''Crimes of Fashion'' is a 2004 American

crime comedy Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

television film A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...

directed by

Stuart Gillard Stuart Thomas Gillard (born April 28, 1950) is a Canadian film, writer, producer and television director. He is best known for directing the films ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III'' (1993) and ''RocketMan'' (1997). He also wrote and directed ...

. The film stars

Kaley Cuoco Kaley Christine Cuoco ( ; born November 30, 1985) is an American actress. After a series of supporting film and television roles in the late 1990s, she landed her breakthrough role as Bridget Hennessy on the ABC sitcom ''8 Simple Rules'' (2002 ...

Dominic Chianese Dominic Chianese (; born February 24, 1931) is an American actor, singer, and musician. He is best known for his roles as Corrado "Junior" Soprano on the HBO series ''The Sopranos'' (1999–2007), Johnny Ola in ''The Godfather Part II'' (197 ...

, and

Megan Fox Megan Denise Fox (born May 16, 1986) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the family film '' Holiday in the Sun'' (2001), which was followed by numerous supporting roles in film and television, such as the teen musical comedy ...

, and premiered on

ABC Family The American cable television, cable and satellite television network that is now known as Freeform (TV channel), Freeform was originally launched as the CBN Satellite Service on April 29, 1977, and has gone through several different owners (and s ...

on July 25, 2004.

Premise

Brooke, a plain but creative and hard-working student at the top fashion school in the nation, has come a long way from her tough childhood in foster care. Always dreaming of a career in fashion, she is thrilled to finally be on her way. However, when the grandfather she never knew about dies, her life is suddenly turned upside down. Not only has he left her his estate, he left her in charge of the family business; she is to be the boss of a mob that is trying to become legit. If that is not enough, the handsome new student she is falling for may be trying to bring her family down.

Cast

as Brooke Sarto *

as Candace, a fashion designer rival of Brooke's *

Chuck Shamata Charles "Chuck" Shamata (born 1942) is a Canadian actor. Early life and education Born and raised in Toronto, he worked at Honest Ed's,"Shamata's riding out acting's ups and downs". ''The Globe and Mail'', October 12, 1974. and studied acting ...

as Sal Hugo, an enemy mob boss, who is trying to take over the Sarto's territory * David Sparrow as Bruno, Sal Hugo's bodyguard * Pat Kelly as Jack Lawton, an FBI agent, who goes undercover *

as George, the person who contacts Brooke and helps her become the new mob boss. He has a big secret. *

Tim Rozon Timothy James Rozon (born June 4, 1976) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his roles as Tommy Quincy on the CTV teen drama ''Instant Star'', Mutt Schitt in the CBC comedy '' Schitt's Creek'', Doc Holliday on the supernatural/western drama ...

as Marcus, a handsome man on whom Brooke has a crush in the earlier part of the film * James Kall as bartender

References

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* * 2004 television films 2004 comedy films 2004 films 2000s American films 2000s crime comedy films 2000s English-language films ABC Family original films American comedy television films American crime comedy films Crime television films Films about fashion in the United States Films directed by Stuart Gillard Films scored by Michael Wandmacher Mafia comedy films {{US-tv-film-stub