The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
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?
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Graham TheakstonDirector
- Paul HapennyScreenplay
- Colin TownsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Peter FalkVinnie
- Timothy HuttonFrankie
- Lauren HollyMarybeth
- Freddie Prinze Jr.Tony
- Tyne DalyEllen
- Paul LazarRocky
- Tony SiricoLocasso
- Frank VincentPete
- Colm MeaneyAl Sheehan
- Steve SweeneyAngie
- Roger RobinsonPhil
- Tonya Tyann TullisLeah
Stills
Themes
betlosermobsterbookie