Angie (1994)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Martha Coolidge

Writers (WGA):

Avra Wing (novel)
Todd Graff (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 March 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Angie's ready to face life's toughest challenges. But is life ready for Angie?

Plot:

Angie lives in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, N.Y. and dreams of a better life than everyone she knows...

Plot Keywords:

Human Relationship | Based On Novel | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Geena Davis	...	Angie Scacciapensieri
Stephen Rea	...	Noel Riordan
James Gandolfini	...	Vinnie
Aida Turturro	...	Tina
Philip Bosco	...	Frank Scacciapensieri
Jenny O'Hara	...	Kathy
Michael Rispoli	...	Jerry
Betty Miller	...	Joanne
Susan Jaffe	...	Ballerina
Jeremy Collins	...	Lover
Robert Conn	...	Death
Ray Xifo	...	Dr. Gould
Rosemary De Angelis	...	Aunt Vicky
Rae Allen	...	Aunt Violetta
Ida Bernardini	...	Aunt Louisa

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | USA:R (Certificate #32819) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-10 | Germany:12 | Iceland:L | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

El Mirage Dry Lake, California, USA

Company:

Caravan Pictures

Trivia:

Originally set up by Joe Roth (then head of 20th Century Fox) as a star vehicle for Madonna, who pulled out when scheduling conflicts arose with her role in Abel Ferrera's Dangerous Game (1993). Joan Allen, Kim Basinger, Halle Berry, Sherilyn Fenn, Bridget Fonda, Jodie Foster, Helen Hunt, Demi Moore, Kathy Najimy, Tatum O'Neal, Daryl Hannah, Meryl Streep, Marisa Tomei and Sela Ward were then considered before the part went to Geena Davis. It was then that a leaked fax from Madonna to Roth emerged in which she sarcastically blasted his decision to dump her for a non-Italian actress. It transpired that Roth had privately expressed doubts about Madonna's ability to carry a movie, comments which had made it back to the star in question, hence her sudden departure from the project. Original director Jonathan Kaplan soon followed, to be replaced by Martha Coolidge, with whom Davis had worked two years previously on Rambling Rose (1991).

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The movie takes place in Brooklyn, but the phone number of Vinnie's business has a non-Brooklyn area code (910).

Quotes:

Angie: Are you lonely or horny?
Noel: I'm Irish. Which is the equivalent of saying that I'm lonely and horny.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Allemaal film: Betere tijden (#1.9)" (2007)

Good-natured, a pleasant parent's movie...

I'm a guy, and as such, chick flicks aren't my forte. However, having watched this movie with my family, I can say it's not half bad. Geena Davis is an intriguing actress. She always has a decent, good-natured way about her characters, and that really shows through in this film. It's an effective story about coping with family issues in an Italian-American family. Davis' title character has to deal with raising a newborn without the support of the child's father, and that throws everything in her life into a tailspin.

I wouldn't exactly say it's a memorable work on Davis' resume, but it's a quality movie none the less. I'd recommend it as a family movie, more for the parents than the children.