Casualties of Love: The %22Long Island Lolita%22 Story

Casualties of Love The Long Island Lolita Story 1993 was the third madefortelevision movie based on the story of Amy Fisher and Joey Buttafuoco, written and directed by John Herzfeld. Alyssa Milano and Jack Scalia played the main characters in this movie for CBS. The movie aired the same night and time as ABCs movie, though ABCs movie was much higher rated in the TV ratings and critically praised.

Set on Long Island, the film opens with Joey Buttafuoco Jack Scalia driving under influence of cocaine, fleeing from the cops and visiting his mothers grave. At home, his wife Mary Jo Phyllis Lyons awaits his return, disappointed in his drug back lapse. After she threatens to leave him if he does not quit using drugs, Joey decides to enter rehab. Six weeks later, he is a renewed man, promising his wife he is now the person again she fell in love with. Three years later, in the summer of 1991, he works in an auto repair shop, and meets 17yearold Amy Fisher Alyssa Milano, who begs Joey to repair her car without telling her parents. Joey agrees, even though he is a close acquaintance of her father Elliot Jack Kehler. Amy frequently crashes her car, prompting her to make multiple visits to Joey. It does not take long before she starts coming on to him, making hints of her promiscuous past despite her young age. Even though he does not respond to her affection, Joey does not especially push her away and constantly pays her special attention.One day at the carnival with her friend Lizzy Georgia Emelin, Amy notices Joey and surprises him with a kiss. Joey is startled and immediately leaves. After he is gone, Amy claims to Lizzy that she has been dating him for a while now. The next day, Joey finds out that Elliot has filed a complaint with the police after Amy has claimed that Joey gave her herpes. Joey sets out to the Fisher residence to set things straight, and Amy eventually admits that she lied about the situation. Joey is outraged, though does not inform his wife, fearing that it will affect their marriage. Later, at a cafe, Joey assures Amy that he has no interest in leaving his wife and children, and ignores her when she shows to him that she is wearing his car repair shop tshirt. By now, Amy is madly in love with Joey and thinks that the only thing holding them apart is Mary Jo. She hires a contract killer to kill Mary Jo paying him 600 and allowing him to sleep

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