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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Adult Humor Movie Release: 1996 DVD Release: 01/13/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 45 mins Studio: MGM Total Copies: 1 Genres: Comedy, Romantic Comedy

Romeo and Juliet gets updated -- and played for laughs -- in this romantic comedy set in the City Island section of the Bronx. Mike and Sadie Cappamezza (Joseph Bologna and Lainie Kazan) are a hard-working couple who have run a family-style Italian restaurant for years. The Cappamezzas' fiercest rivals have long been Count and Countess Malacici (Paul Sorvino and Barbara Carrera), who operate a pretentiously upscale Neapolitan eatery (and whose titled nobility seems to be in question). The Malacicis don't like the Cappamezzas any more than the Cappamezzas like them, and for years they've been trying to run each other out of business. So no one is pleased when Rosario Cappamezza (Nathaniel Marston), Mike and Sadie's son, and Gina Malacici (Angelina Jolie), the daughter of the Count and Countess, are cast in a student production of Romeo and Juliet -- and annoyance gives way to shock when Rosario and Gina fall in love offstage as well as on. The husband and wife team of Joseph Bologna and Renee Taylor co-wrote and co-directed this film; Taylor also appears in a small role as a psychic. While completed in 1994, Love Is All There Is didn't enjoy a theatrical release until 1996. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Lainie Kazan - Sadie Cappamezza
Joseph Bologna - Mike Cappamezza
Barbara Carrera - Countess Malacici
Paul Sorvino - Count Malacici
Renée Taylor - Mona
Angelina Jolie - Gina Malacici
Nathaniel Marston - Rosario Cappamezza

This broad comedy about the ups and downs of love and marriage gets a competent presentation for its release on DVD. Love Is All There Is has been given two transfers to disc for this edition: a letterboxed version in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1 (which has been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors) and a pan-and-scan version in the full-screen ratio of 1.33:1. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Surround. The dialogue is in English, with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, and French. As a bonus, this release also features the film's original trailer. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide