Summary
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?
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Cast
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Timothy Hutton
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Lauren Holly
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Freddie Prinze Jr.
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Paul Lazar
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Tony Sirico
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Frank Vincent
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Colm Meaney
Al Sheehan
Roger Robinson
Phil
Pamela Bel Anu
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Gene Ruffini
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Suzanne Shepherd
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Edoardo Ballerini
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Murphy Guyer
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Kevin Chapman
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Clare Kramer
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Matt Ballard
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Terri Hawkes
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Michael Harkins
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