Two Bits

Two Bits
Two Bits
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	James Foley
Written by	Joseph Stefano
Produced by	Arthur Cohn
Starring	Jerry Barone; Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio; Al Pacino;
Cinematography	Juan Ruiz Anchía
Edited by	Howard E. Smith
Music by	Carter Burwell
Production; company	Connexion Film
Distributed by	Miramax Films (Domestic); Capella International (Overseas)
Release date	November 22, 1995;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$26,282

Two Bits is a 1995 American drama film directed by James Foley and starring Al Pacino, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Jerry Barone. It is written by Joseph Stefano, who considered the film a personal project, with a semi-biographical story. The title refers to the American slang term for a quarter dollar: "two bits".

Plot

It is a hot summer day in 1933 in South Philadelphia, where 12-year-old Gennaro lives with his widowed mother and ailing grandfather. His grandfather sits outside holding on tight to his last quarter. He has promised the quarter to Gennaro so that the boy can buy a ticket to a plush new movie theater. However, grandpa is not ready to pass on the quarter, nor is he ready to die. He has some unfinished business with a woman from his past, and he enlists Gennaro to act as his emissary.

Cast

Jerry Barone as Gennaro
- Alec Baldwin as Narrator (Older Gennaro) (voice) (uncredited)
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Luisa Spirito
Al Pacino as Grandpa
Patrick Borriello as Tullio
Andy Romano as Dr. Bruna
Donna Mitchell as Mrs. Bruna
Mary Lou Rosato as Aunt Carmela
Joe Grifasi as Uncle Joe
Rosemary De Angelis as Mrs. Conte
Ron McLarty as Irish
Charley Scalies as Ballyhoo Driver
Joanna Merlin as Guendolina
Geoff Pierson as Dr. Wilson
Karen Shallo as Woman in Red
Nick Discenza as Father of Deceased