Released:
1998-12-04

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?

Director:
Graham Theakston

Runtime:
1h 30min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Peter Falk
  as
  Vinnie
• 
  Timothy Hutton
  as
  Frankie
• 
  Lauren Holly
  as
  Marybeth
• 
  Freddie Prinze Jr.
  as
  Tony
• 
  Tyne Daly
  as
  Ellen