This musical is based on four short stories by Damon Runyon. In one tale, gambler Feet Samuels sells his body to science just as he realizes that Hortense loves him and that he would rather live than die. In another story, Harriet's parrot is killed, and she has problems dealing with her loss. Then, there is a gambler, "Regret", who has bloodhounds on his trail when he becomes a murder suspect. Finally, "The Brain" is bleeding profusely, and his friends search for a way to save his life through a blood transfusion.
Directed by Howard Brookner
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Cast
Matt Dillon
Regret
Jennifer Grey
Lovey Lou
Julie Hagerty
Harriet MacKyle
Rutger Hauer
The Brain
Madonna
Hortense Hathaway
Esai Morales
Handsome Jack
Anita Morris
Miss Missouri Martin
Randy Quaid
Feet Samuels
Josef Sommer
Waldo Winchester
Alan Ruck
John Wangle
Dinah Manoff
Maud Milligan
Ethan Phillips
Basil Valentine
Crew
Howard Brookner
Director
Howard Brookner
Screenplay
Damon Runyon
Writer
Elliot Davis
Director of Photography
Howard Brookner
Producer
Diane Martel
Choreographer
Sharon Bialy
Casting
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Addie Pray
5.0★ · 05/19/25
"Holy moly mother of Mary Jesus Christ on a crooked crutch"
"Holy moly mother of Mary Jesus Christ on a crooked crutch"