Pizza My Heart
Encyclopedia
Pizza My Heart is a 2005 movie
directed by Andy Wolk
and starring Dan Hedaya
, Michael Badalucco
, and Shiri Appleby
, and Eyal Podell
. This is a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet
set in modern-day Verona, New Jersey
. A son and daughter of two rival pizzeria owners fall in love, much to the disapproval of both families.
The movie premiered July 24, 2005, on ABC Family
.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
directed by Andy Wolk
Andy Wolk
Andy Wolk is an American television and theatre director.Some of his television credits include Tales of the Crypt, The Sopranos, Arli$$, The Practice, The Division, Medium, Ugly Betty, Criminal Minds as well as a number of television films.He also had a career in theatre, directing plays at the...
and starring Dan Hedaya
Dan Hedaya
Daniel G. “Dan” Hedaya is an American character actor. He often plays sleazy villains or uptight, wisecracking individuals; three of his best-known roles are as Italian Mafia boss Tony Costello in Wise Guys, a cuckolded husband in the Coen brothers' crime thriller Blood Simple, and the scheming...
, Michael Badalucco
Michael Badalucco
Michael Badalucco is an American actor most famous for his role as lawyer Jimmy Berluti on the ABC legal drama The Practice...
, and Shiri Appleby
Shiri Appleby
Shiri Freda Appleby is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her leading role as Liz Parker in the television series Roswell...
, and Eyal Podell
Eyal Podell
Eyal Podell is an Israeli-born American actor who is known for his portrayal of Professor Adrian Korbel on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Podell recently played the role of Dr...
. This is a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
set in modern-day Verona, New Jersey
Verona, New Jersey
Verona is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 13,332.In 2008, New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Verona #1 in Essex County and #3 in New Jersey as "Top Places to Live in New Jersey".-History:Verona and several...
. A son and daughter of two rival pizzeria owners fall in love, much to the disapproval of both families.
The movie premiered July 24, 2005, on ABC Family
ABC Family
ABC Family, stylized as abc family, is an American television network, owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company...
.
Cast (in alphabetical order)
- Shiri ApplebyShiri ApplebyShiri Freda Appleby is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her leading role as Liz Parker in the television series Roswell...
as Gina Prestolani - Michael BadaluccoMichael BadaluccoMichael Badalucco is an American actor most famous for his role as lawyer Jimmy Berluti on the ABC legal drama The Practice...
as Lou Prestolani - Eyal PodellEyal PodellEyal Podell is an Israeli-born American actor who is known for his portrayal of Professor Adrian Korbel on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Podell recently played the role of Dr...
as Joe Montebello - Rob Boltin as Nicky Montebello
- Zachary Canon as Gina's Sister
- Joanna CantonJoanna CantonJoanna Canton is an American actress. She had the recurring role on That '70s Show as Nina, Fez's boss and love interest at the DMV during the show's fifth season.-Filmography:*Numb3rs, Season 5, Episode 01, "High Exposure"...
as Annette Prestolani - 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
- Gina HechtGina Hecht-Television:* 1979–1981: Mork & Mindy .... Jean DaVinci* 1979: Hizzonner .... Melanie* 1987: Everything's Relative .... Emily Cabot* 1988: HeartBeat .... Patty* 1989: Baywatch: "Panic at Malibu Pier" .... Gina Pomeroy...
as Gloria Montebello - Dan HedayaDan HedayaDaniel G. “Dan” Hedaya is an American character actor. He often plays sleazy villains or uptight, wisecracking individuals; three of his best-known roles are as Italian Mafia boss Tony Costello in Wise Guys, a cuckolded husband in the Coen brothers' crime thriller Blood Simple, and the scheming...
as Vinnie Montebello - Bryan James Kitto as Antonio
- Cynthia LeBlanc as Fair goer
- Elton LeBlanc as Church Usher
- Don LincolnDon LincolnDon Lincoln is an American particle physics researcher at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and adjunct Professor of Physics at the University of Notre Dame. He received a Ph.D. in experimental particle physics from Rice University in 1994. In 1995, he was a codiscoverer of the top quark...
as Carnival Vendor - Ann Mahoney as Prestolani Cousin
- John Mese as Jean Paul Veber
- Gerald Moorman as Prestolani Delivery Boy
- Derek Morgan as Rouzan
- Wayne Morgan as Church Member
- Natalia NogulichNatalia NogulichNatalia Nogulich is an American actress.Nogulich was born Natalija Nogulich in Chicago, Illinois, of Serbian descent. Her best-known appearances have been on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Vice Admiral/Fleet Admiral Alynna Nechayev...
as Mary Prestolani - Sean Olsen
- William RagsdaleWilliam RagsdaleRobert William Ragsdale is an American actor.-Life and career:Ragsdale was born in El Dorado, Arkansas. He attended Hendrix College, where he appeared in plays with Sling Blade actress and fellow Arkansan Natalie Canerday....
as Tommy - Dane Rhodes as Blue-Collar Neighbor
- Mathilde Semmes as Festival Patron
- Brian Simonson
- Maria Soccor as Barker
- Nick SpanoNick SpanoNick Spano is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Donnie Stevens in the Disney Channel Original Series Even Stevens....
as Carlo Delrio - Deneen Tyler as Sous Chef
- T.J. Villarrubia Jr. as Churchgoer