29th Street (1991)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

George Gallo

Writers (WGA):

Frank Pesce (story) &
James Franciscus (story) ...

Release Date:

1 November 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Frank Pesce is the luckiest man alive in spite of his bad luck. Based on a true story, a man growing...

Plot Keywords:

Lottery | Luck | 1970s | Flashback Sequence | Gambling

Cast

Danny Aiello	...	Frank Pesce, Sr.
Anthony LaPaglia	...	Frank Pesce, Jr.
Lainie Kazan	...	Mrs. Pesce
Frank Pesce	...	Vito Pesce
Robert Forster	...	Sgt. Tartaglia
Ron Karabatsos	...	Philly the Nap
Rick Aiello	...	Jimmy Vitello
Vic Manni	...	Louie Tucci
Paul Lazar	...	Needle Nose Nipton
Pete Antico	...	Tony
Donna Magnani	...	Madeline Pesce
Darren Bates	...	Sal Las Benas
Tony Sirico	...	Chink Fortunado
Richard K. Olsen	...	Father Lowery
Richard Cerenzio	...	Dom the Bomb

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Sweden:11 (TV rating) | Iceland:L | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Company:

JVC Entertainment

Trivia:

The real Frank Pesce, the first winner of the NY State Lottery, plays his own brother, Vito Pesce

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where the son had the big argument on the stairs with Pesce Senior, in the shot of the son, the jacket on the son's left side is messed up. Then there is a shot of the father then it goes back to the son. When it goes back to the son, the jack is straight, as if he fixed it, which he did not.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Naked Movie (2002)

Soundtrack:

I Hear You Knocking

"The Blue Grass of Kentucky"

29th Street is a cult hit and one of the most underrated films of all time. It is the touching story about a nice Italian guy who is at the same time blessed and cursed with good fortune. The acting in this film is 1st rate. Everyone nails their role down. Danny Aiello, Robert Forster, Lani Kazan are magnificent, but the actor who steals the show is Anthony LaPaglia.

The film combines Old School Italian-American humor with traces of mob genre films to tell the story about the 1st ever New York State Lottery winner in 1976 Frank Pesce(LaPaglia). The script is 1st rate, George Gallo's directing is excellent, the music is perfect for the film.

Pay attention to the scene when Frank and his pals go to the draft physical in order to apply to the Vietnam war. IT IS SO FUNNY!!

This is the type of film that you can watch over and over again. My buddies and I continuously quote this film. Enjoy and you will feel a lump in your throat @ the end of the film.