The Deli (film)

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The Deli
Directed byJohn Gallagher
Written byJohn Dorrian
John Gallagher
Produced bySylvia Caminer
Starring Mike Starr
Matt Keeslar
CinematographyRobert Lechterman
Edited bySue Blainey
Music byErnie Mannix
Production
companies
Golden Monkey Pictures
Caminer-Gallagher Prods. [1]
Release date
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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.