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Was randomly reminded about this today after hearing Bill Burr talk about it ages ago. Might give it a spin.
Pete Davidson's father was a firefighter who died responding to 9/11 IIRC. Must have been a tough film to make for him.
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I got the impression that it was Pete Davidson's tribute to his father, I didn't realise he'd co-written it until the end credits but it makes a lot of sense having read up a little bit on his backstory.
I think Malisa Tomei and Steve Buscemi (and that bloke from The Wire) are the only people I can recall seeing in anything else, apart from Bill Burr's shit, obnoxious stand up. I thought the whole cast was excellent though, really good performances all round.
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I got round to watching The King Of Staten Island tonight based on your review. I enjoyed it a lot. Quite touching and genuinely hilarious in parts, a couple of things really caught me off guard in the best way.