A cop (Liotta) with a gambling addiction plots a theft from the bookies who are putting pressure on him to pay off or else.
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Cast verified as complete
| Ray Liotta | ... |
Harry Collins
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| Anthony LaPaglia | ... |
Mike Henshaw
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| Daniel Baldwin | ... |
James Nutter
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| Jeremy Piven | ... |
Fred Shuster
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| Royce D. Applegate | ... |
Dickerman
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| Xander Berkeley | ... |
Lt. Clyde Webber
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| Tamara Clatterbuck | ... |
Waitress
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Vanessa Munday | ... |
Betsy
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| Al Sapienza | ... |
Cop
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| Yvette Cruise | ... |
Maria
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| John Henry Whitaker | ... |
Husband
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| Glenn Morshower | ... |
Anti-Abortionist
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| Brittany Murphy | ... |
Veronica
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| George Murdock | ... |
Sid
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| Kathryn Joosten | ... |
Esther
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| Giancarlo Esposito | ... |
Louie
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Ernest M. Garcia | ... |
Chubby
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David Dunard | ... |
Murray
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Earl Carroll | ... |
Seymour
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| Anjelica Huston | ... |
Leila
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| Sandra Taylor | ... |
Video Game Stripper
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| George Aguilar | ... |
Mr. Fat
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| Frank Clem | ... |
Mr. Skinny
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| Tom Noonan | ... |
Chicago
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| Kari Wuhrer | ... |
Katie Shuster
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Maria Stanton | ... |
Photographer
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Murphy Dunne | ... |
Carl
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Sibel Ergener | ... |
Carl's Wife
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| Giovanni Ribisi | ... |
Joey Schneider
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| Dig Wayne | ... |
Norm
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| Simi Mehta | ... |
New Girl
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| Annie Fitzgerald | ... |
Heist Stripper
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| Peter Spellos | ... |
Burt
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| Gordon Jennison Noice | ... |
Manny
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| Carmen Filpi | ... |
Locksmith
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Margaret Chavez | ... |
Dolores
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| L. Christian Mixon | ... |
Hustler (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Danny Cannon | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Eddie Richey | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Tracie Graham-Rice | ... | producer (produced by) (as Tracie Graham Rice) |
| Andre Lamal | ... | co-producer |
| Ray Liotta | ... | co-producer |
| Michael Mendelsohn | ... | executive producer |
| Victoria Nevinny | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Tom Rosenberg | ... | executive producer |
| Sigurjon Sighvatsson | ... | executive producer |
| Ted Tannebaum | ... | executive producer |
| Candace Veach | ... | co-producer / line producer |
Music by
| Graeme Revell | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
| James L. Carter | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Zach Staenberg | ... | (edited by) |
Editorial Department
| Carmen Abramian | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Tom Costain | ... | first assistant editor |
| Kelly Kiernan | ... | assistant editor |
| Peter Kwong | ... | post-production assistant |
| Bob La Rossa | ... | color timer (as Robert J. La Rossa) |
| Tamara McDonough | ... | assistant editor |
| Theresa Repola Mohammed | ... | negative cutter |
| Dave Lee | ... | colorist: dailies (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Debi Manwiller | ... | (casting by) |
| Richard Pagano | ... | (casting by) (as Rick Pagano) |
Production Design by
| Charles William Breen | ... | (as Charles Breen) |
Set Decoration by
| Jeffrey Kushon | ||
Costume Design by
| Alexandra Welker | ||
Makeup Department
| Fern Buchner | ... | makeup artist: Ms. Huston |
| Jill Cady | ... | key makeup artist |
| Martin de Clercq | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist (as Martin De Clerq) |
| Andrea Hanke | ... | additional assistant makeup artist / additional hair assistant |
| Barbara Lorenz | ... | hair stylist: Anjelica Huston |
| Melanie Tooker | ... | additional assistant makeup artist / additional hair assistant |
| Laurel Van Dyke | ... | key hair stylist |
Production Management
| James McQuaide | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Kristen Brickner | ... | second second assistant director (as Kristin Brickner) |
| Neil Daly | ... | second assistant director |
| Anthony E. Kountz | ... | second second assistant director |
| Christopher Medak | ... | first assistant director |
| Alicia Valdez | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Christina Adams | ... | set dressing shopper |
| Christian Beilstein | ... | laborer |
| Karl Beilstein | ... | propmaker foreman |
| Santi Hito | ... | swing gang |
| Michael Hoapili | ... | additional assistant props |
| Bill Hutchinson | ... | painter |
| Gareth Alexander Kantner | ... | on-set dresser |
| Paul 'Butch' Kitchen Jr. | ... | assistant props |
| Nicolas F. LeMasson | ... | swing gang |
| Ron Licari | ... | property master |
| Paul A. Minitello | ... | painter |
| Melissa Mollo | ... | art department coordinator |
| Christina Murphy | ... | art department intern |
| Vianna Vang Olsen | ... | art department coordinator |
| Rhonda Paynter | ... | swing gang |
| Arthur B. Shippee III | ... | additional assistant props |
| John Michael Tillotson | ... | key set dresser |
| Daniel Turk | ... | construction coordinator (as Dan Turk) |
| Larry J. White II | ... | leadman |
Sound Department
| Dana Austin | ... | adr recordist (as Dana Johnson-Porter) / foley recordist (as Dana Johnson-Porter) |
| Gregg Barbanell | ... | foley artist |
| Ron Bedrosian | ... | adr mixer / foley mixer |
| Bradford Bell | ... | sound engineer: digital/analog |
| Jim Borgardt | ... | adr supervisor (as James A. Borgardt) |
| John Boyd | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Steven Brimmer | ... | sound recording supervisor |
| Dane A. Davis | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Barbara Delpuech | ... | assistant sound editor (as Barbara Way) |
| Ron Finn | ... | sound editor (as Ron Fin) |
| Kurt Nicholas Forshager | ... | sound editor (as Nicholas Forshager) |
| Eric Friend | ... | foley editor |
| Tom Hammond | ... | foley editor |
| Allen Hurd | ... | sound re-recordist |
| Tony Jenkins | ... | re-recording mixer |
| John Kwiatkowski | ... | sound editor |
| Frank Long | ... | sound engineer: digital/analog |
| Laura Macias | ... | foley artist |
| Stephen McMillan | ... | assistant sound editor |
| David McRell | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Jim Meier | ... | sound re-recordist |
| Sharon Michaels | ... | foley artist |
| Benjamin Patrick | ... | production sound mixer (as Benjamin A. Patrick) |
| Charles W. Ritter | ... | sound editor |
| Geoffrey G. Rubay | ... | sound editor (as Geoffrey Rubay) |
| Jonathan Segel | ... | apprentice sound editor |
| Todd Toon | ... | sound editor |
| Dan Wallin | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Brian Wittle | ... | boom operator |
| James Wright | ... | sound consultant: Dolby (as Jim Wright) |
Special Effects by
| Paul Sokol | ... | special effects foreman |
Visual Effects by
| Mindy Minkow | ... | optical camera (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Gregg Brazzel | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Scott Leva | ... | stunt double: Ray Liotta (as Scott Levy) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Waide R. Allen | ... | electrician |
| Dana Baker | ... | key grip |
| Kent Baker | ... | best boy grip |
| Paul Beauchemin | ... | still photographer |
| Peter Burge | ... | electrician (as Petey Burge) |
| Joe Coppola | ... | jimmy jib operator |
| Travis Daking | ... | film loader |
| Dhamarata Dhiensuwana | ... | key rigging grip |
| Erik Folsom | ... | electrician |
| Brian Gaetke | ... | jimmy jib operator |
| Chris Godfrey | ... | grip |
| Rick Gowing | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Michael Grady | ... | rigging grip best boy |
| Steve Hurson | ... | first assistant camera |
| Peter Jensen | ... | steadicam operator |
| Martin J. Layton | ... | camera operator (as Marty Layton) |
| Robert G. Lestak | ... | grip |
| Robert Leverett | ... | electrician |
| John Mang | ... | dolly grip (as Johnny Mang) |
| John Moore | ... | gaffer |
| David Musselman | ... | electrician |
| Michael Pescasio | ... | best boy electric |
| Bradley Richard | ... | second assistant camera (as Bradley V. Richard) |
| David Richardson | ... | grip |
| Peter Shultz | ... | electrician (as Peter C. Shultz) |
| Sean Slattery | ... | grip |
| Gregory W. Smith | ... | steadicam operator (as Gregory Smith) |
| Laura Mae Sutherland-Bobick | ... | film loader (as Laura Mae Bobick) |
| Andrew Towne | ... | electrician (as Andy Towne) |
| Tony Villalobos | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Joe Hill | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Eyde Belasco | ... | casting associate (as Edye Belasco) |
| Alfred Gomez | ... | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Laura Alvarez | ... | costumer |
| Scott R. Hankins | ... | costume supervisor |
| Sue Ann Hobby | ... | additional wardrobe assistant |
| Robin McMullan | ... | set costumer (as Robin E. McMullan) |
| Devon Patterson | ... | costumer (as Devon P. Patterson) |
Location Management
| Andrew R. Gardiner | ... | location scout |
| John Hayes Jr. | ... | location assistant |
| Ron Hugo | ... | location scout |
| Deborah Laub | ... | location scout |
| James Lin | ... | assistant location manager |
| Patrick Mignano | ... | location manager |
| Stevie Nelson | ... | location scout |
| Kyle Oliver | ... | assistant location manager |
| Patrick Thompson | ... | location scout |
| Jacqui Trott | ... | location assistant |
Music Department
| Sharon Boyle | ... | music supervisor |
| Francis Buckley | ... | music mixing engineer |
| Gail Ann Dorsey | ... | featured vocalist |
| Paul Haslinger | ... | additional music arranger |
| John Houlihan | ... | music supervisor |
| Simon James | ... | orchestra contractor |
| Ashley Revell | ... | music editor |
| Graeme Revell | ... | score producer |
| Ed Segaul | ... | music coordinator |
| Tim Simonec | ... | orchestrator |
| Micki Stern | ... | music coordinator |
| Brian Williams | ... | music sampler / music designer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Dina Waxman | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Jody Bingenheimer | ... | driver |
| Michael J. Birnkrant | ... | driver |
| Jay Brown | ... | driver: Anthony LaPaglia |
| Michael Burnette | ... | transportation coordinator (as Mike A. Burnette) |
| Scott Cohen | ... | driver: Loveshack |
| David Dietch | ... | driver: Ray Liotta |
| Dick Dionne | ... | driver |
| Guy J. Graves | ... | driver |
| Jim Herbert II | ... | driver |
| Harry Hill | ... | driver: Anjelica Huston (as Harry M. Hill) |
| Sal Navarro | ... | driver |
| Mike Painter | ... | transportation captain (as Michael A. Painter) |
| Todd Painter | ... | driver (as Todd A. Painter) |
| Michael Perrotti | ... | driver |
| Paul Tumber | ... | driver |
| James Wakeman | ... | transportation captain |
| Glynn Williams | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Teresa Alvis | ... | post-production accountant |
| Greg Burns | ... | stand-in |
| Barbara Casner | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Kenny Chisholm | ... | assistant: Danny Cannon |
| Dylan Clark | ... | assistant: Tracie Graham Rice & Victoria Nevinny |
| Scott Cohen | ... | set production assistant |
| Angelique A. Costanza | ... | production accountant |
| Karola V. Creel | ... | on-set massage therapist |
| H. Halsey Davis II | ... | office assistant |
| Mari Gill | ... | production secretary |
| Peter Grandfield | ... | key set production assistant |
| Douglas Hansen | ... | production financing |
| Dwight Hovey | ... | studio teacher |
| Cheri Jacobs | ... | assistant accountant |
| Ted Love | ... | chef |
| Jason Marquez | ... | chef assistant |
| Michael Mendelsohn | ... | financial consultant |
| John Milan | ... | production financing |
| Charlee Parkinson | ... | set production assistant |
| Daniel Parsignault | ... | chef assistant |
| Paul Priven | ... | set production assistant |
| Rick Shuster | ... | helicopter pilot (as Richard Shuster) |
| Jules Sylvester | ... | bug wrangler |
| Kathryn Takis | ... | production coordinator |
| John Thaddeus | ... | stand-in |
| Brian Tyler | ... | set production assistant |
| Shalini Waran | ... | production coordinator |
| Carlos Yniguez | ... | set medic |
| Steven Belgard | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Joe Ball | ... | the producers wish to thank: Cinelease |
| Fred Gabrielli | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Robert Harvey | ... | the producers wish to thank: Panavision (as Bob Harvey) |
| Tracy Langan | ... | the producers wish to thank: Panavision (as Tracey Langon) |
| Adam Loeb | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Wayne McClammy | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Production Companies
- Trimark Pictures (presents)
- Lakeshore Entertainment (presents)
- Graham / Nevinny Productions (in association with)
Distributors
- Trimark Pictures (1998) (United States) (theatrical)
- PFA Films (1998) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (1998) (Germany) (VHS)
- Prisvídeo (1998) (Portugal) (VHS)
- MK2 Diffusion (1999) (France) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (1999) (Australia) (VHS)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (Netherlands) (VHS) (rental)
- SBP (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Cinema Club (2002) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Boulevard Entertainment (2004) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Paradiso Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Aquarius TV (2005) (Greece)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- EuroVideo (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- DigiDreams Studios (2021) (Germany) (DVD)
- PlayArte Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
- Prickly Pear Pictures Corp.
Special Effects
- Ultimate Effects (special effects)
Other Companies
- Nina Saxon Film Design (main and end titles)
- Danetracks (sound design and editing)
- Northwest Sinfonia (orchestra)
- L.A. Mad Dogs (adr group)
- Olympic Sound Studios (post-production sound facility)
- Central Casting (extras casting)
- Reptile Rentals (bug wrangler)
- Amazing Graze (craft service)
- Gala Catering (catering)
- International Film Guarantors (completion guaranty)
- Banque Paribas, Los Angeles Agency (production financing)
- Patriot Advisors (financial consulting)
- Panavision (the producers wish to thank)
- SNK NeoGeo USA Consumer Corporation (the producers wish to thank)
- Cinema Research (opticals)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In Phoenix, Arizona, all is not well at the local police station as some of the colleagues are not good of heart. Superstitious cop Harry Collins is on the take. He a compulsive gambler who is forced to plan a heist with fellow cops Mike, James, and Fred to rip off local pimp and overall bad guy, Louie, to pay off gambling debts run up with "bookie" Chicago.
Written by Chris Foster |
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| Taglines | In this town, the heat can kill you. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $31,579, 07 Sep 1998 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Jeremy Piven, Xander Berkeley, and Tom Noonan all appeared in Heat (1995) but did not share any scenes; Jeremy Piven as Dr. Bob, Xander Berkeley as Ralph, and Tom Noonan as Kelso. See more » |
| Movie Connections | References King Kong (1933). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Ama See more » |
| Quotes |
Harry Collins:
Never welsh on a bet. See more » |