You Got Nothin'

Running time: 102 mins

What happens when a ten-year-old little girl redirects the lives of her two kidnappers? From the creative minds of writers Steven Langa and Philip Angelotti, Jr. comes an urban comedy filled with characters reminiscent of an Elmor Leonard novel. You Got Nothin', recently being touted as the next My Big Fat Greek Wedding, cleverly combines the humor of Midnight Run with the heart of Paper Moon. Major League hopeful Joey Carlucci and his childhood friend, Dominick Mazzetti, born and bred in Hoboken, NJ, are sentenced to a life of small-time debt collecting, until ordered by their boss, Bookie "Big Tommy" Cesaro, to find and collect $400,000 from deadbeat Willy Starks. Discovering that Willie has relocated to L.A., Joey and Dom pack their bags and head out west-only to find a world they never imagined. From an overzealous bellhop and crazy, gun-toting Cubans, to the unplanned kidnapping of Willie's 10-year-old daughter, Joey and Dom find their world spinning out of control, culminating in madcap mayhem. Shooting with cutting-edge High-Def cameras, Philip Angelotti, Jr. makes his directorial debut with You Got Nothin', deftly constructing a world balanced by drama and comedy. - Fernando F. Croce