ANGELO MY LOVE!

"I'd like you to meet my friend Angelo Evans. I first saw him on a street corner in New York City flirting with a beautiful woman twice his age. I had to tell his story".

- ROBERT DUVALL

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This is probably the most unconventional film I have yet to feature on "Friday Movie Suggestion Night". As the true story goes, Actor-Director-Writer-Producer Robert Duvall was walking around in New York City when he approached a street corner--God only knows which one--and caught a scene that had him in stitches! A small Gypsy boy named Angelo Evans was trying deserately to pick up a 36 year-old woman. Angelo was 12. (Yeah, and here I thought I was hot stuff at 12). The boy had so much charm and confidence that Duvall introduced himself and eventually wound up meeting the entire Evans family. (Isn't this a SCREAM?--"Hey, Mama. This guy's Robert DuVall. No, no. He's cool. You know from the movies--the big movies" ). GEEZ! All I can think of is this: What Duvall never considered when he got out of bed that morning was that he would be introduced to an underground life of Gypsies living in New York. This so tickled Duvall's heart and imagination that he crafted a film out of the family. Using real Gypsies playing fictional versions of themselves, we are introduced to the lifestyle, rites, myths and passions of this tight-knit urban subculture. Twelve year-old Angelo Evans is clearly street-wise. The son of a fortune teller, Angelo accuses a sleazy gypsy, Steve "Patalay" Tsigonoff, and his foul-mouthed wife, Millie, of stealing an ancestral ring that was reserved for his future bride, Patricia! This results in a chase of the pair to Canada with little Angelo risking disgracing his family to get the ring back. What follows is a very cool "kris"---the Gypsies' "Court of Justice". Very amusing! Oh, yeah! Expect plenty of Gypsy music here with a good look at the tribals, customs and yes--YES--A WEDDING! Duvall reportedly financed this film himself. It is simply put, a work of JOY!

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This Cast is hilarious: Written and Directed by Robert Duvall; Angelo Evans....Himself; Michael Evans....Himself; Ruthie Evans....Herself; Tony Evans....Himself; Debbie Evans....Herself; Steve Tsigonoff....Himself; Millie Tsigonoff....Herself; Frankie Williams....Himself; George Nicholas ....Himself; Katerina Ribraka....Patricia; Timothy Phillips....School Teacher; Lachlan Youngs.... Student Reporter; Jennifer Youngs....Student Reader; Louis Garcia....Hispanic Student; Margaret Millan Gonzalez....Old Woman; Cathy Kitchen....Country Singer; Jan Kitchen....Mother; Debbie Ristick....Peaches; William Duvall....Opera Singer; John Duvall....Opera Singer; Nick Costello....Godfather; Diana Costello..Godmother; Johnny Ristik...Bride's Father; Yelka Ristick....Bride's Mother; John Williams....Greek Dancer.

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Trust me, this is a riot!