Themes: Unlikely Criminals, Rags To Riches, Jewel Theft
Main Cast: William DeMeo, Conor Dubin, Daniel Margotta, John Palumbo, Joe Viterelli, Joseph D'Onofrio
Release Year: 2000
Country: US
Run Time: 110 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
William DeMeo is scriptwriter, star, and co-director for the crime drama Wannabes. Hotheated older brother Angelo (DeMeo) and more-thoughtful younger brother Paulie (Conor Dubin) are both fired from their jobs as waiters at an Italian restaurant in Brooklyn. They join up with two of their neighborhood friends, Pete (Daniel Margotta) and Dom (John Palumbo) to start up a bookie business with a 20,000-dollar loan. The group has a rocky start, but soon acquires some help from a partner in Coney Island and expands into more complicated illegal activites. Local crime boss Santo Minieri (Joe Viterelli) develops an interest in the new business and soon takes Angelo up as his protégé. Santo's biological son, Vinny (Joesph D'Onofrio), is angered by his father's choice and seems headed for destruction. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
Cast
William DeMeo - Angelo
Conor Dubin - Paulie
Daniel Margotta - Pete
John Palumbo - Dom
Joe Viterelli - Santo Minieri
Joseph D'Onofrio - Vinny
Credit
Mildred Brignoni - Costume Designer, William DeMeo - Director, Charles A. Addessi - Director, Paul Fargione - Editor, Michael Caldera - Executive Producer, Fred Shehadi - Composer (Music Score), Peter Primamore - Composer (Music Score), Jay Stollman - Composer (Music Score), Ann Mckinnon - Production Designer, Brian Reynolds - Cinematographer, Ozzie Smith - Cinematographer, Charles A. Addessi - Producer, Nicole Craig - Producer, William DeMeo - Screenwriter
