Directed by Kristen Coury US, 2001, 35 mm, 87 min South Florida Premiere

How's this for a hysterical new twist on the mob-comedy: the Godfather's hitmen/bodyguards also happen to be gay lovers! Like most wealthy New York homosexuals, Danny and Stephen are handsome, own a Golden Retriever and an entire West Village townhouse, and have a closet full of skin- and hair-care products. What sets them apart is their infatuation with firearms: polishing them, strapping them underneath their tuxedos, and when duty calls, using them. These two are accepted and loved in the Patrizzi family, almost surrogate sons, largely because Don Patrizzi's two real sons (much to his chagrin) favor cooking and sewing over killing and stealing. This mixed-up set-up gets even more madcap when extended family enters the picture. Stephen's parents, who think the couple runs a catering business, are flying in for a surprise visit from the Midwest. And Patrizzi's daughter is engaged to a bookish young fellow whose parents are secret members of a far-right militia. Talk about culture clash! Friends and Family bubbles over with riotous variations on the gay-Mafia crossover, accompanied by clever send-ups of the religious right, America's love of the drag queen, and that ubiquitous cinematic tradition, the "makeover montage." Boasting two hunky stars, a first-rate cast - including Tony LoBianco, Brian Lane Green, Greg Lauren, Tovah Fedlshuh, Mesach Taylor and Anna Maria Alberghetti - and lush, high-budget production values, Friends and Family is giddy fun, from beginning to end.

Actor Brian Lane Green will attend the screening.

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