The Village Barbershop is a 2008 independent film written and directed by Chris J. Ford and starring John Ratzenberger and Shelly Cole. Ratzenberger plays Art Leroldi, a Reno barber forced to hire a new employee, Gloria MacIntyre, played by Cole, after the death of his longtime business partner. Faced with losing his shop, Gloria helps Art get his life and business back on track with her feisty, determined attitude.
Years earlier, Art lost his wife to cancer, a painful wound he nurses by excessive drinking and going to the sportsbook (which is where he met his wife) every day. Gloria has her own issues when she finds herself homeless and pregnant by her loser boyfriend, who has decided to leave her for another woman, and take the trailer they live in. However, she soon strikes up a relationship with Colin, a neighborhood barista who is determined to win her over despite her initial reluctance. Art's lonely existence is then brightened when he runs into Josie, an old acquaintance, at a gentleman's club where she works as a waitress.
In what he thinks is a fait accompli, the shop's greedy and sleazy landlord, Jacobi (Amos Glick), sells the property to Big-Mart, and the barbers are forced to relocate. But all turns out well in the end, and Art exacts mischievous revenge on Jacobi, who gets his just reward.
Won the Audience Award for Best Picture by Cinequest in 2008 and the Best Actress Award for Cole at the Newport Beach Film Festival that same year. An Official Selection at a number of film festivals, it is a sweet film that Variety called "Warm, humorous, and ingratiating".
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80%, based on five reviews with an average rating of 6.7/10.[3]
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village, barbershop, 2008, independent, film, written, directed, chris, ford, starring, john, ratzenberger, shelly, cole, ratzenberger, plays, leroldi, reno, barber, forced, hire, employee, gloria, macintyre, played, cole, after, death, longtime, business, par. The Village Barbershop is a 2008 independent film written and directed by Chris J Ford and starring John Ratzenberger and Shelly Cole Ratzenberger plays Art Leroldi a Reno barber forced to hire a new employee Gloria MacIntyre played by Cole after the death of his longtime business partner Faced with losing his shop Gloria helps Art get his life and business back on track with her feisty determined attitude The Village BarbershopFilm posterDirected byChris J FordWritten byChris J FordStarringJohn Ratzenberger and Shelly ColeRelease dateFebruary 29 2008 2008 02 29 Cinequest CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish The film premiered at 2008 Cinequest Film Festival 1 2 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot editYears earlier Art lost his wife to cancer a painful wound he nurses by excessive drinking and going to the sportsbook which is where he met his wife every day Gloria has her own issues when she finds herself homeless and pregnant by her loser boyfriend who has decided to leave her for another woman and take the trailer they live in However she soon strikes up a relationship with Colin a neighborhood barista who is determined to win her over despite her initial reluctance Art s lonely existence is then brightened when he runs into Josie an old acquaintance at a gentleman s club where she works as a waitress In what he thinks is a fait accompli the shop s greedy and sleazy landlord Jacobi Amos Glick sells the property to Big Mart and the barbers are forced to relocate But all turns out well in the end and Art exacts mischievous revenge on Jacobi who gets his just reward Cast editJohn Ratzenberger as Art Leroldi Shelly Cole as Gloria MacIntyre Cindy Pickett as Josie George McRae as George Daron Jennings as Colin Amos Glick as Jacobi Josh Hutchinson as Rickert Bob Saenz as WilsonProduction editPer ending credits the film was shot entirely in Reno Nevada Napa California and Petaluma California The soundtrack makes extensive use of music by Brittany Shane and Bob Spector Reception editWon the Audience Award for Best Picture by Cinequest in 2008 and the Best Actress Award for Cole at the Newport Beach Film Festival that same year An Official Selection at a number of film festivals it is a sweet film that Variety called Warm humorous and ingratiating On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 80 based on five reviews with an average rating of 6 7 10 3 References edit CreativeCOW wwwm creativecow net Retrieved 28 May 2020 The Village Barbershop 12 March 2008 The Village Barbershop 2008 Retrieved 28 May 2020 via www rottentomatoes com External links editOfficial film site The Village Barbershop at IMDb nbsp The Village Barbershop at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Village Barbershop amp oldid 1200497873, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
