The Sweet Life

The Sweet Life

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  • Story:
    Sensitive but unsuccessful New York magazine columnist Michael (James Lorinz King of New York, Frankenhooker) looks on with hopeless envy as his self-confident, shallow brother Frankie catches all the women, makes all the money and never feels a pang of remorse at his amoral behavior. Enter Lila (Barbara Sicuranza), a tough, sexy bartender. Initially Frankie's got her, and Michael gets fixed up with her biker chick roommate (Joan Jett, of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts). Then, through a twist of fate, Michael finds himself vying with Frankie for Lila's affections, and the results are both riotously funny and touching. Filmmakers Roy Frumkes and Rocco Simonelli (writers of the cult hit The Substitute) have created a romantic comedy... for people who hate romantic comedies!
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STORY

Story
Sensitive but unsuccessful New York magazine columnist Michael (James Lorinz King of New York, Frankenhooker) looks on with hopeless envy as his self-confident, shallow brother Frankie catches all the women, makes all the money and never feels a pang of remorse at his amoral behavior. Enter Lila (Barbara Sicuranza), a tough, sexy bartender. Initially Frankie's got her, and Michael gets fixed up with her biker chick roommate (Joan Jett, of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts). Then, through a twist of fate, Michael finds himself vying with Frankie for Lila's affections, and the results are both riotously funny and touching. Filmmakers Roy Frumkes and Rocco Simonelli (writers of the cult hit The Substitute) have created a romantic comedy... for people who hate romantic comedies!

TRIVIA

Trivia

After the lead and co-star pulled out of the film, Barbara Sicuranza suggested her husband Chris Stein could help. Stein is a member of Blondie and offered the role of Sherry to Debbie Harry. Harry immediately turned it down. Next he approached Joan Jett who not only accepted but wrote many songs for the soundtrack including the theme song.

Simonelli and Frumkes wrote a book based on the making of the film titled "Shoot Me: Independent Filmmaking From Creative Concept To Rousing Released" published by Allworth Press.

Filmed in 2001, was not completed until 2003, and was not distributed until 2011.

In the film, Mike takes Lila to see La Dolce Vita. La Dolce Vita translates to The Sweet Life.

Filmed during the writer's strike in Hollywood, Simonelli and Frumkes decided rather then being unemployed during that time they would take their least expensive script and produce it independently. The result was this film.