Jersey Boys is a film based on the musical of the same name. It is directed and produced by Clint Eastwood. It tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. John Lloyd Young portrays Franki Valli. Tommy DeVito (Vincent Piazza) and his brother Nick (Johnny Cannizzaro) and a friend Nick Massi (Michael Lomenda) have a trio singing at local clubs. Sometimes Valli would sing a song or two with them. As a group the attempt to steal a safe, and get caught. Tommy goes to prison for six months. However Valli gets off thanks in art to mobster Gyp DeCarlo (Christopher Walken) who has taken an interest in him. When Tommy gets out of prison they start their group, The Four Lovers. They have a hard time getting traction, but are signed to sing back up for others.
They change their name to the Four Seasons. Nicky DeVito leaves the group and they are joined by Bob Gaudio (Erich Bergen) who is a song writer. The convince their producer to record the song "Sherry," which becomes a hit. The follow with "Big Girls Don't Cry" and "Walk Like a Man." All is going well until they discover the owe $150,000 plus to the mob. Tommy has been borrowing money to keep the group going. Tommy leaves the group, but they have to continue laying to pay off the debts, which they finally do.
Franki Valli has issues at home with his daughter who runs off with an older man. Valli intervenes, and promises to be more involved with his daughter. However she dies from an overdose. Valli seems to walk away from performing, but Guadio encourages him to go solo. He resists but eventually records the song Guadio wrote for him, "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You." 20 years later they get back together for induction into the rock and roll hall of fame. They sing together after many years, and long for the days they sang as a quartet under a street lamp.
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