Money Kings

December. 04,1998      
Rating:
5.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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?

Peter Falk as  Vinnie
Timothy Hutton as  Frankie
Lauren Holly as  Marybeth
Freddie Prinze Jr. as  Tony
Tyne Daly as  Ellen
Paul Lazar as  Rocky
Tony Sirico as  Locasso
Frank Vincent as  Pete
Colm Meaney as  Al Sheehan
Roger Robinson as  Phil

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