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Money Kings

Everybody Pays

Not Rated Drama

Starring: Peter Falk, Timothy Hutton, Lauren Holly, Freddie Prinze Jr., Tyne Daly

Writer: Paul Hapenny

Release Date:
December 4, 1998
Ratings:
5.5 / 10
Director:
Graham Theakston
Companies:
Lions Gate Films

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?