Tommy DeVito: Vincent Piazza
Bobby Guadio: Erich Bergen
Nick Massi: Michael Lomenda
Bob Crewe: Mike Doyle
Joey: Joseph Russo
Gyp DeCario: Christopher Walken
Warner Bros. Pictures presents
a film directed by Clint Eastwood. Written by Marshall Brickman & Rick
Elice, based on their musical. Running time: 134 min. Rated R (for language
throughout).
My father liked his
pleasures simple. He was a man who enjoyed life to its fullest, and in that
enjoyment he could appreciate movies and music at the most basic level. I did
not get my level of standards for either art form from him. I developed that
over years of appreciation and exploration. But, I did get my foundational enjoyment
of them from him.
My father had a very select
number of musical artists he would follow through anything. One of those groups
was Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons. He loved that unique voice of
Valli’s, and he loved the writing style of the songs that were penned mostly by
Four Seasons member Bobby Gaudio and their producer Bob Crewe. There were also
a select number of movie stars that he trusted implicitly to provide the type
of movies he wanted to see. One of those people was Clint Eastwood. Eastwood
never relied on the flash and flair of Hollywood, but on straightforward
storytelling about men—who might be flawed—but could certainly be relied upon
for doing what they do best. It is those qualities that bring together Clint
Eastwood and the Four Seasons for the new movie musical “Jersey Boys”. I’ve no
doubt he would’ve loved it as much as I.
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