The Real Thing

• 6.7 Crime
• 1996-01-01
• 89 minutes mins

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!

Starring:

James Russo (Rupert Little) Jeremy Piven (John) Fabrizio Bentivoglio (Alfredo Donati) Robert LaSardo (Eric Fidel) Ashley Laurence (Carla) Emily Lloyd (Lisa Tuttle) Dave Buzzotta (James Little) Rod Steiger (Victor) Patrick F. Gallagher (Dexter (as Pat Gallagher)) Esai Morales (Collin)

Director:

James Merendino

Writer:

James Merendino