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Buddy Visalo (Michael Rispoli) is a factory worker, a frustrated crooner who once had a shot at the big time. Buddy's dreams of greatness have been reduced to an endless series of failed moneymaking schemes. His latest is buying a two-family house for him and his wife, Estelle (Katherine Narducci) and converting the ground floor into a neighborhood bar where he can perform. The wrench in the works is that he also inherits the upstairs tenants, Mary,a pregnant Irish girl fresh off the boat (Kelly Macdonald) and her abusive, alcoholic husband, Jim (Kevin Conway). As Buddy's gang of Italians tries to handle the situation, the girl goes into labor, and a baby is born, forcing them all to confront the limits of their tolerance and compassion.

The only way to find out what you love is to risk everything you have.

Genres: Drama, Romance

Starring: Michael Rispoli, Kelly Macdonald, Kathrine Narducci

Released: January 21, 2000

Runtime: 104.0

Popularity Rating: 0.266

Buddy Visalo Michael Rispoli
Mary O'Neary Kelly Macdonald
Estelle Visalo Kathrine Narducci
Jim O'Neary Kevin Conway

Camera — Director of Photography: Michael Mayers
Directing — Director: Raymond De Felitta
Editing — Editor: David Leonard
Production — Executive Producer: Adam Brightman
Production — Executive Producer: Jim Kohlberg
Production — Producer: Alan Klingenstein
Production — Producer: Anne Harrison
Writing — Writer: Raymond De Felitta