The Deli (film)

The Deli
Directed by	John Gallagher
Written by	John Dorrian John Gallagher
Produced by	Sylvia Caminer
Starring	Mike Starr Matt Keeslar
Cinematography	Robert Lechterman
Edited by	Sue Blainey
Music by	Ernie Mannix
Production companies	Golden Monkey Pictures Caminer-Gallagher Prods.[1]
Release date	March 14, 1997 (1997-03-14) (South by Southwest)[1]
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Deli is a 1997 American independent comedy-drama film directed by John Gallagher and starring Mike Starr and Matt Keeslar.

Cast

• Mike Starr as Johnny
• Matt Keeslar as Andy
• Judith Malina as Mrs. Amico
• Brian Vincent as "Pinky"
• Ice-T as Phil, The Meat Man
• Michael Imperioli as Matty
• David Johansen as Cabbie
• Heather Matarazzo as Sabrina
• Debi Mazar as Teresa
• Jerry Stiller as Petey "Cheesecake"
• Frank Vincent as Tommy "Tomatoes"
• Burt Young as J.D.
• Michael Badalucco as Eric, The Soda Man
• Heavy D as Bo
• Iman as Avocado Lady
• William McNamara as Kevin
• Gretchen Mol as Mary
• Chris Noth as Sal
• Tony Sirico as Tony
• Shirley Stoler as Irma

Reception

Michael Wilmington of the Chicago Tribune gave the film a mixed review and wrote, "This movie takes a talented and likable cast and an interesting working-class Italian-American background and then wastes them on sitcom scenes and side-of-the-mouth jokes."[2]

Joe Leydon of Variety also gave it a mixed review and wrote that "this small-budget indie comedy is too slight to make much impact on critics or ticketbuyers."[1]

References

1. Leydon, Joe (8 June 1997). "The Deli". Variety. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
2. Wilmington, Michael (19 December 1997). "'THE DELI' JUST ANOTHER SLICE-OF-LIFE NYC FILM". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

External links

• The Deli at IMDb
• The Deli at Rotten Tomatoes