Overview
When the New York journalist Jake Bridges catches his girlfriend with another guy, he goes to Atlantic City to drink himself to oblivion. He is saved from a bar brawl by a small-time mobster Frankie, and Jake falls in love with Frankie's girlfriend Melissa. Jake soon also joins Frankie in his money-collecting duties.
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Made on a $3.5M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in New Jersey
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Larry GrossScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 6, 1998
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $3.5M
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cast
William L. PetersenJake Bridges
Michael WincottFrankie McGregor
Diane LaneMelissa
Kevin GageWard
R. Lee ErmeyJerry
Meat LoafLew Collins
Musetta VanderGrace
John FleckWillis
Badja DjolaAbel
Natalie CanerdayJan
Jesse DabsonBernard- Tera HendricksonJenny
- Jodi VerduTina
Christopher WiehlTim- Michael L. KavanaghBartender
- Jennie VaughnBetty
- Jim HodgeBartender ('Erin Bar') (as Jim B. Hodge)
Michael ByrneLange
Eric SchaefferGwynne
Robert MadridTommy Hats
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