Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jack Nicholson | ... | Alex | |
Stephen Dorff | ... | Jason | |
Jennifer Lopez | ... | Gabriela | |
Judy Davis | ... | Suzanne | |
Michael Caine | ... | Victor | |
Harold Perrineau | ... | Henry | |
Robyn Peterson | ... | Dina | |
Mike Starr | ... | Mike | |
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John Seitz | ... | Frank |
Marc Macaulay | ... | Guard | |
Dan Daily | ... | Todd | |
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Marta Velasco | ... | Gabriela's Cousin |
Thom Christopher | ... | Jeweller #1 | |
Mario Ernesto Sánchez | ... | Artie (Fishing Ace) | |
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John Hackett | ... | Gas Station Attendant |
Writer and Director Bob Rafelson has stated that this is the final part of an informal trilogy he started with Five Easy Pieces (1970) and continued with The King of Marvin Gardens (1972). In the three, Nicholson has now played son, brother, and father. In this one, Nicholson is a wealthy wine dealer who has distanced himself from his wife with his philandering, and from his son with his negligence. After he steals a diamond necklace with the help of a safecracker partner, Victor, things start coming apart. His wife sets out to interrupt what she thinks is another one of his weekend dalliances, but is really his trip to pawn the jewels. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
In Miami, Alex Gates (Jack Nicholson) is a small trader of wines, married with Suzanne (Judy Davies). He does not have a good relationship with his wife and his stepson, Jason (Stephen Dorff). Alex has a Cuban mistress, Gabriela (Jennifer Lopez). One day, he decides to steal a jewel from a rich client, in the house where Gabriela works as a nanny. Alex associates to the tuberculous small-time crook Victor Spansky (Michael Caine). A series of mistakes jeopardize the heist and the selling of the necklace. This amoral and noir movie has a magnificent cast. However, something does not work well, being just an average movie about greed. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Sangue e Vinho" ("Blood and Wine")