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Gennaro lives with his ailing grandpa, who sits outside holding tight to his last quarter. But grandpa's not ready to die, he has some unfinished business with a woman from his past and he enlists Gennaro to act as his emissary.

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Jerry Barone ...
Gennaro
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Luisa Spirito
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Grandpa
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Tullio
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Dr. Bruna
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Mrs. Bruna
Mary Lou Rosato ...
Aunt Carmela
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Uncle Joe
Rosemary De Angelis ...
Mrs. Conte
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Irish
Charley Scalies ...
Ballyhoo Driver
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Guendolina
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Dr. Wilson
Karen Shallo ...
Woman in Red
Nick Discenza ...
Father of Deceased
Rik Colitti ...
Vottima
Rose Arrick ...
Mother of Deceased
Joy Pinizzotto ...
Bride
Louis Lippa ...
Father of the Bride
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Head Pallbearer (as Johnny C.)
Gene D'Allesandro ...
Brother of Deceased
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Victor
Sheila Murphy ...
Mary Linguini
Jayne Haynes ...
Mrs. Rizzo
Joe Fersedi ...
Player #1
Mikey Viso ...
Petey
Rick Faugno ...
Player #2
Jon Napolitano ...
Player #3
Nicole Molina ...
Little Girl
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Petey's Dad
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Housewife
Ted Brunetti ...
Guendolina's Youngest Son
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Guendolina's Eldest Son
Lynn Battaglia ...
Guendolina's Son's Wife
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Replacement Ballyhoo Driver
Dominic Leporati ...
Freddie
Skip Rose ...
Ballplayer
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Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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Generous Man (uncredited)
Nurith Cohn ...
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
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Italian Businessman (uncredited)
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Movie Cashier (uncredited)
John E. Vitali ...
Victor's Best Man (uncredited)
Susan Wool-Rush ...
Stand -In (uncredited)

Directed by

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James Foley

Written by

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Joseph Stefano ... (written by)

Produced by

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Willi Bär ... executive producer
Arthur Cohn ... producer
Rolf Deyhle ... associate producer
Larry Franco ... line producer (as Larry J. Franco)
David Korda ... executive producer
Joseph Stefano ... executive producer

Music by

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Carter Burwell

Cinematography by

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Juan Ruiz Anchía ... director of photography (as Juan Ruiz-Anchia)

Editing by

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Howard E. Smith

Editorial Department

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Gary Burritt ... negative cutter
Terilyn A. Shropshire ... first assistant editor (as Terilyn Shropshire)
Bambi Sickafoose ... second assistant editor
Mike Stanwick ... color timer

Casting By

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Glenn Daniels

Production Design by

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Jane Musky

Art Direction by

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Tom Warren

Set Decoration by

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Robert J. Franco

Costume Design by

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Claudia Brown

Makeup Department

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Margot Boccia ... makeup artist
Verne Caruso ... key hair stylist
Michael Kriston ... hair stylist: Mr. Pacino
Jerry Masarone ... hair stylist
Luigi Rocchetti ... key makeup artist
Manlio Rocchetti ... makeup artist: Mr. Pacino

Production Management

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Joe Kane ... unit production manager
Rajeev Malhotra ... post production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jennifer D'Angelo Kircher ... dga trainee (as Jennifer D'Angelo)
Robert Huberman ... second assistant director
Justin Moritt ... second second assistant director
Drew Ann Rosenberg ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Jim J. Barnes ... second assistant property master (as Jim Barnes)
Daniel Boxer ... assistant props: New York
James Breen ... set carpenter
Rick Butler ... assistant art director
Jerusha Clark ... art department assistant
Peter K. Dunbar ... lead man (as Peter Dunbar)
Jay Durrwachter ... assistant art director
Denise Gurkas ... camera scenic artist / stand-by scenic
George Hugel ... shop foreman
Ray Kluga ... assistant art director
Marion Kolsby ... assistant art director
Harry B. Koplin ... assistant property master
Lise LaPrelle ... art department coordinator
Matt J. Levy ... construction foreman
Christopher G. Markunas ... carpenter
Fred Merusi ... construction coordinator
Octavio Molina ... property master
Paul G. Moore ... second scenic
Arne Olsen ... construction grip
Patricia Pagliei ... set dressing production assistant
Chris Pascuzzo ... on-set dresser
Louis J. Porzio ... carpenter
William F. Reynolds ... lead man: New York
Charles J. Scott ... set dresser
R. Vincent Smith ... property master
Meg Hyatt Snow ... paint foreman (as Meg Hyatt)
Nell Stifel ... scenic artist
Eve B. Taylor ... props buyer
Patricia Walker ... charge scenic
Kenneth Weinberg ... assistant props: New York
Tim Weston ... construction grip
Paul Williams ... carpenter
Carron Deneen Willis ... art department assistant
Byron K. Lovelace ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

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John Anthony ... sound recordist
Wayne Artman ... re-recording mixer
Tom E. Dahl ... re-recording mixer
Joe Dorn ... adr supervisor
Matt Douglass Jr. ... utility sound
Michael Farrow ... re-recording mixer
Walter A. Gest ... sound re-recordist
Howell Gibbens ... supervising sound editor
Aaron Glascock ... assistant sound editor
Mark Goodermote ... boom operator
Eric Gotthelf ... foley mixer
Matthew Harrison ... foley editor
Joel Holland ... sound recordist: New York
Andrea Horta ... sound editor
Chris Ingram ... assistant sound editor
Constance A. Kazmer ... sound editor
Drew Kunin ... production sound mixer
Linda Murphy ... boom operator
Paul O'Bryan ... apprentice sound editor
Thomas J. O'Connell ... adr mixer
Jonathan Phillips ... assistant sound editor
George Simpson ... sound editor
Hugo Weng ... dialogue editor
Carolyn Tapp ... foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Norman Dodge ... special effects (as Norman B. Dodge Jr.)
Robert Vazquez ... special effects coordinator

Stunts

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Paul Bucossi ... stunts
Peter Bucossi ... stunts
Norman Douglass ... stunts
Charles J. Margio ... stunts
Kristopher Medina ... stunts
Michael Russo ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Dennis 'Dink' Adams ... key grip (as Dennis Adams)
Elizabeth Bolden ... grip
Garrett Brown ... additional steadicam operator
Jonathan Brown ... camera loader (as Jonathan W. Brown)
Norman Buck ... dolly grip: New York
Robin Buerki ... Steadicam operator / camera operator
David Cecil ... lamp operator
John Clifford ... still photographer
Michael J. Fabiano ... key grip: New York (as Michael Fabiano)
Michael A. FauntLeRoy ... first assistant camera
William P. Fiedler ... generator operator
Thomas Greco ... second assistant camera (as Tom Greco)
Craig Ligget ... lamp operator (as Craig Heston Ligget)
Steven Litecky ... best boy (as Steve Litecky)
James Malone ... rigging gaffer: New York
David McCole ... grip
Toshiaki Ozawa ... lamp operator
Jon Sibert ... grip
Bill Summers ... best boy grip
Bobby Vercruse ... gaffer: New York
Garlan Wilde ... gaffer (as Garlan W. Wilde)
Dennis K. Wilson ... dolly grip
Tim Davies ... grip (uncredited)
Damien Harrer ... electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Eve Battaglia ... casting associate
Susan Gish ... additional casting (uncredited) / extras casting (uncredited)
Cathy Pritchard ... additional casting (uncredited) / extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Kim Marie Druce ... assistant costume designer (as Kim Druce)
Cheryl Kilbourne-Kimpton ... wardrobe supervisor
Sara Lee ... wardrobe production assistant
Sara Lee ... wardrobe production assistant
Marcia Patten ... key costumer

Location Management

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Christopher Allen ... location assistant
Jan Caroll ... location projectionist
Sharon Levin Cohen ... location assistant
Alex Cohn ... assistant location manager
Scott Currie ... location manager
Tim Downs ... location assistant (as Timothy Downs)
Jeremy Molod ... assistant location manager
Larry Schwartz ... location assistant
Michael Wakely ... location scout

Music Department

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John Anthony ... Score recordist and mixer
Tom Boyd ... musician: oboe soloist
Sandy De Crescent ... music contractor
Michael Farrow ... music scoring mixer
Sonny Kompanek ... orchestrator
Adam Milo Smalley ... music editor (as Adam Smalley)
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn
Michael Aharon ... arranger: songs (uncredited)
Maurice Jarre ... composer: unused music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Kerry Lyn McKissick ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Thomas Fitzgerald ... transportation captain
Brian Kay ... driver: honeywagon
Kevin Keefe ... transportation captain: New York (as Kevin K. Keefe)
John Morrone III ... transportation coordinator (as John F. Morrone III)

Additional Crew

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Ted Albert ... unit publicist
Ray Angelic ... office assistant: New York
Sonia Bhalla ... production assistant
Carra Braveman ... assistant: Mr. Franco
Billy Capucilli ... stand-in: Mr. Pacino
Jennifer Cobb ... accounting assistant
Marcus Cohn ... assistant to producer
Lou Crisa ... assistant: Mr. Pacino
Martha Cronin ... production accountant
John D'Agostino ... production assistant
James R. Ford Jr. ... Film Runner
Melissa Givey ... production assistant
Benjamin Goldberg ... assistant coordinator
Michele Grant ... production assistant
Will Grant ... assistant to director
Solita Hanna ... production assistant (as Solita M. Hanna)
Karen Hayes ... assistant: Mr. Korda
Bridget Hedison ... production consultant
Deborah Henderson ... assistant production accountant
Tim Judge ... executive assistant: Al Pacino
Kate Kelly ... assistant production coordinator: New York
Rosemary Lombard ... production coordinator: New York
Elisabeth McGoldrick ... production assistant
Brian Moon ... production assistant
Raymond Morgan ... production assistant
Terry Ostrow ... production assistant (as Terri Ostrow)
Sharon Pinkenson ... film commissioner
Olimpia T. Rinaldi ... production assistant
Christina Rosati ... production associate: New York
Marilyn Stefano ... production consultant
Julie Stevens ... studio teacher
Saundra L. Watterson ... production coordinator
Nicholas Wolfert ... production assistant
Shelley Zacharia ... tutoring company
Elizabeth Zagrany ... accounting assistant (as Beth Zagrany)
David Lanphier Jr. ... production assistant (uncredited)
Bonnie Loev ... stand-in (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

It's a hot summer day in 1933 in South Philly, where 12-year old Gennaro lives with his widowed mom and his ailing grandpa, who sits outside holding tight to his last quarter, which he's promised to Gennaro and which Gennaro would like to have to buy a ticket to the plush new movie theater. But grandpa's not ready to pass on the quarter or pass on to his final reward: he has some unfinished business with a woman from his past, and he enlists Gennaro to act as his emissary. Written by

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Taglines You're never too old to believe in a dream. Or too young to make one come true! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Instant de bonheur (France)
  • 25 Cents (Germany)
  • 两毛五 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Le porte-bonheur (Canada, French title)
  • Dyo dekares (Greece)
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  • 85 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Al Pacino appeared in the film as a personal favor to director James Foley because he had a great time working with him on Glengarry Glen Ross (1992). See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Casino/Two Bits/Money Train/Nick of Time/Frankie Starlight (1995). See more »
Quotes Gitano Sabatoni: Ohhh... you stopped wanting. Ahhh, not needing.
Gennaro: What's the difference?
Gitano Sabatoni: Hey, it's all the difference in the world. Your belly needs. Your heart wants. That's the difference.
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