Main Cast: Donnie Wahlberg, Rose McGowan, Anne Meara, James Cummings, Amanda Peet
Release Year: 1998
Country: US
Run Time: 95 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
"Southie" is common usage in Massachusetts for a resident of South Boston. John Shea directed and co-scripted (with James Cummings and Dave McLaughlin) this low-budget crime drama which won the American Independent Award at the 1998 Seattle Film Festival. Out of money and out of luck, Danny Quinn (Donnie Wahlberg) leaves NYC and returns home to South Boston where his dysfunctional family is allied with an Irish Mafia crowd. When Danny's pals open a private casino with an assist from a different Irish Mafia group, this leaves Danny stuck in the middle when trouble erupts between the two factions. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
Will Arnett - Whitey; Lawrence Tierney - Colie Powers; John Shea; Steve Koslowski; Josh Marchette; Robert Wahlberg; Jeffrey Cook; Jonathan Sherman; Jay Giannone; Janet Giannone; Bo Cleary; Jere Shea; Bo-Bo Connley; Leo Rull; Amy Stiller; Johnny Alves
Credit
James Cummings - Co-producer, Michael Butler - Co-producer, Liz McGarrity - Costume Designer, Rob Nardiello - First Assistant Director, John Shea - Director, Tracy S. Granger - Editor, Carder Stout - Executive Producer, Wayne Sharpe - Composer (Music Score), G.W. Mercier - Production Designer, Allen Baker - Cinematographer, Hugh Wilson - Producer, Bill McCutchen - Producer, James Cummings - Screenwriter, John Shea - Screenwriter, Dave McLaughlin - Screenwriter
Winner of the American Independent Filmmaker Award at the Seattle Film Festival, Southie stars Donnie Wahlberg and Rose McGowan in the story of a young man returning to South Boston after he was forced to leave three years before. Southie's soundtrack evokes the picture's iconoclastic spirit, bringing together a diverse group of artists that includes Cyndi Lauper, the Wild Colonials, BTK, Death in Vegas and the Pat McGuire band. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
Southie is a 1999 American film directed by John Shea and starring Donnie Wahlberg. The film centers around Danny Quinn (Wahlberg) who returns back home to South Boston from New York City and gets stuck between his friends, who are supported by one Irish gang, and his family, which are members of another. The film also stars Rose McGowan, Anne Meara, Will Arnett, Lawrence Tierney, Robert Wahlberg, and Amanda Peet. Memorable scenes were shot at the South Boston Yacht Club and Bowlarama on East Broadway.
