Everybody Wants to Be Italian
“When it come to love, it's always better to be Italian.”
Synopsis
Are all relationships based on lies? Jake Bianski runs a fish market in north Boston, surrounded by Italians. For years, he's carried a torch for Isabella, an ex-girlfriend now married with three children and no interest in Jake. Yet, he tells everyone she's his girlfriend, including Marisa, a veterinarian his employees set him up with at the Italian singles club. She's interested in him until he tells her about his girlfriend, then he's persistent in asking her to be his friend. As the friendship bumps along, Jake realizes that reality may be better than fantasy, but what if Isabella changes her mind about Jake, and what if it comes out that Marisa, like Jake, isn't Italian?
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Edited by Mike SaenzShot by Michael FimognariScored by Michael CohenDesigned by Marla Altschuler
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2007 · Box office
Produced on a $1.1M budget
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18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Richard Libertini
as Papa Aldo Tempesti
Jay Jablonski
as Jake Bianski
Cerina Vincent
as Marisa Costa
John Kapelos
as Steve Bottino
John Enos Iii
as Gianluca Tempesti
Marisa Petroro
as Isabella Bisclari
Perry Anzilotti
as Silvano the Tailor
Anthony Russell
as Nick the Jeweler
Tammy Pescatelli
as Katerina
Dan Cortese
as Michael
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2Other crew
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