The Real Thing (1996)
1h 29m
Running Time
January 1, 1996Release Date
The Real Thing (1996)
1h 29m
Running Time
January 1, 1996Release Date
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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
James Merendino
Director
Rustam Branaman
Writer
Dave Buzzotta
James Little
Kurt MacCarley
Producer
Rod Steiger
Victor
Patrick F. Gallagher
Dexter (as Pat Gallagher)
Peter Leinheiser
Composer
Esai Morales
Collin
Greg Littlewood
Cinematographer
Gary Busey
Foreman
Details.
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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 & Rod Steiger.
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