Pennsylvania county has second thoughts about $500,000 investment in unreleased Sorvino film

First-time director Paul Sorvino does not understand why his investors are so jittery.

More than two years ago, Lackawanna County agreed to partner with Sorvino on "The Trouble with Cali," an independent film the "GoodFellas" star is producing and directing in northeastern Pennsylvania.

Shot in the Scranton area in 2006, the low-budget movie has yet to hit theaters, prompting the cash-strapped county to ask Sorvino what he has done with its $500,000 (euro340,739) investment.

Sorvino says he is happy to provide a full accounting of the money. But, he adds, elected officials do not necessarily have a good understanding of the …