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?
Acting
Peter Falk carries this entire film on his weary shoulders.
Practical Effects
Authentic Brooklyn locations that reek of 1998.
Director
Graham Theakston
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released directly to video in most markets despite the Peter Falk pedigree.
This was Freddie Prinze Jr.'s 'serious actor' phase between She's All That and Wing Commander — Hollywood's brief obsession with pretty boys going gritty.
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