“I get chills up and down my spine. I couldn’t believe that they were using my idea, and in fact, taking my name as well.”
— Anthony Mongiello (Inventor of Stuffed Crust Pizza)
In 1988, a young Anthony reaches out to big pizza chains to pitch his product.
- ‘Young Anthony Mongiello’ is played by Cody Pomposello
“I examined the patent & what Pizza Hut was doing. I saw the similarities, which justified my opinion that a cause of action for patent infringement was warranted.”
— Paul J. Sutton (Anthony Mongiello’s Lawyer)
Mr. Sutton builds his case to Pizza Hut lawyers in a crucial settlement meeting.
- ‘Young Paul Sutton’ is played by Bobby Kruger (Netflix’s House of Cards)
“All of a sudden, a Pizza Hut commercial comes on… and it’s Donald Trump telling America to eat a slice of pizza backwards.”
— Lawrence Mongiello (Anthony’s brother)
Brother Lawrence encourages Anthony to honor the family legacy and fight back.
- ‘Young Lawrence Mongiello’ is played by Armand Madeo
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“Anthony was really upset. We all were. We all were for him. It’s something that he worked on and gave his whole life to.”
— Ben Truncali (Anthony’s childhood friend)
“An ad would come on the car radio and he’d changed the channel. It bothered [Anthony.] And we knew it bothered him. But he would never show that.”
— Richie Reilly (Anthony’s childhood friend)