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Director:
William DeVizia
Writer:
Paul Diomede (written by)
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Release Date:
28 November 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama
Plot:
The police have three bookies under surveillance, but they escape and set up shop elsewhere. By chance... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Michael Badalucco ... Charlie
Zachary Badalucco ... Charlie's Son

Amy Brenneman ... Annie
Dayton Callie ... Bernie
Suzanne Costollos ... Honey (as Suzanne Costallos)
George DiCenzo ... Jerry

Paul Diomede ... Cheddar Fry
Mark Ethan ... Gambler
Larry Fleischman ... Dick
Hank Flynn ... Uniform Cop
Ryan D. Gerber ... Mikey

Scott Glenn ... Iggy

James Hanlon ... Plain Clothes Cop

Steve Harris ... Giant Black Man who throws brick
Don Hewitt ... Garbage Man

Colin Lane ... Gray
Salem Ludwig ... Uncle Paulie
Joshua Michael Lugo ... Jerry's Son

Robert Miano ... Sal

Adam Seth Nelson ... Policeman
Jade Ostner ... Child
Joe Paparone ... Vinny

Elizabeth Perkins ... Susan

Angel Sing ... Grocer

Jimmy Smits ... Mike

J.B. Smoove ... Chucky (as JB Smoove)
Steve Somers ... Himself

John Spencer ... Ed

Mike Starr ... Larry

Sybil Temtchine ... Pharmacist (as Sybil Temchen)

John Turturro ... Leon

Saul Williams ... Little Brother (as Saul Stacey Williams)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Last Bet (UK) (video title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive strong language, and for violence.
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Runtime:
Brazil:100 min | USA:92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | USA:R | UK:18
Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USA
Company:
Millennium Films more

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Turturro's Tour de' force!, 8 March 1999
9/10
Author: Jayson78 from Brooklyn, NY

PLOT: Three low-level Bookmakers are looking for a quick fix to get out of some hot water with a local "dick" who is after them to reclaim money that his brother took from him and subsequently lost gambling. The bookies take "a tip" from a sympathetic freak, and all hell breaks loose.

I rented this movie because the cast looked amazing, and it didn't disappoint. The plot line seems at times a bit dis-junct, but even when the story slows down, it opens up room for some brilliant performances. John Turturro is rarely seen at this level....a cross between the "wired / freaky" guy he plays in the Coen Bros films, but here he displays a sympathy that is rarely seen in this kind of character. The bookies are headed off by George DiCenzo, who almost steals the movie....Michael Badaluco (recently on "The Practice") and John Spencer round out the trio. In a scene that makes the film, Jimmy Smits is great in a cameo as a gambler who can't pay. Scott Glenn takes yet another turn as the cop who seeks retribution.

There are few gambling-mafia- type movies that offer a sincerely comical look at the world of low-level wise guys (without avoiding the cliche's that you find in almost every knock off of a Scorsese film) this film manages to pull it off, and is at times very funny in the process.

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