Friends and Romans (2014)
97 min
A group of lifelong mob movie extras mount a production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in their local Staten Island theater in order to finally get some speaking roles. But the theater is the secret hideout of a real-life gangster who fancies himself an actor, and whom the FBI are hunting for the recent murder of a Broadway producer. The Feds insert their own undercover agent to audition for the role of Cassius, seeking to determine who is the real gangster among a cast of make-believe criminals. All the while, the oblivious cast seek only to prove to themselves, their families, and friends that they are more than just extras.
- Release date
- October 17, 2014
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Michael Rispoli as Nick DeMaio
- Annabella Sciorra as Angela DeMaio
- Paul Ben-Victor as Dennis Socio
- Katie Stevens as Gina DeMaio
- Charlie Semine as Paulie
- Charlie Semine as Goldberg
- Anthony DeSando as Joey 'Bananas' Bongano
- Tony Sirico as Bobby Musso
- Tony Darrow as Frankie Fusso
- Fortuna Calva Baker as Mrs. Ariemma
- Nick Bell as Big Vinnie's 1st AC
Crew
- Christopher Kublan · Director
- Gregg Greenberg · Writer
- Christopher Kublan · Writer
- Michael Rispoli · Writer
- Michael Mailer · Producer
- Aaron Mirman-Heslin · Composer
- Austin F. Schmidt · Cinematographer
- David Leonard · Editor
- Caroline Sinclair · Casting director
- Nadya Gurevich · Production designer