Leo (Romano) and Angela (Metcalf) Russo live a simple, blue-collar life in Queens, surrounded by the big personalities of their overbearing Italian-American family. When their lanky, soft-spoken son 'Sticks' finds success on his high-school basketball team and a chance at a life beyond what tradition expects, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it happen.... [more] Leo (Romano) and Angela (Metcalf) Russo live a simple, blue-collar life in Queens, surrounded by the big personalities of their overbearing Italian-American family. When their lanky, soft-spoken son 'Sticks' finds success on his high-school basketball team and a chance at a life beyond what tradition expects, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it happen. [less]