"Seduction. Betrayal. Murder. Who’s conning who?"

1990

1h 50m

6.5(450 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.

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Cast & Crew

35 members

Acting

Anjelica Huston

Lilly Dillon

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John Cusack

Roy Dillon

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Annette Bening

Myra Langtry

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Jan Munroe

Guy in bar

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Robert Weems

Racetrack Announcer

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Stephen Tobolowsky

Jeweler

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Jimmy Noonan

Bartender

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Richard Holden

Cop

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Henry Jones

Sims

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Michael Laskin

Irv

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Eddie Jones

Mintz

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Sandy Baron

Doctor

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Lou Hancock

Nurse

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Gailard Sartain

Joe

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Noelle Harling

Nurse Carol Flynn

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Ivette Soler

Maid

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Pat Hingle

Bobo Justus

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Paul Adelstein

Sailor - Young Paul

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Jeremy Piven

Sailor - Freshman

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Gregory Sporleder

Sailor - Spooney

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David Sinaiko

Sailor - Stinky

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Jeff Perry

Drunk

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Jon Gries

Drunk's Friend

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Micole Mercurio

Waitress

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Charles Napier

Gloucester Hebbing

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J. T. Walsh

Cole

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Teresa Gilmore

Receptionist 1

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Elizabeth Ann Feeley

Receptionist 2

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Billy Ray Sharkey

FBI man

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Frances Bay

Arizona Motel Clerk

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Xander Berkeley

Lt. Pierson

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John Gillespie

Bartender (uncredited)

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Juliet Landau

Young Lilly (uncredited)

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Sy Richardson

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Directing

Martin Scorsese

Opening voice-over (uncredited)

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