''Stevie D'' is a 2016

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film directed and written by Chris Cordone. The film stars

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and Chris Cordone. Shot in

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and

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, it was released on February 25, 2016. The film's writer and director Chris Cordone plays the titular character Stevie D.

Plot

Stevie D (Chris Cordone) is the son of a developer, Angelo (

). Stevie D accidentally kills the son of a crime boss, Nick (

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) and Nick decides to seek revenge. His plan is to hire two

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, Big Lou and Little Dom (Phil Idrissi and Darren Capozzi) to kill Stevie D in front of his father. Angelo then hires an actor who looks surprisingly similar to his son to pretend to be Stevie-D until Nick gets his revenge. The actor, Michael, starts to live his new life as Stevie D with all the perks of dating Stevie’s women, driving his cars and spending his money.

Cast

* Chris Cordone as Stevie D / Michael Rose *

as Daria Laurentis *

as Lenny *

as Angelo DiMarco *

as Jack Laurentis *

as Nick Grimaldi *

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as Tony Muccerino *

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as Max Levine * Phil Idrissi as Big Lou * Darren Capozzi as Little Don *Guy Camilleri as Agent Harris *Jason E. Kelley as Agent Shields * Alma Martinez as Senator Garcia * Alex Fernandez as Mayor Arturo Lopez *Seth Cassell as Johnny

Release

The film was released on February 25, 2016 at

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Reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics. Katie Walsh of ''

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'' said that "at nearly two hours it stretches the conceit and the performers far beyond their range". '' Hollywood Reporter'''s Sheri Linden praised the film's casting and especially

's performance in the role of Lenny.

Awards

References

External links

{{IMDb title, id=3644258 2010s crime comedy-drama films American crime comedy-drama films Films about criminals 2016 films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films