Movie Description
The Florentine
(1999)Overview
A slice-of-life story unfolds inside The Florentine, a bar in a Pennsylvania steel town whose brightest days are behind it, leaving behind many of life's disillusioned "losers." Its owner, Whitey (Michael Madsen), is deep in debt to the town's loan shark, Joe McCollough (Burt Young), and desperate for a path forward which won't cost him the bar. His sister, Molly (Virginia Madsen), is days away from her long-awaited nuptials, and then her former fiancé, Teddy (Tom Sizemore), shows up in town for the first time since leaving her at the altar years before. Ne'er-do-well Billy Belasco (Jim Belushi) runs a con on Frankie (Luke Perry) to steal the money for the wedding caterer, while long-time regular Bobby (Chris Penn) becomes a patron-cum-inhabitant as he hides from his fast-crumbling marriage to Vikki (Mary Stuart Masterson). Every plot in this multi-layered story seems to be at its nadir just as a pair of unlikely heroes emerge out of the backdrop to turn everything around.
Featured Crew
- Director : Nick Stagliano
- Producer : Francis Ford Coppola,Nick Stagliano,Steven Weisman
- Writer : Tom Benson,Damien Gray
- Editor : Plummy Tucker
- Cast : Michael Madsen,Chris Penn,Virginia Madsen,Jeremy Davies,Luke Perry,Tom Sizemore,Hal Holbrook,Jim Belushi,Burt Young,Mary Stuart Masterson,Lillo Brancato,James McCaffrey,Maeve Quinlan,Peter Maloney,Jill Hennessy,Jerome Le Page,Michael Massee,Gene Canfield,Bobby Cooper,Chris Barnes,Tony Devon,Kenny Marino,Ilene Norris,Doug DeWitt,Joseph Glenn,Conrad Tooker,Jessica Hopper,Guy Griffis,Sylvia Kauders,Herbert Rubens,Russell Gibson,Robert Downs,Charles J. Corrado Jr.,John Brumfield,Michael Griffith,Mark Ott,Lester Smith,Jay Spodaro
Cast
Whitey
Bobbie
Molly
Truby
Frankie
Teddy Finn
Smitty
Billy Belasco
Joe McCollough
Vikki
Pretty
Jack Ryan
Claire
Fr. Coyle
Brenda
Paris
Nickie Nepolitano
Dombrowski
Junior
Nathan
Construction Boss
Chickie
Cocoa
Gilroy
John Maguire
Mills
Skeeter's Cousin
Tommy Culligan
Jewelry Saleswoman
Pawnbroker
Burt's Sidekick
Greek Cook
Construction Worker #1
Construction Worker #2
Bowler #1
Diner Patron
Bar Patron
Busboy
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Facts
Original TitleThe Florentine
Status Released
Release Information
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1999-04-19
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 44m
Budget₹ 2250000
Production CompaniesInitial Entertainment Group,American Zoetrope,NAZZ Productions,March First
Genres
- Drama
- Comedy
