Kiss Me, Guido Movie Review 1997

Heterosexual and handsome Frankie (Scotti) is a Bronx-born and -raised pizza maker and De Niro wanna-be who's not too bright. Apartment hunting in Manhattan, he thinks an ad listing "GWM" stands for "guy with money" and mistakenly moves in with gay actor Warren (Barrile). Pokes fun at both Italian-American and gay stereotypes without offending or canonizing either group. Vitale and an excellent, if largely unknown, cast inject enough energy and humor to rise above the often predictable story. Low-budget independent sex farce that offers a promising start for first-time filmmaker Vitale.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

New York, New York, Gays, Stagestruck

Screenplay

Tony Vitale

Cast

Nick Scotti, Anthony Barrile, Craig Chester, Anthony De Sando, Christopher Lawford, Molly Price

Cinematography

Claudia Raschke

Director

Tony Vitale

Music

Randall Poster

Producer

Ira Deutchman, Christine Vachon, Jane Barclay, Tom Carouso, Sharon Harel, Capitol Films, Redeemable Features, Paramount Pictures