Themes: Writer's Life, Unlikely Friendships, Mafia Life
Main Cast: William L. Petersen, Michael Wincott, Diane Lane, Kevin Gage, Michael Byrne
Release Year: 1998
Country: US
Run Time: 120 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
In this crime drama, New York journalist Jake Bridges (William Petersen), off on a bender in Atlantic City, gets into a bar confrontation with Lew Collins (Meat Loaf) but is rescued by gregarious Frankie McGregor (Michael Wincott), a member of a gang headed by Irishman Lange (Michael Byrne), a sadist in a wheelchair. After Bridges gets an eyeful of Frankie's girlfriend, nurse Melissa (Diane Lane), he finds excuses to drop by the hospital where she works. Admiring Bridges's credentials as a writer, Frankie cultivates his companionship in order to upgrade his schooling in literature. Jake gives him a reading list, while Frankie draws Jake into the gang. Shown at the 1998 Santa Barbara Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
Eric Schaeffer - Gwynne; Meat Loaf - Lew Collins; Musetta Vander - Grace; John Fleck - Willis; Badja Djola - Abel; Benjamin Lum - Kwai; Natalie Canerday - Jan; R. Lee Ermey - Jerry
Credit
David Fitzpatrick - Art Director, Linda Phillips-Palo - Casting, Whitney R. Hunter - Co-producer, Susanna Puisto - Costume Designer, Michael L. Phillips - First Assistant Director, Jeff Celentano - Director, Andrew Horvitch - Editor, Jim B. Hodge - Executive Producer, Peter Wetherell - Executive Producer, Hal Lindes - Composer (Music Score), Earl Rose - Composer (Music Score), Billy Gottlieb - Musical Direction/Supervision, Randal P. Earnest - Production Designer, John Aronson - Cinematographer, Larry Gross - Producer, Neal Stevens - Producer, Lee Howell - Sound/Sound Designer, B.J. Davis - Stunts Coordinator, Larry Gross - Screenwriter
