Her name isn’t Soprano but this weekend Alyssa Milano takes on a dramatic role as a single mom who becomes involved with the mob as an active member in the new Lifetime movie Wisegal. Check out the trailer and these behind the scenes clips from her upcoming movie!
Co-stars are James Kahn and Jason Gedrick- this is the kind of movie of the week with real talent and story that is seldom seen on the big networks anymore and the type of storytelling that goes beyond just the woman in peril dramas that launched Lifetime. I have seen some great flicks in the past several years on both Lifetime and Oxygen- this is one that men and women should enjoy.
Based on a true story written by the real Donnie Brasco Joseph Pistone.
Check your local listings for times and showings! It premieres on Lifetime Saturday March 15, 2008
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OFFICIAL Description:
Time for all the “wiseguys” to step aside for the “wisegal” in a mob movie like no other. From Executive Producer Joe Pistone, the real-life “Donnie Brasco,” comes a true story offering the female take on life in the Mafia. Patty Montanari, widowed at a young age, takes a page from the neighborhood Mafioso and turns to selling contraband cigarettes to support her three sons. Patty then begins a romance with mobster Frank Russo, who recognizes her business savvy and gives her a nightclub to manage. Before long, she gets promoted even higher up in the ranks. She becomes a big-time money courier for “the family.” And although she’s living the high life, Patty soon becomes disenchanted with the mob — especially when she fears that her sons may end up “wiseguys” one day. But everyone knows getting out of the mob ain’t easy — especially when you’re working for the boss of one of New York’s five biggest crime families. See how Patty tries to break free without losing her life.
