The latest comedy from producer Morris S. Levy (Affluenza, Cop Show, The Ten) stars Michael Morano (Goodfellas), Dan Grimaldi (The Sopranos), Vinny Pastore (The Sopranos), Michael Rispoli (The Offer), and Katie McCarty (Younger). The highly reviewed film, A BROOKLYN LOVE STORY, now streaming on Amazon Prime, showcases a longtime family-owned business that gets pressured to sell to gentrify the neighborhood until a local loving mobster and his lively crew concoct a crazy plan to save the day. The film is a postcard to Brooklyn (shot in Bay Bridge, a couple blocks from where producer Levy was born), describing the value of friendships, family, tradition, and love.
“It was great to film in Brooklyn; it’s such a special place with a great history and memories of my childhood,” stated producer Morris S. Levy.
Fiercely loyal to his family, friends, and the neighborhood, ‘Mike Moona’ (Michael Morano) and his father, ‘Pops’ (Dan Grimaldi), are about to lose it all when Borough President (Christian Ryan) and a hot-shot developer ‘Angelo “Zeffoe” Zefferelli’ (Wass Stevens) have plans to gentrify the area and need the family’s fruit and vegetable store’s land, he sets his plan in motion to demolish The Golden Gate neighborhood store by invoking Eminent Domain. Loyal to ‘Pops,’ in walks the not-so-threatening neighborhood Hood – ‘Little Tony Buchie’ (Anthony Mangano), and his crew ‘Benny ‘The Snail’ Tucci’ (Vinny Pastore), and ‘Big Sally’ (Vincent D’Onofrio), knowing the Moona family has a history with the game Tug of War, Little Tony challenges Gregory and Zeffo to a winner takes all. The future of the family business lies in the hands of Little Tony and a ragtag group of non-athletes. Mike is also smitten with longtime rival Gregory’s gorgeous assistant (Katie McCarty) and is determined to save The Golden Gate and win Honey’s heart.
“It’s an old-school comedy. That’s not done much nowadays and feels good when you watch it,” says producer Morris S. Levy.
The project is written and directed by Steven Feder (award-winning The Big Gig, It Had to Be You). It is produced by Morris S. Levy under his banner M.E.G.A. Films, with Jeff Mazzolla (2 Be Perfectly Honest) and John Scaccia (Boy Wonder) producing. Adrienne Stern is casting, and Barry Rohrssen is the executive producer. John Cortese, writer/executive producer, said this particular comedic tale holds a special place in my heart because it pays tribute to the “Golden Gate,” his family-owned neighborhood fruit market for over 80 years.