When the New York City police disrupt a big cocaine deal, the TV news reporters find John Falcone, a local mobster, nearby. They ask some tough questions, and Falcone decides he needs a public relations man to help burnish his image. He hires Todd Barrett, and he keeps Barrett in line with generous helpings of cocaine. Meanwhile, Falcone's unorthodox, violent, and sadistic methods get him cross-wise with Don Ricci, the boss. A mob war may break out. When Todd's wife is endangered, can the flack attack back at the racketeers?
Acting
LaMotta's genuinely menacing presence elevating bargain-bin material
Production
Gritty NYC location shooting on clearly non-existent budget
Director
J. Christian Ingvordsen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jake LaMotta, the real-life Raging Bull, spent the late 80s in direct-to-video purgatory—this was his actual comeback attempt.
The 'cocaine PR man' plot bizarrely predicted 2000s crisis management culture, where image consultants became corporate fixers regardless of ethics.
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