1993·Crime·1h 38m
6.9
★
After he accidentally kills his father Mike during a sting, Joe tries to carry out Mike's dying wish by recovering valuables that Mike's twin brother Lou stole from him years earlier. But Uncle Lou is also a confidence artist, and Joe is soon drawn into his increasingly dangerous schemes.
Directed by Christopher Coppola
twin brother
murder
dying wish
twins
double cross
dying father
fake death
cons and scams
neo-noir
simulated sex
con men
wicked uncle
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Cast
Michael Biehn
Joe Donan
Sarah Trigger
Diane
Nicolas Cage
Eddie
James Coburn
Mike Donan / Lou Donan
Peter Fonda
Pete
Charlie Sheen
Morgan "Fats" Gripp
Talia Shire
Sam
J. Kenneth Campbell
Huey
Michael Constantine
Frank
Marc Coppola
Bob
Micky Dolenz
Bart
Brian Donovan
Mitch
Crew
Christopher Coppola
Director
Christopher Coppola
Writer
Nick Vallelonga
Writer
Maryse Alberti
Director of Photography
Christopher Coppola
Co-Producer
Mark Amin
Executive Producer
Louise Mingenbach
Assistant Costume Designer
Barry Barnholtz
Associate Producer
David Allen Cluck
Production Supervisor
Michael Emery
Sound Mixer
David Allen Cluck
Second Unit Director
Popular Reviews
17 reviews
vConquerorPRO
2.0★ · 02/25/26
I liked Nic Cage's psycho performance but everything else felt shit in comparison 😂
The constant monologuing was so annoying
The main character had zero charisma and delivered his lines like it was a chore
A boring plot and just drags along
The constant monologuing was so annoying
The main character had zero charisma and delivered his lines like it was a chore
A boring plot and just drags along
I liked Nic Cage's psycho performance but everything else felt shit in comparison 😂
The constant monologuing was so annoying
The main character had zero charisma and delivered his lines like it was a chore
A boring plot and just drags along
The constant monologuing was so annoying
The main character had zero charisma and delivered his lines like it was a chore
A boring plot and just drags along
Moose
6.0★ · 01/25/26
Not anywhere near as bad as everyone says, it's actually pretty watchable. Of course Cage is fun but I think I'd seen every scene of his already before watching the movie. What's really crazy is Biehn. Didn't he just play Ringo in Tombstone around this time? He's brilliant in that. How is he so wildly ass in this?
Not anywhere near as bad as everyone says, it's actually pretty watchable. Of course Cage is fun but I think I'd seen every scene of his already before watching the movie. What's really crazy is Biehn. Didn't he just play Ringo in Tombstone around this time? He's brilliant in that. How is he so wildly ass in this?
Alfred HitchTOK
4.0★ · 10/09/25
Hidden inside this truly woeful 90s noir is THE most unhinged Nic Cage performance of all time.
And considering his track record of insane performances that is truly saying something.
Michael Biehn is a conman, who heads to Florida to find his uncle after the death of his father (both played by James Coburn). Biehn vies with Cage's lunatic Eddie King to be Unca Coburn's very bestest henchman. And Charlie Sheen is an expert billiards player working for a guy with an electronic crab claw. Don't ask.
Directed by Nic's brother Christopher Coppola, it is genuinely mind boggling to think how this attracted even a partway decent cast with Peter Fonsa and Mickey Dolenz from The Monkees also appearing. One can only surmise that the call sheet used large font for Coppola and teeny tiny font for Christopher leading the cast to believe that Uncle Francis was set to direct.
Annnd yet, it is a must see for the Cage performance alone which is truly next level batshit insanity. Like Frank Booth somehow obtained The Mask from Stanley Ipkiss.
It's akin to Cage wanting to play the villain in Green Hornet with a Jamician accent. In that movie they said no, but Christopher is more than happy to let his baby bro run wild. This must be a result of some childhood guilt from breaking his favourite toy or something.
Cage, and Cage alone, elevates this to at least memorable.
And considering his track record of insane performances that is truly saying something.
Michael Biehn is a conman, who heads to Florida to find his uncle after the death of his father (both played by James Coburn). Biehn vies with Cage's lunatic Eddie King to be Unca Coburn's very bestest henchman. And Charlie Sheen is an expert billiards player working for a guy with an electronic crab claw. Don't ask.
Directed by Nic's brother Christopher Coppola, it is genuinely mind boggling to think how this attracted even a partway decent cast with Peter Fonsa and Mickey Dolenz from The Monkees also appearing. One can only surmise that the call sheet used large font for Coppola and teeny tiny font for Christopher leading the cast to believe that Uncle Francis was set to direct.
Annnd yet, it is a must see for the Cage performance alone which is truly next level batshit insanity. Like Frank Booth somehow obtained The Mask from Stanley Ipkiss.
It's akin to Cage wanting to play the villain in Green Hornet with a Jamician accent. In that movie they said no, but Christopher is more than happy to let his baby bro run wild. This must be a result of some childhood guilt from breaking his favourite toy or something.
Cage, and Cage alone, elevates this to at least memorable.
Hidden inside this truly woeful 90s noir is THE most unhinged Nic Cage performance of all time.
And considering his track record of insane performances that is truly saying something.
Michael Biehn is a conman, who heads to Florida to find his uncle after the death of his father (both played by James Coburn). Biehn vies with Cage's lunatic Eddie King to be Unca Coburn's very bestest henchman. And Charlie Sheen is an expert billiards player working for a guy with an electronic crab claw. Don't ask.
Directed by Nic's brother Christopher Coppola, it is genuinely mind boggling to think how this attracted even a partway decent cast with Peter Fonsa and Mickey Dolenz from The Monkees also appearing. One can only surmise that the call sheet used large font for Coppola and teeny tiny font for Christopher leading the cast to believe that Uncle Francis was set to direct.
Annnd yet, it is a must see for the Cage performance alone which is truly next level batshit insanity. Like Frank Booth somehow obtained The Mask from Stanley Ipkiss.
It's akin to Cage wanting to play the villain in Green Hornet with a Jamician accent. In that movie they said no, but Christopher is more than happy to let his baby bro run wild. This must be a result of some childhood guilt from breaking his favourite toy or something.
Cage, and Cage alone, elevates this to at least memorable.
And considering his track record of insane performances that is truly saying something.
Michael Biehn is a conman, who heads to Florida to find his uncle after the death of his father (both played by James Coburn). Biehn vies with Cage's lunatic Eddie King to be Unca Coburn's very bestest henchman. And Charlie Sheen is an expert billiards player working for a guy with an electronic crab claw. Don't ask.
Directed by Nic's brother Christopher Coppola, it is genuinely mind boggling to think how this attracted even a partway decent cast with Peter Fonsa and Mickey Dolenz from The Monkees also appearing. One can only surmise that the call sheet used large font for Coppola and teeny tiny font for Christopher leading the cast to believe that Uncle Francis was set to direct.
Annnd yet, it is a must see for the Cage performance alone which is truly next level batshit insanity. Like Frank Booth somehow obtained The Mask from Stanley Ipkiss.
It's akin to Cage wanting to play the villain in Green Hornet with a Jamician accent. In that movie they said no, but Christopher is more than happy to let his baby bro run wild. This must be a result of some childhood guilt from breaking his favourite toy or something.
Cage, and Cage alone, elevates this to at least memorable.
mollie
4.4★ · 11/21/24
michael biehn is hot, nic cage screams “fuck” for a solid 10 seconds, and talia shire is there. what else could it possibly need?
michael biehn is hot, nic cage screams “fuck” for a solid 10 seconds, and talia shire is there. what else could it possibly need?
Deacon Blues
3.6★ · 07/15/24
How many so bad they’re good noirs are there? And how many have a stacked cast and an unreplicable Nicolas Cage performance?? While the rest of the movie is somewhat forgettable, the audacity of Cage in this more than makes this worth watching.
Vive le fucking France man
Vive le fucking France man
How many so bad they’re good noirs are there? And how many have a stacked cast and an unreplicable Nicolas Cage performance?? While the rest of the movie is somewhat forgettable, the audacity of Cage in this more than makes this worth watching.
Vive le fucking France man
Vive le fucking France man