The Florentine (1999)

A slice-of-life story unfolds inside The Florentine, a bar in a Pennsylvania steel town whose brightest days are behind it, leaving behind many of life's disillusioned "losers." Its owner, Whitey (Michael Madsen), is deep in debt to the town's loan shark, Joe McCollough (Burt Young), and desperate for a path forward which won't cost him the bar. His sister, Molly (Virginia Madsen), is days away from her long-awaited nuptials, and then her former fiancé, Teddy (Tom Sizemore), shows up in town for the first time since leaving her at the altar years before. Ne'er-do-well Billy Belasco (Jim Belushi) runs a con on Frankie (Luke Perry) to steal the money for the wedding caterer, while long-time regular Bobby (Chris Penn) becomes a patron-cum-inhabitant as he hides from his fast-crumbling marriage to Vikki (Mary Stuart Masterson). Every plot in this multi-layered story seems to be at its nadir just as a pair of unlikely heroes emerge out of the backdrop to turn everything around.

Directing:
  • Nick Stagliano

Writing:
  • Tom Benson
  • Damien Gray
  • Amy McCarty Baker

Stars:
Release Date: 1999-04-19
themoviedb icon 5.2/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 104
  • Budget: $2,250,000
Chris Penn
Chris Penn
Bobbie
Tom Sizemore
Tom Sizemore
Teddy Finn
Mary Stuart Masterson
Mary Stuart M...
Vikki
Jim Belushi
Jim Belushi
Billy Belasco
Virginia Madsen
Virginia Mads...
Molly
Michael Madsen
Michael Madse...
Whitey
Hal Holbrook
Hal Holbrook
Smitty
James Belushi
James Belushi
Billy Belasco
Luke Perry
Luke Perry
Frankie
Jeremy Davies
Jeremy Davies
Truby
Maeve Quinlan
Maeve Quinlan
Claire
Burt Young
Burt Young
Joe McCollough
Lillo Brancato
Lillo Brancat...
Pretty
James McCaffrey
James McCaffr...
Jack Ryan
Peter Maloney
Peter Maloney
Fr. Coyle
Jill Hennessy
Jill Hennessy
Brenda
Jerome Le Page
Jerome Le Pag...
Paris
Michael Massee
Michael Masse...
Nickie Nepolitano
Gene Canfield
Gene Canfield
Dombrowski
Bobby Cooper
Bobby Cooper
Junior
Chris Barnes
Chris Barnes
Nathan
Tony Devon
Tony Devon
Construction Boss
Sylvia Kauders
Sylvia Kauder...
Jewelry Saleswoman
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