Overview

Vinnie's a bookie, happily married, running his operation for 30 years out of his bar in Brooklyn. Times change, the boys up the chain want a bigger profit, so Vinnie's expendable He's assigned a hotheaded kid, Tony, the nephew of a local mobster. Vinnie's told to school the lad, use him for collections, and teach him some sense. What Vinnie doesn't know is that once Tony learns the ropes, Vinnie will be out. Tensions mount when Tony goes around Vinnie's paternalistic ways, takes a bet from an unemployed alcoholic, and demands that the loser's wife pay the vig in trade. Is there any way out for Vinnie - with or without his good name?

Genres

Cast

Peter Falk

Vinnie

Timothy Hutton

Frankie

Lauren Holly

Marybeth

Freddie Prinze Jr.

Tony

Tyne Daly

Ellen

Paul Lazar

Rocky

Tony Sirico

Locasso

Frank Vincent

Pete

Colm Meaney

Al Sheehan

Roger Robinson

Phil

Pamela Bel Anu

Jackie

Gene Ruffini

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