29th Street (film)

29th Street
Promotional movie poster
Directed by	George Gallo
Produced by	David Permut
Written by	George Gallo Frank Pesce James Franciscus (story)
Starring	Danny Aiello Anthony LaPaglia Lainie Kazan
Music by	William Olvis
Cinematography	Steven Fierberg
Edited by	Kaja Fehr
Production company	Largo Entertainment
Distributed by	Twentieth Century Fox
Release dates	November 1, 1991
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$26 million
Box office	$2,120,564 [1]

29th Street is a 1991 American comedy-drama film. It was written and directed by George Gallo and was adapted from the story by Frank Pesce and James Franciscus.

Plot

In 1976, Frank Pesce Jr. (Lapaglia) is a lucky man. His father, Frank Sr. (Aiello), is, however, very unlucky. One day, Frank Jr. buys a lottery ticket and finds that he has a good chance of winning. But Frank Sr. has some gambling debts to the mob and they are willing to take Frank Jr.'s ticket. Frank must decide what to do with the ticket. The plot is supposedly based on the true story of the first person to win the New York Lottery, but Frank Pesce Jr. never won the lottery.

Reception

29th Street got 75% good reviews based on 8 reviews, considered "Fresh", on Rotten Tomatoes.^[2]

References

1. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=29thstreet.htm
2. Rotten Tomatoes

External links

• 29th Street at the Internet Movie Database
• Rotten Tomatoes
• {http://articles.latimes.com/1991-11-09/entertainment/ca-939_1_pesce-street-29th}