29th Street (film)

29th Street is a 1991 American comedy-drama film written and directed by George Gallo and starring Danny Aiello, Anthony LaPaglia, and Lainie Kazan. It was adapted from a story by Frank Pesce and James Franciscus (who had both co-starred in the cult thriller Killer Fish).

29th Street
Promotional film poster
Directed by	George Gallo
Written by	George Gallo Frank Pesce James Franciscus (story)
Produced by	David Permut
Starring	Danny Aiello Anthony LaPaglia Lainie Kazan
Cinematography	Steven Fierberg
Edited by	Kaja Fehr
Music by	William Olvis
Production companies	JVC Entertainment Networks Largo Entertainment Permut Productions
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	November 1, 1991 (1991-11-01)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	<$10 million[1]
Box office	$2,120,564[2]

Plot

In 1976, Frank Pesce Jr. is a lucky man. His father, Frank Sr., is 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.

Cast

• Danny Aiello as Frank Pesce Sr.
• Anthony LaPaglia as Frank Pesce Jr.
• Lainie Kazan as Mrs. Pesce
• Frank Pesce as Vito Pesce
• Robert Forster as Sergeant Tartaglia
• Ron Karabatsos as Philly "The Nap"
• Rick Aiello as Jimmy Vitello
• Vic Manni as Louie Tucci
• Paul Lazar as "Needle Nose" Nipton
• Pete Antico as Tony
• Donna Magnani as Madeline Pesce
• Sal Ruffino as Angelo^[3]
• Tony Lip as Nicky "Bad Lungs"

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes 29th Street has an approval rating of 75% based on reviews from 12 critics.^[4]