Delco: The Movie

The movie is centered on coming of age in Delaware County, PA ,a suburb of Philadelphia and, honestly, one of the most unique and quirky places in the US.(Yes, the place whose dialect challenged Kate Winslet in Mare of Easttown, the place that produced Tina Fey, birthplace of the hoagie AND the stromboli, and probably the least admired county in PA) It does drag a bit at times and it is apparent that it is a lower budget production from a new filmmaker making his first feature length movie, but the movie does deliver laughs and heart. If you are from Delco, you MUST see the movie. If you are NOT from Delco, give it a watch anyway... and pray for us!

Delco: The Movie is not one to sleep on. Check it out if you're looking for lots of laughs.

Just outside of Philadelphia, PA sits Delaware County, aka Delco. Written and directed by a Delco native, this film is filled with Easter eggs for locals.

This heartwarming comedy directed by Chris Pierdomenico and featuring a mix of local and name talent.

Youse guys want some churry wodder ice down da shore? Or just spend a night with a clean-cut bunch of kids living it up in Delco.

Any fans of "The Wire" will need to keep an eye out for actor Brian Anthony Wilson as Reverend Charleston in this movie.

The opening is a montage of all Delco locations which will be familiar to anyone from Delco. Nearly follows a classical climactic structure, as the movie takes places in just a bit more than 24 hours. The inclusion of Brian O'Halloran definitely gives the movie a View Askewniverse connection, and Brian A Wilson is a "that guy!" character actor who has appeared in many shows and movies. You may also recognize original American Idol co-host Brian Dunkleman, and J. J Cohen from Back to the Future (dork thinks he's gonna drown!) shows up, and gets to call the teenaged characters "dorks!"

Chris is a talented guy, and I fully expect to see several more projects set in this universe. Also, if you're worried about this being "a religious movie", you may be missing the point of the movie, and the arc of Wayne, one of the three main characters. All the young leads are excellent, and the video game clerks steal the show in several scenes! Also, who knew Ms Skivo had such acting chops?

Overall I enjoyed this film. It didn't need to be flashy, didn't need current events/songs shoved down its throat, it's just a movie with three teenagers in a county that people love to hate, but feels emptiness when they leave. The actors played their roles very well, and we also see the main three develop as they continue doing their nonsense. If you lived/currently live in Delco, you gotta see this at least once. For as quickly as this movie was made and with a very tight budget, it was very good and definitely had moments where I went "I know where that place is". It was meant to have people from multiple parts of the county to come together and enjoy this and it did just that and then some.

Went in with low expectations knowing it was a crowd funded, low budget movie and got what I expected. It played as what someone would submit for a class project. Not enough Delco stereo types. It only focused on the Aston section, no aerial shots of row homes, it made Delco look nice. Could have been funnier and a little disappointed in the casting. The female lead looked 32 playing an 18yr old. Funny that both male leads were THAT religious and went to public school. I didn't know any public school kids that much into their faith so to have the movie centered around two felt off. Not the worst was just hoping for better.