Overview
Vinnie's a bookie, happily married, running his operation for 30 years out of his bar in Brooklyn. Times change, the boys up the chain want a bigger profit, so Vinnie's expendable He's assigned a hotheaded kid, Tony, the nephew of a local mobster. Vinnie's told to school the lad, use him for collections, and teach him some sense. What Vinnie doesn't know is that once Tony learns the ropes, Vinnie will be out. Tensions mount when Tony goes around Vinnie's paternalistic ways, takes a bet from an unemployed alcoholic, and demands that the loser's wife pay the vig in trade. Is there any way out for Vinnie - with or without his good name?
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 4, 1998
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Lions Gate Films,Barwood Films,Angry Mob
- Cast
- Peter Falk,Timothy Hutton,Lauren Holly,Freddie Prinze Jr.,Tyne Daly,Paul Lazar,Tony Sirico,Frank Vincent,Colm Meaney,Steve Sweeneyand 21 more
- Director
- Graham Theakston
- Writer
- Paul Hapenny
- Producer
- Cis Corman,John Dunning,André Link,Erin Martin,Michael Paseornek,Jeff Sackman,F. Miguel Valenti
- Cinematography
- Sarah Cawley
- Music
- Colin Towns
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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