy Wolk
- Television shows based on Romeo and Juliet
- American television film stubs