A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
December 4, 1998
Original Title:
Money Kings
Alternate Titles:
Money Kings
Vig
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Angry Mob
Barwood Films
Lions Gate Films
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 90
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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Casting Assistant:
Stacie Goodman
Co-Producer:
Lauren McLaughlin
Costume Design:
Nancy Brous
Director:
Graham Theakston
Director of Photography:
Sarah Cawley
Editor:
Alan Jones
Executive Producer:
Cis Corman
Jeff Sackman
Michael Paseornek
John Dunning
Erin Martin
André Link
Line Producer:
Derrick Tseng
Location Manager:
Ian MacGregor
Location Scout:
Patricia Castellanos
Music Supervisor:
Gerry Gershman
Original Music Composer:
Colin Towns
Post Production Supervisor:
Philip Stilman
Producer:
F. Miguel Valenti
Production Coordinator:
Sophia Lin
Production Design:
Phyllis Cedar
Production Manager:
Monica Hampton
Screenplay:
Paul Hapenny
Set Decoration:
Betsy Alton
Unit Manager:
Amy Starr
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