Avenging Angelo
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Avenging Angelo
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Directed by Martyn Burke, Avenging Angelo centers around the life of bodyguard Frank (Sylvester Stallone) and his client, neurotic socialite Jennifer (Madeleine Stowe). Frank must constantly fight his emotions in order to maintain a strictly professional relationship with Jennifer, who has recently broken if off with her unfaithful husband. Matters are complicated further when Frank accidentally leads the sworn enemies of Jennifer's father, Mafia bigwig Angelo (Anthony Quinn), to her doorstep. Things are looking up for Jennifer, or so she thinks, when she meets Marcello (Raoul Bova), whom she believes to be a novelist. Unfortunately, Marcello is not what he claimed to be, and she finds herself in danger once more. With Frank by her side, she takes on the mob, and eventually, her feelings. Avenging Angelo was the late Anthony Quinn's final role. ~ Tracie Cooper, RoviCast
- Sylvester Stallone - Frankie Delano
- Madeleine Stowe - Jennifer Barrett
- Raoul Bova - Marcello
- Anthony Quinn - Angelo Allieghieri
- Harry Van Gorkum
Credit
Stefano M. Ortolani - Art Director, Evan Webber - Art Director, Mary Margiotta - Casting, Karen Margiotta - Casting, James Holt - Co-producer, Tracee Stanley - Co-producer, Maureen Norton - Co-producer, Denise Cronenberg - Costume Designer, Myron Hoffert - First Assistant Director, Martyn Burke - Director, David Codron - Editor, Kevin King - Executive Producer, Andrew Stevens - Executive Producer, Paul Rosenblum - Executive Producer, Mike Drake - Line Producer, Bill Conti - Composer (Music Score), Michael Lloyd - Musical Direction/Supervision, Eric Fraser - Production Designer, Ousama Rawi - Cinematographer, Tarak Ben Ammar - Producer, Elie Samaha - Producer, Stanley Wilson - Producer, Jaro Dick - Set Designer, Maurizio Argentieri - Sound/Sound Designer, Greg Chapman - Sound/Sound Designer, Will Aldis - Screen Story, Will Aldis - Screenwriter, Steve Mackall - Screenwriter| Avenging Angel (2007 Film), Avenging Angel (1995 Film) | |
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Avenging Angelo
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| Directed by | Martyn Burke |
| Produced by | Tarak Ben Ammar Elie Samaha Stanley Wilson |
| Written by | Will Aldis Steve Mackall |
| Starring | Sylvester Stallone Madeleine Stowe |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $824,597[1] |
Avenging Angelo is a 2002 American Mafia comedy film directed by Martyn Burke that stars Sylvester Stallone and Madeleine Stowe. This is the last film in which Anthony Quinn appeared. It was released a few months after his death.
The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada[2] and Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily.[3]
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Plot
Years ago, a mob boss named Lucio Malatesta (George Touliatos) pinned the murder of rival Sammy Carboni (Gino Marrocco) on another rival named Angelo Allieghieri (Anthony Quinn), which led to Sammy's son Gianni vowing revenge.
Frankie Delano (Sylvester Stallone) has spent his life safeguarding Angelo as well as Angelo's daughter, Jennifer Barrett (Madeleine Stowe), whose unsavory husband Kip Barrett (Harry Van Gorkum) has had their young son Rawley (Ezra Perlman) placed in a boarding school against Jennifer's wishes.
Jennifer was raised by her adoptive parents Whitney Towers (John Gilbert) and Peggy Towers (Dawn Greenhalgh) and is not aware that Angelo is her father.
After Angelo is killed in a restaurant by a hit man named Bruno (Billy Gardell), Frankie introduces himself, tells Jennifer who he is and what he has been doing.
A neurotic mess, Jennifer can barely handle the news that Kip is a philanderer, let alone the revelation that she is a gangster's daughter. But a DVD prepared by Angelo in the case of just such an event convinces Jennifer that it's the truth.
Jennifer certainly doesn't want a full-time bodyguard, even Frankie. She ditches Kip and then falls for Italian romance novelist Marcello (Raoul Bova), who lectures at her book club. Frankie has suspicions about Marcello, but his job is to stay on the sidelines.
Frankie rescues Jennifer from a string of attacks. With many of Angelo's enemies, including Lucio Malatesta, terminated, Frankie allows her to visit Italy with Marcello. But it turns out that Marcello is actually Gianni Carboni, who had Angelo killed. And now Gianni plans to kill Jennifer.
It's up to Frankie to protect her one more time.
Cast
| Actor/Actress | Role |
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| Sylvester Stallone | Frankie Delano |
| Madeleine Stowe | Jennifer Allieghieri Barrett |
| Anthony Quinn | Angelo Allieghieri |
| Raoul Bova | Marcello/Gianni Carboni |
| Harry Van Gorkum | Kip Barrett |
| Billy Gardell | Bruno |
| George Touliatos | Lucio Malatesta |
Release
Reception
The movie was met with mostly negative reviews by most critics. Scott Weinberg for eFILMCRITICS.com wrote that "Sly - despite his seemingly unquenchable desire to prove me otherwise - deserves better than this".
Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 13% freshness rating, based on 8 reviews.[4]
References
- ^ "Avenging Angelo - Box Office Mojo". http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&view=bycountry&id=_fAVENGINGANGELO01. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
- ^ "Internet Movie Database - List of Films shot in Hamilton, Ontario". http://www.imdb.com/List?endings=on&&locations=Hamilton,+Ontario,+Canada. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- ^ "MyMovie". http://translate.google.it/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mymovies.it%2Frecensioni%2F%3Fid%3D34133&sl=it&tl=en&hl=it&ie=UTF-8. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- ^ "Rotten Tomatoes - Avenging Angelo". http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1121133-avenging_angelo/. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
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