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Somewhere in Queens

Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it happen.

Release Date : 2023-04-21

Language :PortugueseEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Bona Fide Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Leo Russo

Original Name : Ray Romano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Angela Russo

Original Name : Laurie Metcalf

Gender : Female

Character Name : Matthew 'Sticks' Russo

Original Name : Jacob Ward

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dani Brooks

Original Name : Sadie Stanley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pamela Carmelo

Original Name : Jennifer Esposito

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rosa Russo

Original Name : Deirdre Friel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Petey

Original Name : Jon Manfrellotti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sal

Original Name : Danny Garcia

Gender : Male

Character Name : DJ Joey Bones

Original Name : Erik Griffin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mama Russo

Original Name : June Gable

Gender : Female

Character Name : Frank Russo

Original Name : Sebastian Maniscalco

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dominic 'Pops' Russo

Original Name : Tony Lo Bianco

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marco

Original Name : Adam Kaplan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Connie

Original Name : Katie Kreisler

Gender : Female

Character Name : Luigi

Original Name : Franco Maicas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patsy

Original Name : Jennifer Simard

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dani's Mall Date

Original Name : Jackson Pace

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ben Parson

Original Name : P.J. Byrne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rose Marie

Original Name : Karen Lynn Gorney

Gender : Female

Character Name : Scotty

Original Name : Geoffrey Owens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dorothy

Original Name : Caryn Richman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Mack

Original Name : J.C. MacKenzie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amy

Original Name : Elizabeth Yu

Gender : Female

Character Name : Alexandra

Original Name : Lauren Biazzo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Diner Cop 1

Original Name : Richard A. Romano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coach McKinney

Original Name : David St. Louis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lou

Original Name : James Ciccone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amanda

Original Name : Amanda Corday

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Scarpulla

Original Name : Seth Barrish

Gender : Male

Character Name : Matt Cougar

Original Name : Matt Romano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe Fortini

Original Name : Joe Caniano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bride

Original Name : Christina Catechis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Emory

Original Name : Dario Vazquez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marshall

Original Name : Kevin Qian

Gender : Male

Character Name : DJ Bobby Goldberg

Original Name : Sam Massaro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Poetry Emcee

Original Name : Manuel Santiago

Gender : Male

Character Name : Poet

Original Name : Marshall Davis Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Diner Cop 2

Original Name : Robert Romano

Gender : Male

Reviews

Brent Marchant

@Brent_Marchant

2023-06-28

Genuinely funny family comedies – those without rampant silliness, obnoxiously cynical, smart-mouthed kids, and saccharine-encrusted coatings – have become a rarity in recent years, but, fortunately, this debut feature from actor-writer-director Ray Romano has breathed some new life in this genre. This film about a blue collar New York construction worker (Romano) follows his loving efforts to help out his painfully shy but gifted 18-year-old son (Jacob Ward) earn a college basketball scholarship in an effort to help him stave off a future that’s likely to be disappointingly identical to his own. However, despite his earnest, heartfelt gestures, he ends up creating more issues than he bargained for, some of which threaten to saddle his tight-knit Italian family with more headaches and hurt than expected. The result is a delightful though far from sappy offering very much in the mode of comedies they generally don’t make any more. The film is chock full of hilarious one-liners from a smartly written script that’s executed with snappy direction, steadily paced editing and fine acting, especially in the award-worthy performance of Laurie Metcalf as the athletic prodigy’s mother. The picture also presents one of the best send-ups of New York Italian family life since “Moonstruck” (1987), raucous without becoming riddled with stereotypes. To be sure, a few story threads could have been better cut out or scaled back, but, on balance, “Somewhere in Queens” serves up a charming, entertaining offering with a number of unexpected twists and turns to keep the material fresh and lively. The film may not have received much fanfare with its limited theatrical release earlier this year, but, thankfully, it’s available for streaming online and more satisfying than a big bowl of pasta. Abbondanza!