A crook sets out to get revenge on the thugs who hurt his father in this bloody noir-style crime drama. After being released from prison, Johnny Crown goes after Frank, one of the mobsters involved in a series of Father's Day killings. But Johnny isn't certain Frank is responsible for his father's injuries and seeks help from a sex therapist to make sure he's got the right man.
Acting
Leary's unhinged charisma carries the whole thing
Direction
Roger Christian's grimy LA atmosphere
Director
Roger Christian
Denis Leary
Johnny Crown / Johnny Alt
Joe Mantegna
Frank Gavilan / Frank Cassady / Richard Essex
Annabella Sciorra
Dr. Leah
Larry Bishop
Ned Lynch
Abe Vigoda
Will Cassady
Traci Lords
Anna
Robert Costanzo
Stan
Jimmie F. Skaggs
Smilin' Phil Fox / Todd Streeb
James Tolkan
Dan 'Iceberg' Eagan
Heidi Schanz
Joyce Alt / Simone
Cristi Conaway
Julianne
Angela Jones
Janette
Michael David Simms
Mitch Reed
Amy Moon
Ava
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Roger Christian won an Oscar for art direction on Star Wars before directing this and the infamous Battlefield Earth.
This bombed so hard it killed Denis Leary's leading man ambitions, sending him back to character work where he thrived.
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