Interview with Screenwriter Carmine Bicchetti (TUXEDO TERRACE)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about?

Carmine Bicchetti: At a dinner party in the Hollywood Hills, Lorenzo and Kitty (with the help of some Hollywood legends and a few unexpected guests) must convince an immigrations officer that their phony marriage is actually legitimate; or else Lorenzo could risk deportation.

Lorenzo is an Italian immigrant who’s one of the biggest hair stylists at MGM, he also happens to be homosexual, as is his wife, Kitty and her live in girlfriend Lisette.

When the INS begins investigating the validity of their marriage, Lorenzo & Kitty throw a dinner party to convince the inspector that their relationship is real so that Lorenzo can stay in the country.

Thanks to some uninvited guests, the dinner party quickly turns disastrous as the trio find hiding their secret is harder than they imagined. To make matters worse, Lorenzo thinks he’s falling in love with the…