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On Cinema at the Cinema Season 16, Episode 9: Celebrating the Life of Gabriel "G" Amato
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WHY! WHY'D YOU HAVE TO DIE?
— New Heidecker in the song “Daddy's Gone”
| Celebrating the Life of Gabriel “G” Amato | |
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| Season | 16 |
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| Episode | 9 |
| Master of ceremonies | New Heidecker |
| Tributes from | Manuel Giusti (pre-recorded) Gregg Turkington maryellen gregorio Joey P. (unprompted) |
| In attendance | Kaili Amato Axiom Barbara Reynolds Assorted residents of the Grand Terrace Manor |
| Crew | Mark Protch Grok |
| Order of service | |
| Prelude | “Adios Nonino” |
| Opening hymn | “benotafraid” |
| Welcome address | New Heidecker |
| Memorial video | |
| Reflections from family and friends | Manuel Giusti Gregg Turkington |
| Musical tribute | “Daddy's Gone” performed by New Heidecker |
| Closing song | “timeofyourlife” performed by New Heidecker |
| Aired | November 26, 2025 |
| Runtime | 49 mins. |
| Video link | HEI (subscription required) |
The funeral for G. Amato, referred to as Celebrating the Life of Gabriel “G” Amato and considered the ninth episode of On Cinema at the Cinema's sixteenth season, aired live at 12:00 p.m. PT on November 26, 2025.
Synopsis
Quotes
I normally would be reviewing movies with you, but this is not the week for that…
— New Heidecker, to Gregg
Today we remember my brother Gabriel Amato. He was not only my brother, he was my twin. As children, we were inseperable and our mother dressed us in the same clothes, which made a lot of sense, because you simply had to buy two identical garments. We were also very close, but when we grew up and graduated from university, Gabriel told us that he wanted to move to the United States. We told him, “Are you crazy?” No.
He wanted to become a successful businessman in California. He considered it the land of hope and dreams. He loved the movies and dreamed of working in Hollywood, but he was realistic and he knew he would never be a movie star. He just wanted to be in the action. He worked his way up from the bottom in the service sector, after doing a little job as you go to see a program with Jimmy Stewart about the carnival eh of Hollywood. Woman celebrity, something in English or I don't remember. Um, so, in the service sector, he first started as a dishwasher, then as a waiter, then a manager of a restaurant. And finally, he ran his own event space. The Amatos from Argentina, we are a family. Wealthy. And we were able to help Gabriel in his ambitions to expand the name Amato here in the United States, in the San Bernardino Valley. It was a great honor for our family that our brother triumphed in the country that he loved so much.
But today I am sad. I regret it a lot. I wish I had never come. I wish I had told my brother to come home and be with his family. Now, we find out that the end of his life was marked by bad investments and suspicious people. But he will speak, and it was so little. We remember the good times and we say, “Gabriel, it's time to go home.” We will ensure that the morgue sends his body back to the family plot of our hometown of Buenos Aires. And finally, we will investigate how my brother died. How did he have access to that poison? We will also audit with a magnifying glass his finances here in the United States, with the specific intention of discovering any fraud against that was. Any. Deal committed against my brother or the Amato family. You have my word. We will leave no stone unturned.
— Gregorio Amato's speech1)
Get uh… Google Translate for that… beautiful speech nonetheless.
— New Heidecker, after Gregorio's speech
I just want to say I think it's sad. I think it's sad that a man who spent 40 years of his life here in the San Bernardino Valley, a man who was a respected member of his community, a man who had many good friends, ended up here. I'm sorry, I don't wanna… it's just, you know, if it was up to me, there would be 300 people here. But um, you know, you just didn't listen to me G. You pushed people away and you didn't listen.
— Joey P.'s speech
Mark, Mark, I like you, Mark, and I'm just going to tell you right now stay where you are and don't come near me, okay?
— Joey P., when New ordered Mark to eject him
Trivia
- This is the longest episode of On Cinema at the Cinema to be counted as a regular episode, with a runtime of 49 mins.
- As Gregg notes in his tribute, he is wearing the Jonathan Kington outfit he used to wear on Decker.
- The funeral was originally supposed to stream 2 hours earlier in the day, at 10:00 a.m. PT, but the HEI Network site and app were plagued with issues that prevented the stream to start. On Cinema at the Cinema's social media accounts and newsletter announced a delay 4 minutes into the planned start of the event.
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- Like The Trial, this was an event that was pre-recorded yet streamed live as if it was happening in real time.
Links
- HEI Network (video, subscription required)