Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it happen.
Acting
Laurie Metcalf's silent suffering should win awards.
Direction
Romano knows exactly how uncomfortable to make you.
Writing
Dialogue so authentic you'll smell the garlic.
Director
Ray Romano
Ray Romano
Leo Russo
Laurie Metcalf
Angela Russo
Jacob Ward
Matthew 'Sticks' Russo
Sadie Stanley
Dani Brooks
Jennifer Esposito
Pamela Carmelo
Jon Manfrellotti
Petey
Danny Garcia
Sal
Erik Griffin
DJ Joey Bones
June Gable
Mama Russo
Sebastian Maniscalco
Frank Russo
Tony Lo Bianco
Dominic 'Pops' Russo
Adam Kaplan
Marco
Katie Kreisler
Connie
Franco Maicas
Luigi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Romano cast his real-life brother Richard as his on-screen brother, because nepotism is very Italian-American.
The film quietly critiques how working-class immigrant families often pour desperate hope into children's athletics as social mobility—a pressure cooker Romano lived in reverse as a kid whose dad wanted him to be a pro bowler.
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