Starz Takes Osso Bucco

LOS ANGELES: Starz Entertainment has taken on the U.S. broadcast rights for the feature film Osso Bucco, scheduled to air on Encore Love channel in November.

Starring Illeana Douglas (Goodfellas, Stir of Echoes, Six Feet Under) and Mike Starr (Dumb & Dumber, Goodfellas, Black Dahlia), Osso Bucco follows a lovable mobster who is trapped in his favorite restaurant in Chicago during a snow storm. He has one night to win the heart of the woman of his dreams and escape the family business, but problems arise when two underachieving detectives are also trapped in the restaurant with a warrant for their arrest.

Osso Bucco was written by Gary Taylor, produced by Riverwest Films and is represented by Dazzle Entertainment and Princ Films.