Two Family House
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Raymond De Felitta
Vincent Pastore
Richard B. Shull
Louis Guss
Joseph R. Gannascoli
Michele Santopietro
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Set in Staten Island circa 1956, Buddy Visalo is a factory worker and frustrated singer who once had a shot at the big time, but whose dreams of greatness have been reduced to an endless series of failed money-making schemes. His latest is to buy a two-family house for himself and his wife, Estelle, and convert the ground floor into a neighborhood bar in which he can perform. Unfortunately, Buddy soon finds that along with the purchase of the house come two unwanted upstairs tenants, a very pregnant young Irish woman, Mary O'Neary, and her alcoholic husband, Jim. As Buddy and his pals attempt to evict them, Mary goes into labor. By the end of the day a baby has been born whose very existence turns everyone's life upside down. Suddenly Buddy's long repressed dream of doing something bigger is put to the test as he finds himself juggling mounting costs on the unfinished bar, pressure from his wife to abandon the whole enterprise, and an inexplicably deepening bond with Mary.
Director
Raymond De Felitta
Cast
Vincent Pastore
Richard B. Shull
Louis Guss
Joseph R. Gannascoli
Michele Santopietro
Kathrine Narducci
John Laughlin
Marshall Efron
Matt Servitto
Victor Arnold
Nick Tosches
Richard Licata
Barbara Haas
Saul Stein
Jack O'connell
Michael Rispoli
John Pizzarelli
Sharon Angela
Robert Fitch
Kelly Macdonald
Peggy Gormley
Anthony Arkin
Kevin Conway
Gerry Bamman
Ivy Jones
Rosemary Deangelis
Crew
Antonio L Arroyo
Adam Brightman
Raymond De Felitta
Bernie Deleo
Stephen Endelman
Anne Harrison
Susan Jacobs
Sheila Jaffe
Julia Kim
Alan Klingenstein
Jim Kohlberg
David Leonard
Amy Lynn
Teresa Mastropierro
Michael Mayers
Liz Mcgarrity
Jill Rubin
Georgianne Walken
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Dramatic Film at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival.
Expanded Release in United States October 20, 2000
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States Fall October 6, 2000
Released in United States January 2000
Released in United States on Video May 8, 2001
Released in United States September 2000
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film September 1-10, 2000.
Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival October 16 - November 12, 2000.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (American Spectrum) January 20-30, 2000.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 7-16, 2000.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 22 - October 5, 2000.
Lions Gate acquired domestic distribution rights at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival.
Began shooting May 18, 1999.
Completed shooting June 24, 1999.
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival October 16 - November 12, 2000.)
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 22 - October 5, 2000.)
Released in United States January 2000 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (American Spectrum) January 20-30, 2000.)
Released in United States on Video May 8, 2001
Released in United States September 2000 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film September 1-10, 2000.)
Released in United States September 2000 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 7-16, 2000.)
Released in United States Fall October 6, 2000
Expanded Release in United States October 20, 2000
