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Director:
Mira Nair
Writers (WGA):
Christine Bell (novel)
Robin Swicord (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
12 May 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance | Drama more
Tagline:
On the way to finding a family, she found love. more
Plot:
In an attempt to secure a sponsor, an unlikely group of Cuban refugees become a "family" as the U.S... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Marisa sizzles! more (15 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Marisa Tomei ... Dorita Evita Perez

Alfred Molina ... Juan Raul Perez

Anjelica Huston ... Carmela Perez

Chazz Palminteri ... Lt. John Pirelli
Trini Alvarado ... Teresa Perez
Celia Cruz ... Luz Pat
Ranjit Chowdhry ... Indian immigration official

Diego Wallraff ... Angel Diaz
Ellen Cleghorne ... Officer Rhoades

Angela Lanza ... Flavia
Jose Felipe Padron ... Felipe Perez
Lázaro Pérez ... Armando 'Papi' Perez

Bill Sage ... Steve Steverino

Vincent Gallo ... Orlando
Billy Hopkins ... Father Aiden
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some sexuality and language.
Runtime:
UK:113 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Coral Gables, Florida, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón was supposed to be directing this film, but pulled out before production started. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Dottie goes to make out with the security guard at the bar, the first wide shot shows her without her orange pants on, just black panties. In the next shot, she is wearing her pants, then the security guard precedes to pull them down, showing the black panties previously shown from a far distance in the first wide shot. more
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8 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Marisa sizzles!, 16 November 2000
Author: SanDiego from The Beach

This excellent film came out at the same time as the similar titled "My Family." How interesting it always is when twin films come out that way. Sometimes one film is completely ignored, other times the two films split their limited audiences and neither really take off. Such as the case with these two films. Both were excellent films with similar marketing campaigns, but Marisa Tomei in "The Perez Family" is what makes this film the superior of the two. As Dottie Perez, Marisa Tomei is sizzling hot, as sexy as anything to dance across the screen in decades, and simply dissolves into her character. If Marisa Tomei won a Oscar for "My Cousin Vinny" (which she did), then her performance here, in comparison, deserves a Nobel Peace Prize! I dare any one, male or female, to watch this film and not fall instantly in love with every inch of her. Our entire family adores this film and Marisa Tomei's performance.

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