Very Mean Men (2000)

A bartender wants rid of an obnoxious drunk but not until the drunk has left a decent tip. So the bartender tells the story of two mobster families, the Minettis who work out of an Italian ... See full summary »

Director:

Tony Vitale

Writer:

Paul T. Murray

Stars:

Matthew Modine, Martin Landau, Ben Gazzara

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matthew Modine	...	Bartender
Martin Landau	...	Mr. White
Ben Gazzara	...	Gino Minetti
Scott Baio	...	Paulie Minetti
Burt Young	...	Dominic Piazza
Paul Ben-Victor	...	Jimmy D.
Billy Drago	...	Dante
Charles Durning	...	Paddy Mulroney
Louise Fletcher	...	Katherine Mulroney
Jack McGee	...	Jocko Mulroney
Patrick Renna	...	Donny Mulroney
Idalis DeLeon	...	Argentine
Paul T. Murray	...	Smiley
Leigh-Allyn Baker	...	Mary (as Leigh Allyn Baker)
Paul Gunning	...	Coastal Eddie

Storyline

A bartender wants rid of an obnoxious drunk but not until the drunk has left a decent tip. So the bartender tells the story of two mobster families, the Minettis who work out of an Italian restaurant in the East San Fernando Valley, and the Mulroneys who work out of an Irish pub in the West San Fernando Valley. Mob war breaks out when one of the Minetti "boys" stiffs Big Paddy's daughter on her tip. We soon see why these hoods are called very mean men.

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Plot Keywords:

bartender | tip | italian | mob | mobster | 

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Taglines:

One Tip Can Save Their Lives.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 June 2000 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Baio / White Productions, Miracle Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References Eraserhead (1977)

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Soundtracks

"Street Series"
Composed by Terry Devine-King
Courtesy of Promusic

User Reviews

Such a great laugh

I saw the movie on the oldenburg film festival . Its a brilliant comedy with a good storyline, which make me still laugh when I think about it. Matthew Modine plays a bartender, which is spectator of the rivalry of an Irish and an Italian gangster gang.

He helped out the organizers of the festival with this movie to overcome another canceled film. As I expected the other movie that night, I really have to thank him for giving me a chance to see such a good movie. Its such a shame, it has not come out yet (Mid 2004). This would be a movie I would certainly want to have on DVD in my collection.