Trailer: Friends and Romans

Nick DeMaio, (Michael Rispoli) is an aspiring actor who is perpetually typecast as “Gangster # 3” in films about the Mob. In an attempt to be taken seriously, he and his Staten Island buddies decide to stage a play—and not just any play, but Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”–with Nick as the star. Gathering at odd hours to rehearse, they attract the attention of the Feds, who mistake these good guys for “goodfellas,” and assume the play is a cover for criminal activity. Once again typecast as a gangster– this time in real life–Nick has to prove his mettle, both onstage and off.