The Dukes,a Doo Wop group, were on top of the world at 17, now are struggling for survival in 2008. Their manager is desperately trying to get them work but is met with failure at every turn. Finally pushed to the extreme , they pull a heist only a fool would attempt, which leaves them even more desperate. When all seems lost, they find themselves.
Acting
Davi and Palminteri's decades-honed chemistry.
Direction
Davi's love letter to a sound and era he clearly mourns.
Director
Robert Davi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robert Davi—yes, the villain from License to Kill—funded this partly himself after studios passed. He'd been developing it for over a decade.
The film captures a real phenomenon: 2000s casinos booking legacy acts for shrinking audiences while refusing contemporary fees. Davi interviewed dozens of washed-up lounge singers.
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