''The Godfather of Green Bay'' is a fictional comedic movie released in 2005. It follows the tale of stand-up comedian Joe Keegan (played by Pete Schwaba). Joe makes a last-ditch effort to save his career by traveling to a small Wisconsin town where a scout for ''

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'' is in the audience at "Rocktoberfest". ''The Godfather of Green Bay'' refers to a particularly difficult audience member named Big Jake Norquist (played by

Tony Goldwyn Anthony Howard Goldwyn (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor, singer, producer, director, and political activist. He made his debut appearing as Darren in the slasher film '' Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives'' (1986), and had his breakthr ...

) at Joe's final performance, who just so happens to be interested in Joe's girlfriend. The film was produced in 2003 with filming locations in

Marinette, Wisconsin Marinette is a city in and the county seat of Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on the south bank of the Menominee River, at its mouth at Green Bay, part of Lake Michigan; to the north is Stephenson Island, part of th ...

and

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. Pete Schwaba directed and produced in addition to starring. The film's soundtrack was provided by Kurt Neumann of

BoDeans BoDeans is an American rock band formed in Waukesha, Wisconsin. BoDeans came to prominence in the 1980s. The band's sound encompasses multiple rock genres, including roots rock, heartland rock, and alternative rock. The band's biggest hit to da ...

Cast

as Big Jake Norquist *

Lauren Holly Lauren Holly (born October 28, 1963) is an American actress. She has played the roles of Deputy Sheriff Maxine Stewart in the television series ''Picket Fences'', NCIS Director Jenny Shepard in the series '' NCIS'', Dr. Betty Rogers on '' Motiv ...

as Molly Mahoney * Pete Schwaba as Joe Keegan *

Jimmy Pardo James Ronald Pardo, Jr. (born July 28, 1966) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and host of the long-running comedy podcast '' Never Not Funny''. From the show's inception until mid-2015, he performed as the Conan O'Brien program ''Conan ...

as Higgins *

Lance Barber Lance Barber (born June 29, 1973) is an American actor. He is best known for playing George Cooper, Sr. on the CBS sitcom ''Young Sheldon'' (2017–present), as well as Bill Ponderosa on the FX show ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia''. Early ...

as Kenny Caruso *

Thomas Lennon Thomas Patrick Lennon (born August 9, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, director, and novelist. He plays Lieutenant Jim Dangle on the series ''Reno 911!'' Lennon is an accomplished screenwriter of several major st ...

as DUG * Steve Seagren as Ralphy *

Eric Price Eric Price (born July 19, 1974) is an American actor and comedian who is most notable for his membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series ''MADtv'' during its 14th Season. He is also known for his voice roles as Paddy ...

as Ratboy *

Mark Borchardt Mark Borchardt (born August 20, 1966) is an American independent filmmaker. He is best known as the subject of the 1999 film ''American Movie'', which documented three years he spent writing, shooting and editing his horror short, ''Coven (1997 f ...

as Skeeter *

Mike Siegel Mike Siegel (born March 16, 1945) is an American radio talk show host. Siegel is a native of New York. He has worked hosted the nationally syndicated radio program Coast to Coast AM, and worked at stations from Seattle's KVI to Boston's WRKO an ...

as Driver * Tracy Thorpe as Janice * Dennis LaValle as Harvey Skorik * Duane Sharp as Sheriff

External links

* * http://www.godfatherofgreenbay.com/ * 2005 films 2005 comedy films Films shot in Wisconsin Films set in Wisconsin Films shot in Michigan American comedy films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{2000s-US-film-stub