The Real Thing

The Real Thing (1996)

Their plan was simple. Get the cash.

  • Genre: Crime, Action
  • Release Date: 1996-01-01
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 3 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 29min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: LACCP
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: James Merendino
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Summary

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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  • James Russo

    as Rupert Little
  • Jeremy Piven

    as John
  • Fabrizio Bentivoglio

    as Alfredo Donati
  • Robert LaSardo

    as Eric Fidel
  • Ashley Laurence

    as Carla
  • Emily Lloyd

    as Lisa Tuttle
  • Dave Buzzotta

    as James Little
  • Rod Steiger

    as Victor
  • Patrick F. Gallagher

    as Dexter (as Pat Gallagher)
  • Esai Morales

    as Collin
  • Gary Busey

    as Foreman
  • Max Perlich

    as Tom
  • Lou Rawls

    as MC
  • John Gillespie

    as Truck Driver
  • Paul DeAngelo

    as Buddy
  • Dale Gibson

    as Guard #4
Writing James Merendino Screenplay
Directing James Merendino Director
Writing Rustam Branaman Story
Art Sandra Grass Art Direction
Camera Greg Littlewood Director of Photography
Camera Bernard Salzmann Director of Photography
Crew Donna Evans Stunts
Production Roe Baker Casting
Production Geno Havens Casting
Costume & Make-Up Megan Heath Costume Design
Editing Esther P. Russell Editor
Art Charlotte Malmlöf Production Design
Art Jacqui Knapp Art Direction
Sound Peter Leinheiser Original Music Composer
Art Segolen Koschu Set Decoration

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