American Cousins
6.4 /10 1 Votes
Director Don Coutts Initial DVD release March 13, 2007 Duration Country United States | 6.2/10 IMDb Genre Crime, Drama Music director Donald Shaw Writer Sergio Casci Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 28 November 2003 Cast Gerald Lepkowski (Roberto), Shirley Henderson (Alice), Danny Nucci (Gino), Vincent Pastore (Tony), Eva Coutts (Young Sundae Girl), Dan Hedaya (Settimo)Similar movies Shirley Henderson appears in American Cousins and Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
American cousins
American Cousins is a 2003 romantic comedy about a Scots-Italian fish and chip shop owner who gives refuge to his Mafia relatives when they go on the run. It was voted one of the top three Scottish films of all time by readers of The List magazine.
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Plot summary
Two New Jersey mobsters are almost killed when a deal in Eastern Europe goes wrong. They take refuge with their law-abiding cousin Bobby, who runs a fish and chip shop in Glasgow, Scotland. However, when one of the Americans takes a shine to Bobby's girl and the other clashes with local hoodlums, Bobby realises he has to stand up for himself or risk losing everything he loves.
Cast
Production
American Cousins was the debut feature for director Don Coutts, screenwriter Sergio Casci, Director of Photography Jerry Kelly and Editor Lindy Cameron The team had previously made three shorts: St. Antony's Day Off (1995), Rose (1998) and Dead Sea Reels (1996) which won the Vendôme Film Festival award for Best European Short Film.
The film was produced by Margaret Matheson, whose credits include Antonia (1995), winner of the 1996 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Awards
Screenwriter Sergio Casci was also nominated for the BAFTA Carl Foreman Award.
References
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