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Overview
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Writer (WGA):
Eddie Richey (written by)
Release Date:
4 September 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
In this town, the heat can kill you.
Plot:
A cop (Liotta) with a gambling addiction plots a theft from the bookies who are putting pressure on him to pay off or else. full summary | add synopsis
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Cool little film
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ray Liotta | ... | Harry Collins | |
| Anthony LaPaglia | ... | Mike Henshaw | |
| Anjelica Huston | ... | Leila | |
| Daniel Baldwin | ... | James Nutter | |
| Jeremy Piven | ... | Fred Shuster | |
| Tom Noonan | ... | Chicago | |
| Xander Berkeley | ... | Lt. Clyde Webber | |
| Giancarlo Esposito | ... | Louie | |
| Brittany Murphy | ... | Veronica | |
| Kari Wuhrer | ... | Katie Shuster | |
| Giovanni Ribisi | ... | Joey Schneider | |
| Royce D. Applegate | ... | Dickerman | |
| Tamara Clatterbuck | ... | Waitress | |
| Vanessa Munday | ... | Betsy | |
| Al Sapienza | ... | Cop |
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Rated R for strong violence, language and sexuality.
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Runtime:
107 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
South Korea:18 |
Australia:MA |
France:U |
Germany:18 |
Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) |
Spain:18 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:K-16
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Harry Collins:
Never welsh on a bet.
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K. C.
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Sometimes I question why one movie gets theatrical distribution while another does not. To be fair, I think things generally swing the right way. Movies that call video their home do it for sometimes a much deserved reason: they stink. This is not the case with Phoenix however.
It's a breath of fresh air to take a chance on a direct-to-video quickie and have it turn out this good. The story is tight and look at all the recognizable faces in the cast. That helps me out. The whole police officer-gambling junky angle is different - Liotta as the lead carries it off well and Phoenix is just all around better than most cop boilers I've seen in the last six months. It sure ain't lacking in clichés of the genre, but that has come to be expected. Phoenix is just a well filmed, nicely acted piece of work from director Danny Cannon who makes amends for the theatrical bomb Judge Dredd. Worth a look on a slow night or for Liotta fans.