''Pizza'' is a 2005

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written and directed by Mark Christopher, filmed in and around

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, in 2003. It was screened at the

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on May 27, 2005, and had a limited release on January 20, 2006. The region 1

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was released on October 24, 2006.

Plot

Cara-Ethyl (Kylie Sparks) is an eccentric and sheltered girl on the eve of her eighteenth birthday who desperately dreams of an exciting life. But she's left with her blind, clueless (but well-meaning) mother (

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), a pest of a brother and made-up friends (Cara pretends she has a friend for her mother). All that is changed when the pizza man, Matt Firenze (

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), comes to the door. Soon, Cara persuades Matt to allow her to go with him on his deliveries. As the night progresses, Cara-Ethyl and Matt impart their wisdom and learn from each other, and both are forced to evaluate their lives.

Cast

as Matt Firenze *Kylie Sparks as Cara-Ethyl * Alexis Dziena as Emily *

as Darlene *

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as Jimmy *

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as Aunt Grandma *

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as Mr. Mitchell *

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as Desire *Julia Kay as Gina Morrissey *

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as Justin Bridges

References

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