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Friends and Family

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Gay New York couple Stephen Torcelli (Greg Lauren) and Danny Russo (Christopher Gartin) have something to hide from Stephen's parents -- their jobs as Mafia enforcers. When the Torcelli family plans to visit, Stephen and Danny panic because Stephen's father works for the FBI. Despite efforts to keep family and Mafia separate, a birthday party gets mixed up with a mobster's daughter's engagement party. Trouble arises when the mobsters concoct a political scheme at the party.

Critics Reviews

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Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel 12/26/2003
1/5
Which is worse? Lame jokes about gays or lame jokes about the mob? Go to Full Review
Randy Cordova Arizona Republic 10/03/2003
1/5
There's no rhythm or style to any of it, just the dismal feeling that the filmmakers have seen La Cage Aux Folles and The Godfather too many times. Go to Full Review
Dave Kehr New York Times 10/02/2003
2/5
An overloaded, slow-moving series of predictable jokes and forced situations. Go to Full Review
Steve Schneider Orlando Weekly 12/25/2003
3.5/5
You haven't lived until you've seen a bunch of straight goombas taking a crash course in swish history, the better to pose as employees of a catering company. Go to Full Review
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 10/30/2003
1.5/5
Is the movie finding its jokes in subverting the stereotypes or in the stereotypes themselves? Go to Full Review
David Noh Film Journal International 10/22/2003
Makes the clobbering minds behind My Big Fat Greek Wedding seem the apotheosis of subtlety and nuance by comparison. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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03/28/2016 It kinda reversed the roles and what everyone thinks of homosexuals and in a weird manner managed to show that one's sexuality does not define who that person is.Other than that some funny situations,some really ridiculous ones,but I would say all with the appropriate respect. See more 11/21/2013 A very campy, fun movie. Loved it. Pretty original plot. See more 09/20/2012 Cute.. but to be honest, some pieces of it are completely idiotic.. my brain filtered those out while watching and I was able to enjoy the rest.. lol.. The stupid "gay" lessons, and the american militia bs was just plain dumb.. take those out and the rest was really quite adorable.. Nothing new for LGBTQ film making.. but.. sometimes you just want something that isn't taking itself too seriously. It fit the bill for today. See more 12/31/2008 Despite breaking the norms off Gay & Gangster genres, it was still a farce. See more 11/21/2008 This movie was absolutely ridiculous in the best way possible! All of the stereotypes were over the top and I loved it. There were a couple of moments where I felt things fell a little flat, but mostly, I was laughing like crazy. I also feel like an extra touch of hands here or there would have given a bit more to the boys' relationship, but there were some good looks between them. I would definitely recommend this film. Miss I-don't-like-comedies is certainly liking them tonight! See more 11/08/2008 Avoids many of the pitfalls of stereotypical gay comedies by effectively making use of them. A solid premise, and this is genuinely lighthearted and weird. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Gay New York couple Stephen Torcelli (Greg Lauren) and Danny Russo (Christopher Gartin) have something to hide from Stephen's parents -- their jobs as Mafia enforcers. When the Torcelli family plans to visit, Stephen and Danny panic because Stephen's father works for the FBI. Despite efforts to keep family and Mafia separate, a birthday party gets mixed up with a mobster's daughter's engagement party. Trouble arises when the mobsters concoct a political scheme at the party.
Director
Kristen Coury
Producer
Linda Moran, Kristen Coury, Joseph Triebwasser
Screenwriter
Joseph Triebwasser
Production Co
Charleson Pictures, Belladonna Productions LLC
Genre
Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 21, 2003
Box Office (Gross USA)
$127.2K
Runtime
1h 27m