American Cousins
American Cousins is a 2003 romantic comedy film directed by Don Coutts and starring Danny Nucci, Gerald Lepkowski, Shirley Henderson, Vincent Pastore, Dan Hedaya, Russell Hunter, Olegar Fedoro, and Stevan Rimkus. The plot is about a Scots-Italian fish and chip shop owner who gives refuge to his Mafia relatives when they go on the run. It was voted one of the top three Scottish films of all time by readers of The List magazine.
Plot
Two New Jersey mobsters are almost killed when a deal in Eastern Europe goes wrong. They take refuge with their law-abiding cousin Bobby, who runs a fish and chip shop in Glasgow, Scotland. However, when one of the Americans takes a shine to Bobby's girl and the other clashes with local hoodlums, Bobby realises he has to stand up for himself or risk losing everything he loves.
Cast
More details
author | Sergio Casci |
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contentLocation | Glasgow Scotland |
director | Don Coutts |
editor | Lindy Cameron |
genre | comedy |
keywords | eastern europe fish and chip shop kill lose new jersey |
musicBy | Donald Shaw |
producer | Margaret Matheson |
theme | romantic comedy |