

A slice-of-life story unfolds inside The Florentine, a bar in a Pennsylvania steel town whose brightest days are behind it, leaving behind many of life's disillusioned "losers." Its owner, Whitey, is deep in debt to the town's loan shark, Joe McCollough, and desperate for a path forward which won't cost him the bar. His sister, Molly, is days away from her long-awaited nuptials, and then her former fiancé, Teddy, shows up in town for the first time since leaving her at the altar years before. Ne'er-do-well Billy Belasco runs a con on Frankie to steal the money for the wedding caterer, while long-time regular Bobby becomes a patron-cum-inhabitant as he hides from his fast-crumbling marriage to Vikki. Every plot in this multi-layered story seems to be at its nadir just as a pair of unlikely heroes emerge out of the backdrop to turn everything around.
Ratings
3.5
Cast

Michael Madsen
Whitey

Chris Penn
Bobbie

Virginia Madsen
Molly

Jeremy Davies
Truby

Luke Perry
Frankie

Tom Sizemore
Teddy Finn

Hal Holbrook
Smitty

Jim Belushi
Billy Belasco

Burt Young
Joe McCollough

Mary Stuart Masterson
Vikki

Lillo Brancato
Pretty

James McCaffrey
Jack Ryan

Maeve Quinlan
Claire

Peter Maloney
Fr. Coyle

Jill Hennessy
Brenda

Jerome Le Page
Paris

Michael Massee
Nickie Nepolitano

Gene Canfield
Dombrowski

Bobby Cooper
Junior

Chris Barnes
Nathan

Tony Devon
Construction Boss
Kenny Marino
Chickie
Ilene Norris
Cocoa
Doug DeWitt
Gilroy
Joseph Glenn
John Maguire
Conrad Tooker
Mills
Jessica Hopper
Skeeter's Cousin
Guy Griffis
Tommy Culligan

Sylvia Kauders
Jewelry Saleswoman
Herbert Rubens
Pawnbroker
Russell Gibson
Burt's Sidekick
Robert Downs
Greek Cook
Charles J. Corrado Jr.
Construction Worker #1
John Brumfield
Construction Worker #2
Michael Griffith
Bowler #1
Mark Ott
Diner Patron
Lester Smith
Bar Patron
Jay Spodaro
Busboy
Crew
Director
Production Accountant
Loader
Additional Second Assistant Camera
Assistant Electrician
Lighting Supervisor
First Assistant Camera
Still Photographer
Gaffer
Second Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Camera
Lighting Production Assistant
Unit Production Manager
Production Coordinator
Second Unit Director of Photography
Swing
Assistant Grip
Stunt Coordinator
On Set Dresser
Additional Grip
Location Manager
Script Supervisor
Cableman
Location Assistant
Location Production Assistant
Production Sound Mixer
Leadman
Additional Key Grip
Wardrobe Assistant
Hair Assistant
Additional Production Assistant
Techno Crane Operator
Storyboard Designer
Art Department Production Assistant
Principal Costumer
Assistant Location Manager
Best Boy Grip
Key Costumer
Property Master
Assistant Accountant
Intern
Runner Art Department
Production Secretary
Set Production Assistant
Set Decoration
Wardrobe Supervisor
Assistant Makeup Artist
Key Set Production Assistant
Producer's Assistant
Sponsorship Coordinator
Transportation Captain
Foley Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dailies Technician
Foley Recordist
Post Production Supervisor
Assistant Sound Editor
Original Story
Chef
Public Relations
Extras Casting Assistant
Music Co-Supervisor
Other
Thanks
Barbara KowitzLawrence Palmer, Jr.Peter FieldsThomas F. GoldsmithJudy KruegarFrederick MillVince AgostinoIlene FeldmanLouis DuitSharon PinkinsonTim ChambersBob BrownA.L. Brackbill, Jr.Nikos NerantzinisPaul ShaytinBarbara FalconeWilliam L. HeydtAbbe ShaytinBeth HoldenCarol AndradeJonathon RuizKenneth R. WilderBetty KouackLeslie MeyersTom BartholomewTom Pacchioli
Color Timer
Sound Engineer
Orchestrator
Dolby Consultant
Music Coordinator
In Memory Of
Editor
Negative Cutter
Second Assistant Director
Production Design
First Assistant Director
Executive Producer
Post Production Coordinator
Casting
Writer
Locale Casting Director
Dialogue Editor
Best Boy Electric
Director of Photography
Production Supervisor
Assistant Editor
Dailies Manager
Boom Operator
Sound Effects Editor
Key Makeup Artist
Assistant Property Master
Costume Design
Art Department Coordinator
Supervising Sound Editor
Original Music Composer
Key Grip
Details
Release Date
1999-04-19
Runtime
104 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
Initial Entertainment Group
American Zoetrope
NAZZ Productions
March First
Countries
United States of America
Genres
Drama
Comedy