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Anamorphic (1.78) widescreen transfer; Director's commentary; Deleted scenes; Chapter selections; Liner notes
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1. Sunday Morning [5:07]
2. Meet Johnny Amico [4:24]
3. Playing Ma's Number [4:38]
4. Tommy Tomatoes [3:43]
5. Meat Man [5:04]
6. Street Fight [4:54]
7. Change for a Five [4:01]
8. Pinky Delivers [3:24]
9. Johnny and J.C. [4:51]
10. Gourmet Gamblers Anonymous [7:56]
11. The Big Hit [4:49]
12. Finding Petey Cheesecake [2:43]
13. Avocado, No Pit [4:11]
14. The Cabbie [2:18]
15. Caught [1:45]
16. No Party for Pinky [2:55]
17. The Cabbie Returns [4:45]
18. The Long Shot [4:09]
19. Down by Six [7:28]
20. End Credits [7:10]
In this comedy, a hard-luck gambler learns a new commandment: Honor Thy Mother's Lottery Winnings. Johnny Amico (Mike Starr) runs a delicatessen in New York City; regarded as a nice guy by his friends and regular customers, he has a weakness for gambling and is usually in debt. Johnny is constantly nagged by his well-meaning but domineering mother (Judith Malina), who gives him ten dollars to play the same number every week in the lottery. One week, her number turns up a winner, but this is bad news for Johnny: convinced that the number would never win, he's been using the money to place bets of his own. Now Mom expects Johnny to come up with the prize money for a winning ticket he never bought; Johnny hatches a scheme to raise the money, but, given his usual success as a gambler, no one is very optimistic that he can pull it off. The Deli features an impressive list of supporting names, including actors Michael Imperioli, Frank Vincent, and Debi Mazar; rappers Heavy D and Ice T; singer David Johansen; and model Iman. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide