29ème rue

Original title: 29th Street

1991
R
1h 41m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

3.4K

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Danny Aiello and Anthony LaPaglia in 29ème rue (1991)

Frank's been lucky from the day, he was born. So why's he throwing rocks at a church after winning $6,200,000 in 1976 NYC lottery? He tells his story at the police station.

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Frank's been lucky from the day he was born. So why's he throwing rocks at a church after winning $6,200,000 in 1976 NYC lottery? He tells his story at the police station.Frank's been lucky from the day he was born. So why's he throwing rocks at a church after winning $6,200,000 in 1976 NYC lottery? He tells his story at the police station.Frank's been lucky from the day he was born. So why's he throwing rocks at a church after winning $6,200,000 in 1976 NYC lottery? He tells his story at the police station.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

3.4K

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
The real Frank Pesce plays his own brother, Vito Pesce.

Goofs
In the police station, when Danny is being interrogated after the incident at the church, a banner hung for Christmas on the wall reads "Chritmas."

Quotes
[repeated line]
Frank Pesce, Sr.: I am not a loser! I am not a loser!

Crazy credits
The 20th Century Fox logo appears with the CinemaScope extension fanfare.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: 29th Street/Highlander 2: The Quickening/Billy Bathgate/Year of the Gun (1991)

Soundtracks
The Good Life
(La Belle Vie)
Music by Sacha Distel
French lyrics by Jean Broussolle
English lyrics by Jack Reardon
Performed by Tony Bennett
Courtesy of Columbia Records
by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

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Featured review

10/10

I was in this movie...

and I cannot believe it didn't get more behind it as far as advertising prior to it's release. When I auditioned for the part; we were told that the movie would most likely be an Oscar nominee. It should have been; because it is excellent. Truly excellent. It is a great story and looking at it now; it feels a lot like The Sopranos. In fact Tony Sirico of The Sopranos was in it.

When we were filming in Charlotte; I never knew how much of a real story was in this movie. If you've ever filmed a scene for a movie; you know how much tunnel vision you really have. I didn't really understand it until I saw it almost a year later.

My part was of a lottery "finalist" in the movie at "Madison Square Garden". Properly played by the "historic" Charlotte Coliseum. Now..the Independence Arena.

I was there for 25 hours straight and I can't say I enjoyed it at the time. The local TV news interviewed me on air live (a major film in Charlotte was a big deal then) and I looked like a 70's reject with no sleep. I wasn't far from being that in reality! Although looking back; I am proud to say I was in this film.

Please see it if you have not and you will be better for it.