The Real Thing (1996)
1h 29m
Running Time
January 1, 1996Release Date

Plot.
Their plan was simple...Get the Cash. As Rupert, an ex-con, tries to go straight, his younger brother James pursues a life of delinquency. Days after being released from jail, James is gunned down and lies waiting in a hospital for a liver transplant. In a desperate attempt to save his brother's life, Rupert decides to execute a heist at a downtown club on New Year's Eve that will give him the money he needs. Rupert assembles an eclectic crew of ex-cons, including his best friend and his ex-girlfriend. Rupert and his gang converge on the nightclub for a climax that spins out of control. New Year's Eve has never been so explosive!
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Cast & Crew.

James Russo
Rupert Little

Jeremy Piven
John

Fabrizio Bentivoglio
Alfredo Donati

Robert LaSardo
Eric Fidel

Ashley Laurence
Carla

Emily Lloyd
Lisa Tuttle

Dave Buzzotta
James Little

Rod Steiger
Victor

Patrick F. Gallagher
Dexter (as Pat Gallagher)

Esai Morales
Collin

Patrick Gallagher
Dexter

Gary Busey
Foreman

Max Perlich
Tom

Lou Rawls
MC

John Gillespie
Truck Driver

Paul DeAngelo
Buddy

Kurt MacCarley
Producer

Dale Gibson
Guard #4

John Zurlo
Big Tony

James Merendino
Screenplay / Director

Rustam Branaman
Story

Sandra Grass
Art Direction

Greg Littlewood
Director of Photography

Bernard Salzmann
Director of Photography

Donna Evans
Stunts

Roe Baker
Casting

Geno Havens
Casting

Megan Heath
Costume Design

Esther P. Russell
Editor

Charlotte Malmlöf
Production Design

Jacqui Knapp
Art Direction

Peter Leinheiser
Original Music Composer

Segolen Koschu
Set Decoration
Details.
This Movie Is About.
new year's eve
heist
gang
Wiki.
Livers Ain't Cheap (also known as The Real Thing) is a 1996 crime film written and directed by James Merendino and starring James Russo, Jeremy Piven, Emily Lloyd, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Ashley Lawrence, Esai Morales, Gary Busey and Rod Steiger.
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