Taglines: Her life is his job.
Avenging Angelo movie storyline. 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.
Avenging Angelo is a 2002 American Mafia comedy film directed by Martyn Burke that stars Sylvester Stallone and Madeleine Stowe. This is the last film in which Anthony Quinn appeared. It was released a few months after his death. The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily.
Avenging Angelo (2002)
Directed by: Martyn Burke
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Madeleine Stowe, Anthony Quinn, Raoul Bova, Harry van Gorkum, Billy Gardell, George Touliatos, Angelo Celeste, Carin Moffat, Lori Alter
Screenplay by: Will Aldis, Steve Mackall
Production Design by: Eric Fraser
Cinematography by: Ousama Rawi
Film Editing by: David Codron
Costume Design by: Denise Cronenberg
Set Decoration by: Jaro Dick
Art Direction by: Stefano Maria Ortolani, Evan Webber
Music by: Bill Conti
MPAA Rating: R for some language and sexual content.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: August 30, 2002
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