The King of Staten Island
Country
Production
Budget
$35 000 000
Box office
$2 180 452
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Barry Mendel, Judd Apatow, Michael Bederman, Judah Miller, Pete Davidson
Camera operator
Composer
Michael Andrews
Artist
Kevin Thompson, Angelica Borrero-Fortier, Jen Price Fick
Audition
David Rubin, Gayle Keller
Editing
Short description
Scott has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He's now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach. As his ambitious younger sister heads off to college, Scott is still living with his exhausted ER nurse mother and spends his days smoking weed, hanging with the guys — Oscar, Igor and Richie — and secretly hooking up with his childhood friend Kelsey. But when his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter named Ray, it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life.
What's left behind the scenes
- Like his character's father, Pete Davidson's father was also a firefighter and died in the line of duty. His Brooklyn unit was dispatched to the World Trade Center ruins immediately after the September 11 attacks, and Davidson's father perished. The future actor was 7 years old at the time. The film states that the main character's father died in a fire at a hotel building, not immediately after the September 11 attacks.
- Steve Buscemi, who plays a firefighter, actually served in a fire department in his youth. From 1980 to 1984, he was a firefighter at Station 55 in Manhattan, and then resigned to dedicate himself fully to his acting career. After the September 11, 2001 attacks, Buscemi (who was already a well-known actor) returned to Station 55 and volunteered in the search operations in the rubble of the World Trade Center towers. In June 2020, Buscemi told Derek Lawrence (1941-2020) that he played a firefighter for the first time in his life in the film 'The King of Staten Island'.
- Steve Buscemi, who plays a firefighter, actually served in a fire department in his youth. From 1980 to 1984, he was a firefighter at Engine Company 55 in Manhattan before resigning to pursue his acting career full-time. Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, Buscemi (by then a famous actor) returned to Engine 55 and volunteered in search operations within the ruins of the World Trade Center towers. In June 2020, Buscemi told Derek Lawrence (1941-2020) that 'The King of Staten Island' was the first time in his life he had actually played a firefighter in a movie.
- Like the father of his character, Pete Davidson's own father was a firefighter who died in the line of duty. His Brooklyn unit was dispatched to the ruins of the World Trade Center immediately after the September 11 attacks, and Davidson's father perished. The future actor was 7 years old at the time. In the film, it is stated that the protagonist's father died in a hotel fire, rather than immediately after the September 11 attacks.
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