Actors Laurie Metcalf, Ray Romano and Sadie Stanley appear in a scene shot inside the DAC. Photo by Mary Cybulski
With a coveted Drexel basketball scholarship at its heart, what’s not to love about “Somewhere in Queens,” a feature film set in Philadelphia that marked actor Ray Romano’s directorial debut?
The dramedy features Romano, who co-wrote the script, as the father of an aspiring Drexel basketball player struggling to balance his dreams of athletic glory with his romantic life and his family’s expectations. Jacob Ward plays the Dragon wannabe, while Emmy and Tony award-winning actress Laurie Metcalf plays his mother.
Portions of the movie were shot on Drexel’s University City Campus in 2021, giving Dragons everywhere glimpses of familiar campus locations. The trailer alone includes scenes in Daskalaskis Athletics Center and the Korman Family Quad.
Produced by Bona Fide Productions, the film can be streamed on numerous online platforms following a limited theater release and has largely won over audiences, scoring 91% on Rotten Tomatoes and 6.9 out of 10 at IMDb.