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Kings of South Beach

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Kings of South Beach
DVD cover
Written by	Nicholas Pileggi
Directed by	Tim Hunter
Starring	Donnie Wahlberg Jason Gedrick
Music by	Rob Mounsey
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Sonny Grosso Larry Jacobson Clay Kahler Van Vandegrift
Producers	Nicholas Pileggi Kip Konwiser
Cinematography	Patrick Cady
Editor	Sunny Hodge
Running time	90 minutes
Production companies	Grosso-Jacobson Communications Sony Pictures Television
Original release
Network	A&E
Release	March 12, 2007 (2007-03-12)

Kings of South Beach is a 2007 American crime drama television film directed by Tim Hunter and written by Nicholas Pileggi, about an infamous operator of nightclubs in the South Beach section of Miami Beach, Florida. The lead character is portrayed by Jason Gedrick; his best friend is portrayed by Donnie Wahlberg. The film premiered on March 12, 2007 on A&E.

Background[edit]

The film is loosely based on a true story about the exploits of Chris Paciello, a transplanted New Yorker who was involved with the Mafia back in his hometown. He built a house of cards in South Beach, founded on models, money, and celebrity friends, including Madonna.

After an intense undercover investigation, Paciello was arrested on racketeering and murder charges, and went on to testify against known members and associates of the Colombo and Bonanno crime families.

Cast[edit]

Donnie Wahlberg as Andy Burnett
Jason Gedrick as Chris Troiano
Ricardo Antonio Chavira as Enrique
Brian Goodman as Lt. Jim Hawke
Frank John Hughes as Lt. Houlton
Steven Bauer as Allie Boy
Sean Poolman as Manny Jones
Ariane Sommer as Girl at the Bar
Nadine Velazquez as Olivia Palacios

Production[edit]

Filming took place entirely in Puerto Rico in 2006. The production received a 40% tax rebate from the Puerto Rico Film Commission.^[1]

Reception[edit]

New York Post critic Linda Stasi rates Kings of South Beach as a "four star film" with a casting described as “perfect.”^[2] Robert Bianco of USA Today describes "Gedrick and Wahlberg as absolutely first-rate, as these fine actors tend to be."^[3] Scott Weinberg of DVD Talk-Review, however, called it "obvious, listless, and completely predictable from start to finish", and said that "Kings of South Beach is little more than a very thin retread of several much better crime stories."^[4]

References[edit]

^ Wimberly, Rachel (April 11, 2007). "Exotic locations, tax breaks a big incentive". Variety. Retrieved October 13, 2022.

^ "dOc Press Release Kings of South Beach". Archived from the original on September 6, 2007. Retrieved August 6, 2007.

^ Stasi, Linda (March 7, 2007). "PLAYERS CLUB- New York Post South Beach Boys' Night". Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved March 7, 2007.

^ "DVDTalk ReviewL Kings of South Beach". Retrieved January 5, 2008.

External links[edit]

Films directed by Tim Hunter

Tex (1982)
Sylvester (1985)
River's Edge (1986)
Paint It Black (1989)
Lies of the Twins (1991)
The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
The Colony (1996)
The People Next Door (1996)
The Maker (1997)
Video Voyeur (2002)
The Failures (2003)
Control (2004)
The Far Side of Jericho (2006)
Kings of South Beach (2007)
Looking Glass (2018)
Smiley Face Killers (2020)

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