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Pizza My Heart is a 2005 film directed by Andy Wolk and starring Shiri Appleby, Michael Badalucco, and Eyal Podell. The movie premiered July 24, 2005, on ABC Family.^[1] It tells the story of a son and daughter of two rival pizzeria owners who fall in love, much to the disapproval of both families.^[2] It is a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in modern-day Verona, New Jersey with a brick wall between two sides.^[3]

Cast (in alphabetical order)

The Prestolanis

Shiri Appleby as Gina Prestolani
Michael Badalucco as Lou Prestolani
Joanna Canton as Annette Prestolani
Ann Mahoney as Prestolani Cousin
Natalia Nogulich as Mary Prestolani

The Montebellos

Eyal Podell as Joe Montebello
Rob Boltin as Nicky Montebello
Gina Hecht as Gloria Montebello
Dan Hedaya as Vinnie Montebello

The others

Gary Desroche as Customer
Matthew Dufour as Festival Patron
Wayne Ferrara as Uncle Nat
Larry Gamell Jr. as Firefighter
Anthony Gangi as Fair Patron/Romantic Couple
Vanessa Guild as Customer #1
Bryan James Kitto as Antonio
Cynthia LeBlanc as Fair goer
Elton LeBlanc as Church Usher
Don Lincoln as Carnival Vendor
John Mese as Jean Paul Veber
Gerald Moorman as Prestolani Delivery Boy
Derek Morgan as Rouzan
Wayne Morgan as Church Member
Sean Olsen
William Ragsdale as Tommy
Dane Rhodes as Blue-Collar Neighbor
Mathilde Semmes as Festival Patron
Brian Simonson
Maria Soccor as Barker
Nick Spano as Carlo Delrio
Deneen Tyler as Sous Chef
T.J. Villarrubia Jr. as Churchgoer
Alec Rayme as Vinnie the cousin

Filming locations

New Orleans, Louisiana
Hammond, Louisiana
Yonkers, New York

References

^ Alvin H. Marill (11 October 2010). Movies Made for Television: 2005-2009. Scarecrow Press. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-8108-7659-0.
^ Seth Gitner (3 July 2015). Multimedia Storytelling for Digital Communicators in a Multiplatform World. Taylor & Francis. p. 375. ISBN 978-1-317-51795-5.
^ Stevenson, Alison (15 October 2013). "Rum and Rom-Coms, With Alison Stevenson: 'Pizza My Heart' Edition". Uproxx. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

External links

Pizza My Heart at IMDb

[Marill2010-1] Alvin H. Marill (11 October 2010). Movies Made for Television: 2005-2009. Scarecrow Press. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-8108-7659-0.

[Gitner2015-2] Seth Gitner (3 July 2015). Multimedia Storytelling for Digital Communicators in a Multiplatform World. Taylor & Francis. p. 375. ISBN 978-1-317-51795-5.

[Uproxx-3] Stevenson, Alison (15 October 2013). "Rum and Rom-Coms, With Alison Stevenson: 'Pizza My Heart' Edition". Uproxx. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

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