The Florentine backdrop

The Florentine 1999 Directed by Nick Stagliano

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Budget $2,250,000
Release Date 19 April 1999
104 mins
Cast
Chris Penn Bobbie
Luke Perry Frankie
Tom Sizemore Teddy Finn
Jim Belushi Billy Belasco
Burt Young Joe McCollough
James McCaffrey Jack Ryan
Peter Maloney Fr. Coyle
Michael Massee Nickie Nepolitano
Gene Canfield Dombrowski
Tony Devon Construction Boss
Kenny Marino Chickie
Doug DeWitt Gilroy
Joseph Glenn John Maguire
Jessica Hopper Skeeter's Cousin
Guy Griffis Tommy Culligan
Sylvia Kauders Jewelry Saleswoman
Herbert Rubens Pawnbroker
Russell Gibson Burt's Sidekick
Robert Downs Greek Cook
Charles J. Corrado Jr. Construction Worker #1
John Brumfield Construction Worker #2
Mark Ott Diner Patron
Lester Smith Bar Patron
Jay Spodaro Busboy