Sorvino: Bad publicity killed deal for Pa. taxpayer-funded film
“Goodfellas” actor Paul Sorvino is blaming unfavorable news coverage in Pennsylvania for killing a deal to distribute a movie he produced with $500,000 from a Pennsylvania county.
Sorvino told WILK-FM on Wednesday that negative commentary from a station host and a newspaper columnist caused trouble for “The Trouble With Cali.”
He says a Canadian distributor didn’t want to be part of the controversy surrounding the taxpayer-subsidized production.
Lackawanna County commissioners agreed to help fund the $1.3 million film in 2006.
It was written by Sorvino’s daughter Amanda and co-starred his Oscar-winning daughter Mira, and portions were filmed in Scranton.
Sorvino says he’s upset the movie languished after debuting at a 2012 film festival.
He says he’d repay taxpayers if he had the money.
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