29th Street
Starring:Danny Aiello, Anthony LaPaglia, Lainie Kazan, Frank Pesce, Robert Forster, Ron Karabatsos, Rick Aiello, Vic Manni, Paul Lazar, Pete Antico, Donna Magnani, Darren Bates, Tony Sirico, Richard K. Olsen, Richard Cerenzio, Philip Ciccone, Joey Gironda, Vic Noto, Sal Ruffino, Sam Shamshak
Director: George Gallo
Studio: Anchor Bay
Product Type: DVD
Editorial Review:
Description
Anthony LaPaglia of WITHOUT A TRACE stars as Frank Pesce, the $6.2 million winner of the first New York State Lottery. Unfortunately, Frank is also a full-time dreamer cursed with a lifetime of great luck, a bickering Italian-American family, and a love-hate relationship with his loser gambler father, Frank Sr. (Oscar® nominee Danny Aiello of DO THE RIGHT THING and MOONSTRUCK). But when Frank Jr. makes a deal with local mobsters, will his lottery prize be his unluckiest break ever? Fuhgeddaboutit! The biggest jackpot of all may be waiting for Frank and his father among the good guys, bad guys and wiseguys of 29th STREET. Lainie Kazan (MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING), Oscar® nominee Robert Forster (JACKIE BROWN), Tony Sirico (Paulie Walnuts of THE SOPRANOS) and Frank Pesce himself co-star in this acclaimed comedy written and directed by George Gallo, the screenwriter of MIDNIGHT RUN.
Average customer rating:
- Sweet Movie Based on a True Story
- 29th Sreet
- This movie is a classic
- Some real New Yorkers in Carolina
- Great Movie ... They're Right - Goodfellas and It's a Wonderful Life.
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29th Street
Starring: Danny Aiello , Anthony LaPaglia , Lainie Kazan , Frank Pesce , and Robert Forster
Director: George Gallo
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
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ASIN: B00076ONV4
Release Date: 2005-03-22 |
Description
Anthony LaPaglia of WITHOUT A TRACE stars as Frank Pesce, the $6.2 million winner of the first New York State Lottery. Unfortunately, Frank is also a full-time dreamer cursed with a lifetime of great luck, a bickering Italian-American family, and a love-hate relationship with his loser gambler father, Frank Sr. (Oscar® nominee Danny Aiello of DO THE RIGHT THING and MOONSTRUCK). But when Frank Jr. makes a deal with local mobsters, will his lottery prize be his unluckiest break ever? Fuhgeddaboutit! The biggest jackpot of all may be waiting for Frank and his father among the good guys, bad guys and wiseguys of 29th STREET. Lainie Kazan (MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING), Oscar® nominee Robert Forster (JACKIE BROWN), Tony Sirico (Paulie Walnuts of THE SOPRANOS) and Frank Pesce himself co-star in this acclaimed comedy written and directed by George Gallo, the screenwriter of MIDNIGHT RUN.
Customer Reviews:
Sweet Movie Based on a True Story .......2007-01-14
29th Street is a sweet movie that is great to watch during the holidays since so much of it is set at Christmas time and it has a nice message. If it wasn't for the very raw language this could almost be a family film but then if the language was cleaned up it would not be a realistic story of this man and his life. This is one of the handful of movies where the real life hero plays a smaller part in the film (in this case Frank plays his policeman brother). The characters argue, curse and shout but their love for each other shines through painting an endearing picture of blue collar New Yorkers in the 1970's. A film that deserves to be more well known than it is.
29th Sreet.......2006-12-22
Watched this movie last night and loved it. Great movie about a down to earth Italian family living in New York. laughed all the way through it. Does have a little "swear words" in it but comparied to TV nowdays It's nothing, besides you are laughing so much you hardly notice. Rent or buy. great movie.
This movie is a classic.......2006-07-18
This movie is your classic comedy / drama about the old time Italian families. Lots of yelling, laughing and arguing. The story is great and the casting is perfect. I just can't believe it took this long for this movie to come out on DVD. I'll actually be buying another copy in December to give as a gift.
Some real New Yorkers in Carolina.......2006-07-04
I'm from Queens, New York too, as well as Brooklyn, and I really enjoyed this movie. I grew up near 21st Street, but never went to 29th Street, so I don't recognize any of the buildings. I wouldn't anyway, considering that the movie was shot in North Carolina.
One of the things I like best about this movie is the way the New York family relates to each other, the way they argue. It had me rolling. It reminded me of the way my wife got along with her father when he was alive. They were at each other constantly but they still loved each other.
You couldn't say anything to my father in law without getting into an argument. If you said the weather was hot, he'd jump at you "You're always complaining about the weather". If you said you just had a nice day he'd jump at you with "You never do anything". He was just like the family in this movie. He didn't mean any harm, but he just jumped all over everyone. The only thing it was safe to say to him was "How are you feeling?" Just say that, and shut up. You'll be fine.
This movie reminds me a bit of O. Henry. People make sacrifices for each other.
The one complaint I have is that it is absurd to offer only $10,000 for a lottery ticket that is a "finalist", with a 1 in 50 chance of earning six million dollars. Just do a little math. Divide six million dollars by 50 to see what the ticket is worth before the drawing. That's over $100,000. How can anyone have the nerve to just offer one tenth of what it's worth? And how can anyone be dumb enough to accept such a ripoff? Then again, maybe the six million is paid over a lifetime, and the present lump sum value would be a lot less. But still, $10,000 is chickenfeed when compared to a life-changing number like six million.
I wonder what in this movie is true and what is fiction.
Great Movie ... They're Right - Goodfellas and It's a Wonderful Life........2006-06-30
Great Movie ... Especially if you are Italian, A New Yorker, A Gambler, A Dreamer and you Love Life.
I've had the VHS version since 1992, Full Screen - Closed Caption.
I just purchased the DVD, Wide Screen - Closed Caption BUT
I can't seen to get the captions to display.
I've tried 3 different players and TV's.
Yes, I have everything turned on, other DVDs work fine.
Could I just have a bad DVD or are others having the same problem?
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Average customer rating:
- Sweet Movie Based on a True Story
- 29th Sreet
- This movie is a classic
- Some real New Yorkers in Carolina
- Great Movie ... They're Right - Goodfellas and It's a Wonderful Life.
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29th Street [Region 2]
Starring: Danny Aiello , Anthony LaPaglia , Lainie Kazan , Frank Pesce , and Robert Forster
Director: George Gallo
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
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Aiello, Danny
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Aiello, Rick
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Antico, Pete
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Forster, Robert
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Karabatsos, Ron
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Kazan, Lainie
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Pesce, Frank
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Sirico, Tony
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Gallo, George
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Similar Items:
- Dinner Rush
- Once Around
- The Pope of Greenwich Village
- Wise Guys
- Fatso
ASIN: B0000C24E4 |
Customer Reviews:
Sweet Movie Based on a True Story .......2007-01-14
29th Street is a sweet movie that is great to watch during the holidays since so much of it is set at Christmas time and it has a nice message. If it wasn't for the very raw language this could almost be a family film but then if the language was cleaned up it would not be a realistic story of this man and his life. This is one of the handful of movies where the real life hero plays a smaller part in the film (in this case Frank plays his policeman brother). The characters argue, curse and shout but their love for each other shines through painting an endearing picture of blue collar New Yorkers in the 1970's. A film that deserves to be more well known than it is.
29th Sreet.......2006-12-22
Watched this movie last night and loved it. Great movie about a down to earth Italian family living in New York. laughed all the way through it. Does have a little "swear words" in it but comparied to TV nowdays It's nothing, besides you are laughing so much you hardly notice. Rent or buy. great movie.
This movie is a classic.......2006-07-18
This movie is your classic comedy / drama about the old time Italian families. Lots of yelling, laughing and arguing. The story is great and the casting is perfect. I just can't believe it took this long for this movie to come out on DVD. I'll actually be buying another copy in December to give as a gift.
Some real New Yorkers in Carolina.......2006-07-04
I'm from Queens, New York too, as well as Brooklyn, and I really enjoyed this movie. I grew up near 21st Street, but never went to 29th Street, so I don't recognize any of the buildings. I wouldn't anyway, considering that the movie was shot in North Carolina.
One of the things I like best about this movie is the way the New York family relates to each other, the way they argue. It had me rolling. It reminded me of the way my wife got along with her father when he was alive. They were at each other constantly but they still loved each other.
You couldn't say anything to my father in law without getting into an argument. If you said the weather was hot, he'd jump at you "You're always complaining about the weather". If you said you just had a nice day he'd jump at you with "You never do anything". He was just like the family in this movie. He didn't mean any harm, but he just jumped all over everyone. The only thing it was safe to say to him was "How are you feeling?" Just say that, and shut up. You'll be fine.
This movie reminds me a bit of O. Henry. People make sacrifices for each other.
The one complaint I have is that it is absurd to offer only $10,000 for a lottery ticket that is a "finalist", with a 1 in 50 chance of earning six million dollars. Just do a little math. Divide six million dollars by 50 to see what the ticket is worth before the drawing. That's over $100,000. How can anyone have the nerve to just offer one tenth of what it's worth? And how can anyone be dumb enough to accept such a ripoff? Then again, maybe the six million is paid over a lifetime, and the present lump sum value would be a lot less. But still, $10,000 is chickenfeed when compared to a life-changing number like six million.
I wonder what in this movie is true and what is fiction.
Great Movie ... They're Right - Goodfellas and It's a Wonderful Life........2006-06-30
Great Movie ... Especially if you are Italian, A New Yorker, A Gambler, A Dreamer and you Love Life.
I've had the VHS version since 1992, Full Screen - Closed Caption.
I just purchased the DVD, Wide Screen - Closed Caption BUT
I can't seen to get the captions to display.
I've tried 3 different players and TV's.
Yes, I have everything turned on, other DVDs work fine.
Could I just have a bad DVD or are others having the same problem?
Product Description
Australia released, PAL/Region 4 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. Languages:
o English (Dolby Digital 2.0) Synopsis:
A hybrid cross-pollination of a Martin Scorsese and Frank Capra film, this feel-good comic fantasy is loosely based on the real-life story of a New York lottery winner. Anthony LaPaglia stars as Frank Pesce Jr., a New Yorker with a good-luck streak that is unmatched in his Little Italy neighborhood. When Frank throws a pair of dice in a game of chance, he doesn't just toss a winning hand, the dice land on top of each other. When he's stabbed in the chest by a girlfriend's brother, his doctors find a pre-cancerous tumor. Although he tries again and again to get rid of a vehicle he no longer wants, it is retrieved every single time by the authorities. So when New York announces its first statewide lottery in 1976, Frank buys one ticket and immediately becomes everybody's best friend. Unfortunately, Frank's good luck is matched by the equally bad luck of his hard-working father, Frank Sr. (Danny Aiello), who has run up a gambling debt to a local mobster. The wise guy is willing to forgive the note if Frank Jr. will just hand over his sure-to-be lucky ticket, leaving the city's luckiest Italian-American in a bit of a moral quandary. The real Frank Pesce Jr. executive produces and co-stars in 29th Street as his own police officer brother, Vito.
Customer Reviews:
'29TH STREET" IS TERRIFIC! A CLASSIC! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!.......2006-04-11
"29th Street" is a terrific movie! I am so pleased that it is FINALLY available on DVD. This movie has a little of everything in it. Although there is an underlying Christmas theme to this film, it is enjoyable to watch any time of the year. A combination of "It's A Wonderful Life" and "Goodfellas", this movie is based on a true story of Frank Pesce (played by Anthony LaPaglia), the first winner of the New York State Lottery. The story back tracks through his life to explain how he has been lucky his whole life, which includes some hillarious scenes. I have watched "29th Street" over and over again and never tire of it. If you want to be entertained and watch a movie that will leave you with a good feeling, this is the film for you! By the way, the real Frank Pesce is in the movie...he plays the Brother Vito, who is a police officer.
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Final Analysis
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