Storyline
PATTI CAKE$ is centered on aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$ who is fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown in New Jersey.
Cast: Danielle Macdonald -
Patti
Bridget Everett -
Barb
Siddharth Dhananjay -
Mamoudou Athie -
Cathy Moriarty -
Nana
McCaul Lombardi -
Danny
Patrick Brana -
Slaz
Dylan Blue -
Drewsky /
Master of Ceremonies
Warren Bub -
Mr. Bagadella
Mackenzie Grace Castle -
Bar Mitzvah Dancer
Robert Eckard -
Photographer
Ray Iannicelli -
Joe Puppy
Yair Koas -
Sound Technician /
Crowd Member
Faith Logan -
MC Lyte -
DJ French Tips
Trivia:
Patti was supposed to be from Lodi, New Jersey as a tribute to Glenn Danzig/The Misfits, but writer/director Geremy Jasper wound up changing Patti's hometown. See more »
User Review
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Rating: 7/10
I saw this at the Sydney Film Festival 2017.
This movie is the typical youth dreaming of becoming a star and then we
route for him/her as they are rejected by the establishment only to
rise like a phoenix. Why so they keep making them? Because we love them
is why. The beauty here is the parallels with the star Danielle
MacDonald.
Danielle is a Sydney girl, who could not get noticed down under and
went State-side to find her niche. Her talent is unstoppable and she
does dirty Jersey (their words in credits not mine) proud.
The rapping is brilliant. I can't understand most of the stuff they
play on the radio but given the context, the lyrics are poignant cries
to the world of her plight.
Go - be inspired by Killer P and try stop singing P B N J days after
you see the movie.
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