Deli (1997)
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42% of users liked it
(652 ratings)
In this comedy, a hard-luck gambler learns a new commandment: Honor Thy Mother's Lottery Winnings. Johnny Amico (Mike Starr) runs a delicatessen in New York City; regarded as a nice guy by his friends and regular customers, he has a weakness for gambling and is usually in debt. Johnny is… More In this comedy, a hard-luck gambler learns a new commandment: Honor Thy Mother's Lottery Winnings. Johnny Amico (Mike Starr) runs a delicatessen in New York City; regarded as a nice guy by his friends and regular customers, he has a weakness for gambling and is usually in debt. Johnny is constantly nagged by his well-meaning but domineering mother (Judith Malina), who gives him ten dollars to play the same number every week in the lottery. One week, her number turns up a winner, but this is bad news for Johnny: convinced that the number would never win, he's been using the money to place bets of his own. Now Mom expects Johnny to come up with the prize money for a winning ticket he never bought; Johnny hatches a scheme to raise the money, but, given his usual success as a gambler, no one is very optimistic that he can pull it off. The Deli features an impressive list of supporting names, including actors Michael Imperioli, Frank Vincent, and Debi Mazar; rappers Heavy D and Ice T; singer David Johansen; and model Iman. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- John A. Gallagher, John Gallagher Jr.
- Written By
- John Dorrian, John A. Gallagher
- Genres
- Art House & International, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 7, 1997 Wide
- On DVD
- Aug 31, 2004
Critic Reviews
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Michael Clawson, West Valley View
This movie tells us to beware of rappers in cinema. Thanks for the warning, Ice-T.
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Cast
- Michael Badalucco
- Heavy D
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Ice-T
as Phil the Meat Man
- Iman
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Michael Imperioli
as matty
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Judith Malina
as Mrs. Amico
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Debi Mazar
as Teresa
- William McNamara
- Tony Sirico
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Mike Starr
as Johnny
- Shirley Stoler
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Frank Vincent
as Tommy Tomatoes
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Burt Young
as J.C.
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David Johansen
as Cabbie
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Jerry Stiller
as Petey Cheesecake
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Matt Keeslar
as Andy
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Heather Matarazzo
as Sabrina
- Chris Noth
- Gretchen Mol
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Brian Vincent
as Pinky
