Avenging Angelo (2002)
Avenging Angelo (2002), directed by Martyn Burke, starring Sylvester Stallone and Madeleine Stowe.
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Her life is his job.
Synopsis
A woman who has recently discovered that she is the daughter of Angelo, a major mafia boss, decides to wreak vengeance when he is killed by a hitman. She's aided by his faithful bodyguard, with whom she soon falls in love.
- Ousama RawiCinematography
- Martyn BurkeDirector
- David CodronEditing
- Elie SamahaProducer
About the film
Avenging Angelo is a 2002 American action comedy film starring Sylvester Stallone (who also directed), Madeleine Stowe, and Anthony Quinn. The film follows bodyguard Frankie Delano (Stallone) who vows to protect Jennifer Allieghieri Barrett (Stowe) after her father, mafia kingpin Angelo Allieghieri (Quinn) is gunned down. The film was the second straight-to-video American release for Stallone after D-Tox (2002). Quinn was suffering from terminal throat cancer while Avenging Angelo was being filmed—and died before it was released. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics.
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Avenging Angelo is a 2002 American action comedy film starring Sylvester Stallone (who also directed), Madeleine Stowe, and Anthony Quinn. The film follows bodyguard Frankie Delano (Stallone) who vows to protect Jennifer Allieghieri Barrett (Stowe) after her father, mafia kingpin Angelo Allieghieri (Quinn) is gunned down. The film was the second straight-to-video American release for Stallone after D-Tox (2002). Quinn was suffering from terminal throat cancer while Avenging Angelo was being filmed—and died before it was released. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics.
Plot
Years ago, a mob boss named Lucio Malatesta (George Touliatos) pinned the murder of rival Sammy Carboni (Gino Marrocco) on another rival named Angelo Allieghieri (Anthony Quinn), which led to Sammy's son Gianni vowing revenge.
Frankie Delano (Sylvester Stallone) has spent his life safeguarding Angelo as well as Angelo's daughter, Jennifer Barrett (Madeleine Stowe), whose unsavory husband Kip Barrett (Harry Van Gorkum) has had their young son Rawley (Ezra Perlman) placed in a boarding school against Jennifer's wishes.
Jennifer was raised by her adoptive parents Whitney Towers (John Gilbert) and Peggy Towers (Dawn Greenhalgh) and is not aware that Angelo is her father.
After Angelo is killed in a restaurant by a hit man named Bruno (Billy Gardell), Frankie introduces himself, tells Jennifer who he is and what he has been doing.
A neurotic mess, Jennifer can barely handle the news that Kip is a philanderer, let alone the revelation that she is a gangster's daughter. But a DVD prepared by Angelo in the case of just such an event convinces Jennifer that it's the truth.
Jennifer certainly doesn't want a full-time bodyguard, even Frankie. She ditches Kip and then falls for Italian romance novelist Marcello (Raoul Bova), who lectures at her book club. Frankie has suspicions about Marcello, but his job is to stay on the sidelines.
Frankie rescues Jennifer from a string of attacks. With many of Angelo's enemies, including Lucio Malatesta, terminated, Frankie allows her to visit Italy with Marcello. But it turns out that Marcello is actually Gianni Carboni, who had Angelo killed. And now Gianni plans to kill Jennifer.
It is up to Frankie to protect her one more time.
Cast
Production
Filming
The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily.
Reception
Critical response
The film was met with mostly negative reviews by most critics. Scott Weinberg for eFILMCRITICS.com wrote that "Sly - despite his seemingly unquenchable desire to prove me otherwise - deserves better than this".
Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 13% approval rating based on 8 reviews, with an average score of 4.41/10.
References
External links
Avenging Angelo at IMDb
Text from Avenging Angelo on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenging_Angelo
Trivia
- It premiered on August 30, 2002, a Friday.
- It runs 1h35 — a typical feature length.
- This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosDante Entertainment, Quinta Communications, Cinema Holdings, Lionweed, Franchise Pictures
- CountriesUnited States
- LanguagesEnglish
- StatusReleased
More about this film
Filming locations
- Hamilton
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Cast
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Sylvester Stallone
Frankie Delano -
Madeleine Stowe
Jennifer Barrett Allieghieri -
Anthony Quinn
Angelo Allieghieri -
Raoul Bova
Marcello/Gianni Carboni -
Harry Van Gorkum
Kip Barrett -
Billy Gardell
Bruno -
George Touliatos
Lucio Malatesta - Angelo Celeste The Priest
- Ezra Perlman Rawley Barrett
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Carin Moffat
Ashley -
Dawn Greenhalgh
Peggy Towers -
Angelo Tsarouchas
scagnozzo -
Nancy Beatty
Meter Maid -
Lori Alter
Kay -
Kristina Nicoll
Becky - Gino Marrocco Sammy Carboni
- Francesco Zimone Young Angelo
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Brandon Carrera
Young Gianni - Sandra Biondi Maria Alleghieri
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Gema Zamprogna
Allison
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- Ousama Rawi Cinematography
- Martyn Burke Director
- David Codron Editing
- Elie Samaha Producer
- Stanley Wilson Producer
- Tarak Ben Ammar Producer
- Bill Conti Original music
- Steve Mackall Screenplay
- Will Aldis Screenplay
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Questions about this film
What is Avenging Angelo about?
Avenging Angelo: A woman who has recently discovered that she is the daughter of Angelo, a major mafia boss, decides to wreak vengeance when he is killed by a hitman. She's aided by his faithful bodyguard, with whom she soon falls in love.
Who directed Avenging Angelo?
Avenging Angelo was directed by Martyn Burke in 2002.
Who stars in Avenging Angelo?
The cast of Avenging Angelo includes Sylvester Stallone, Madeleine Stowe, Anthony Quinn, Raoul Bova and Harry Van Gorkum.
How long is Avenging Angelo?
Avenging Angelo runs for 95 minutes, or 1h35.
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