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Money Kings (1998)

Money Kings (1998)

Drama

Everybody Pays

Release Date: 1998, December 4
Directors: Graham Theakston
Countries: United States of America
Production: Lions Gate Films, Angry Mob, Barwood Films, Barwood Films
Cast: Murphy Guyer, Rizwan Manji, Tyne Daly, Frank Vincent, Suzanne Shepherd, Tony Sirico, Steve Sweeney, Kevin Chapman, Gene Ruffini, Freddie Prinze Jr., Paul Lazar, Lauren Holly

Overview:

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?

Keywords:

mobster loser bet bookie