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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, is deep in debt to the town's loan shark, Joe McCollough, and desperate for a path forward which won't cost him the bar. His sister, Molly, is days away from her long-awaited nuptials, and then her former fiancé, Teddy, shows up in town for the first time since leaving her at the altar years before. Ne'er-do-well Billy Belasco runs a con on Frankie to steal the money for the wedding caterer, while long-time regular Bobby becomes a patron-cum-inhabitant as he hides from his fast-crumbling marriage to Vikki. 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.

  • Drama
  • Comedy

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Michael MadsenMichael MadsenWhitey
  • Photo of Chris PennChris PennBobbie
  • Photo of Virginia MadsenVirginia MadsenMolly
  • Photo of Jeremy DaviesJeremy DaviesTruby
  • Photo of Luke PerryLuke PerryFrankie
  • Photo of Tom SizemoreTom SizemoreTeddy Finn
  • Photo of Hal HolbrookHal HolbrookSmitty
  • Photo of Jim BelushiJim BelushiBilly Belasco
  • Photo of Burt YoungBurt YoungJoe McCollough
  • Photo of Mary Stuart MastersonMary Stuart MastersonVikki

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