We're All Beasts 

Candy (Maggie Gyllenhaal) shoots her opus guerilla-style on the streets of New York. Vincent (James Franco) makes a confession to Abby (Margarita Levieva), along with a promise to change. ... See full summary »

Director:

Susanna White

Writers:

George Pelecanos (created by), David Simon (created by)

Stars:

James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gbenga Akinnagbe

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
James Franco	...	Vincent Martino / Frankie Martino
Maggie Gyllenhaal	...	Eileen 'Candy' Merrell
Gbenga Akinnagbe	...	Larry Brown
Chris Bauer	...	Bobby Dwyer
Gary Carr	...	C.C.
Chris Coy	...	Paul Hendrickson
Dominique Fishback	...	Donna 'Darlene' Pickett
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.	...	Chris Alston (credit only)
Luke Kirby	...	Gene Goldman
Margarita Levieva	...	Abigail 'Abby' Parker
Emily Meade	...	Lori Madison
Jamie Neumann	...	Dorothy 'Ashley' Spina
Michael Rispoli	...	Rudy Pipilo
David Krumholtz	...	Harvey Wasserman
Method Man	...	Rodney (as Cliff 'Method Man' Smith)

Storyline

Candy (Maggie Gyllenhaal) shoots her opus guerilla-style on the streets of New York. Vincent (James Franco) makes a confession to Abby (Margarita Levieva), along with a promise to change. Ashley (Jamie Neumann) and Abby help a prostitute escape the Deuce, with a little help from Vincent. Larry Brown (Gbenga Akinnagbe) gets a promotion. Paul (Chris Coy) celebrates the opening of his new upscale club. Bobby (Chris Bauer) turns to Vincent to find work for his wayward eldest son, Joey (Michael Gandolfini).

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Goofs

While filming on the subway, a sign can be seen on the train for a C with a blue circle. Before 1985, this train was called the CC, and before 1979, used a green circle.

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Connections

Features Red Hot Riding Hood (1943)

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Soundtracks

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Written by Ian Dury, Chaz Jankel
Performed by Ian Dury & The Blockheads

User Reviews

Finally, The Deuce is back on track !

I was a huge fan of season 1, but i almost quit at season 2.. It had no depth and the acting wasn't good to name a few. (except the outstanding scene from Mustafa Shakir in episode 2) But this episode forgives everything. Absolutely great! The Deuce is back on track!

So quitting with The Deuce? Fuhgeddaboudit !

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 October 2018 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spartan Productions, Blown Deadline Productions, Home Box Office (HBO)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

63 min

Color:

Color