KISS ME, GUIDO

Nick Scotti, Anthony Barrile,

Anthony DeSando, Craig Chester

Paramount Pictures; Directed by Tony Vitale

Rated R; 91 minutes; 1997

Frankie (Nick Scotti), a heterosexual homophobe from the Bronx, moves in with gay stage actor and choreographer, Wayne (Anthony Barrile) without realizing that the "GWM" in Wayne’s add for a roommate means "Gay White Male." Frankie tries to find a new place, but discovers Manhattan living ain’t cheap Ultimately, the pair becomes close friends and under Warren’s tutelage Frankie gets a crash course in cultural sensitivity in this contemporary comedy.

 

 

REVIEWS

"KISS ME GUIDO has a playful comic ingenuity of its own."

- Janet Maslin, THE NEW YORK TIMES

"KISS ME GUIDO abounds in good-heart humor adding up to a perfectly pleasant summer diversion. Scotti is flat-out terrific."

- Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMES

"A pleasant cross between MOONSTRUCK and THE BIRDCAGE."

- Andrew Johnston, TIMES OUT NEW YORK

"Exuberant! Sharply written characters and well-acted."

- Edward Guthmann, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

"Charming!"

- Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE