Story of movie Jersey Boys Film :
Jersey Boys is a 2014 American musical drama film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood, based on the Tony Award-winning jukebox musical of the same name. The film tells the story of the musical group The Four Seasons. Original band members Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio (who also composed the film's music) serve as executive producers.
| Jersey Boys | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Clint Eastwood |
| Produced by |
|
| Screenplay by |
|
| Based on | Jersey Boys by Marshall Brickman Rick Elice |
| Starring |
|
| Music by | Bob Gaudio |
| Cinematography | Tom Stern |
| Edited by |
|
Production company |
|
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
|
Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40–58.6 million |
| Box office | $67.7 million |
Jersey Boys was released in the United States on June 20, 2014. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the musical numbers but criticized the narrative and runtime, and grossed $67 million worldwide.
Screenplay
In Belleville, New Jersey in 1951, Tommy DeVito performs together with his brother Nicky, and their friend Nick Massi, as The Variety Trio. He meets 16-year-old Frankie Castelluccio, a barber's son, already well known in the neighborhood for his singing voice. Frankie has the admiration of Genovese Family mobster Angelo "Gyp" DeCarlo, who takes a personal interest in him.
One night, the group attempts a robbery of a safe, resulting in the police later arresting them. In court, Frankie is let off with a warning, but Tommy is sentenced to six months in prison. After his release, Tommy reunites with the group, and adds Frankie as lead singer. Frankie changes his professional name to Frankie Vally, and then Frankie Valli. At a performance, Frankie is entranced by a woman named Mary Delgado. He takes her to dinner, and they are soon married.
The group, now called "The Four Lovers", is in need of a songwriter after Nicky leaves. Tommy's friend, Joe Pesci, tells him about a talented singer-songwriter, Bob Gaudio, and invites him to hear the group perform. Gaudio is impressed with Valli's vocals, and agrees to join.
The band, having recorded several demos, attempts to attract interest, but has little success. One day, in New York City, producer Bob Crewe signs them to a contract. However, they quickly realize that it only allows them to perform back-up vocals for other acts. Crewe says that the group does not have a distinctive image or sound yet. Inspired by a bowling alley sign, the band is renamed "The Four Seasons," and they sing a new song Gaudio has written, "Sherry", to Crewe, who agrees to record it.
"Sherry" quickly becomes a commercial success, followed by two more, "Big Girls Don't Cry" and "Walk Like a Man". However, before an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, Valli is approached by mobster Norman Waxman, a loan shark for one of the other Five Families, who claims that Tommy owes him $150,000. Frankie goes to DeCarlo, who gets Waxman to allow the group to pay the debt, which turns out to be considerably larger. Tommy must go to work for the mob's associates in Las Vegas until it is paid. Nick, irritated by Tommy's irresponsibility, not being involved in the group's decisions, and never being able to see his family, also leaves the group.
Forced to tour constantly to pay the debt, the band hires a set of studio musicians, and becomes Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, with Gaudio now acting solely as songwriter and producer. Valli learns from his now ex-wife, Mary, that his daughter, Francine, now a drug addict, has escaped from home. Valli meets his estranged daughter and regrets not acting as a better father for her when she was growing up. He also arranges for Gaudio to offer her singing lessons and for Crewe to cut a demo for her.
A few years later, the group has finally paid off Tommy's debt. However, this coincides with the news of Francine's death by drug overdose. Frankie and Mary both grieve for their daughter. Gaudio composes a new number for Valli to sing, his first as a solo artist. At first, Frankie is hesitant, as he is still in mourning, but eventually agrees. The track, "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", becomes a commercial success.
In 1990, the Four Seasons are about to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band performs "Rag Doll" onstage, their first performance together in over twenty years. The music fades as the four men take turns addressing the audience. Tommy, in an ironic twist, now works for Joe Pesci, who has gone on to become an Oscar-winning actor. Nick claims to have no regrets about leaving the group, enjoying the time he spends with his family. Bob has retired to Nashville, Tennessee. Lastly, Frankie states that the best time he had during his time with the Four Seasons was before their success, "when everything was still ahead of us and it was just four guys singing under a street lamp."
- John Lloyd Young as Francis "Frankie" Castelluccio/Valli
- Erich Bergen as Bob Gaudio
- Michael Lomenda as Nick Massi
- Vincent Piazza as Gaetano "Tommy" DeVito
- Christopher Walken as Gyp DeCarlo
- Renée Marino as Mary Delgado
- Kathrine Narducci as Mary Rinaldi
- Lou Volpe as Anthony Castelluccio
- Freya Tingley as Francine Valli (age 17)
- Elizabeth Hunter as Francine Valli (age 7)
- Grace Kelley as Francine Valli (age 4)
- Mike Doyle as Bob Crewe
- Rob Marnell as Joe Long
- Johnny Cannizzaro as Nick DeVito
- Donnie Kehr as Norm Waxman
- Jeremy Luke as Donnie
- Joey Russo as Joe Pesci
- James Madio as Stosh
- Erica Piccininni as Lorraine
- Steve Schirripa as Vito
- Barry Livingston as Accountant
- Miles Aubrey as Charles Calello
- Kim Gatewood as Angel #1
- Jackie Seiden as Angel #2
- Kyli Rae as Angel #3
- Troy Grant as Ed Sullivan
- Heather Ferguson Pond as Miss Frankie Nolan
- Hayden Fein as The Good Jersey Boy
- Zack Firtel as Another Good Jersey Boy
- Matt Colton as A Jersey Boy
- Andrew Ward as the Bad Jersey Boy
- John Griffin as Billy Dixon
- Chaz Langley as Hal Miller
- Billy Gardell as Georgie
- Francesca Eastwood as Waitress
- Sean Whalen as Engineer
In 2010, GK Films acquired the rights to produce a film adaptation of the musical, with Brickman and Elice writing the script for the film. By August 2012, Jon Favreau was engaged to direct and casting had begun.
However, in November 2012, it was reported that Warner Bros. had put the film in turnaround; Despite this in May 2013, Frankie Valli noted that production was still underway. By that June, Eastwood became attached to the project as a director. The project came three years after the release of Eastwood's previous film, J. Edgar, which Variety notes was "his longest gap between directing projects since 1980". Although Eastwood enjoyed the script, he asked for a rewrite, noting that the version "was missing a lot of things." This was considered unusual for Eastwood as he became somewhat notorious for using first drafts as the eventual script. A trailer was released for the film on April 17, 2014.
For casting, Eastwood sought to cast actors from the play itself rather than more marketable film stars. Eastwood noted that he was pressured to cast more famous leads; however, he refused, stating, "You've got people who've done 1,200 performances; how much better can you know a character?". The film was shot in Los Angeles, California, where it spent $58.6 million and received the California Film & Television Tax Credit.
Includes all the songs sung in the film.
- "Silhouettes - Frankie Valli
- "You're the Apple of My Eye"– Variety Trio
- "I Can't Give You Anything but Love" – Frankie Valli and Variety Trio
- "Earth Angel" – Tommy DeVito
- "A Sunday Kind of Love" – Frankie Valli, Nick Massi, Nick's date and Tommy DeVito
- "My Mother's Eyes" - Frankie Valli (also with Gyp DeCarlo in the opening)
- "I'm in the Mood for Love" – Frankie Valli
- "Cry for Me" – Bob Gaudio, Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi
- "I Still Care" – Miss Frankie Nolan and The Romans
- "Trance" – Billy Dixon and The Topix
- "Sherry" – The Four Seasons
- "Big Girls Don't Cry" – The Four Seasons
- "Walk Like a Man" – The Four Seasons
- "My Boyfriend's Back" – The Angels
- "My Eyes Adored You" – Frankie Valli
- "Working My Way Back to You" – The Four Seasons
- "Dawn (Go Away)" – The Four Seasons
- "Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'bout Me)" – Frankie Valli and The New Seasons
- "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" – Frankie Valli
- "Rag Doll" – The Four Seasons
- "Who Loves You" – The Four Seasons
- "Sherry"/"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - (Reprise)" - Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito, Bob Gaudio, Nick Massi and Full Cast
Background songs
Includes songs heard only on the background.
- "(Who Wears) Short Shorts" – The Royal Teens
- "Stay" – Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
- "Bye Bye Baby" – Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
A soundtrack album Jersey Boys: Music from the Motion Picture and Broadway Musical was released on June 25, 2014. The albums is a mix of original recordings by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, new recordings by the film cast, and tracks from the original Broadway cast recording.
Track listing:
All tracks written by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe.
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
