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Director:
Avi Nesher
Writers (WGA):
Avi Nesher (written by) &
Roger Berger (written by)
Contact:
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Genre:
Action | Crime | Comedy | Thriller more
Tagline:
In life only two things are certain, death and taxes.
Plot:
A tax investigator chasing a tax evader stumbles over a series of bloody murders and gets involved in an investigation with a rookie cop despite his boss' orders to stay out of the way. | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Powerful character study and suspense thriller all in one! more (19 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Joe Pantoliano ... Al Benjamin
Wade Dominguez ... Joseph Romero

Elizabeth Berkley ... Nadia Rubakov

Michael Chiklis ... Andre Rubakov

Robert Townsend ... Peyton Cody
Fisher Stevens ... Kenneth Green

Polina Gorokhovskaya ... Guest at the wedding
Mick O'Rourke
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Layla Alexander ... Girl Friend
Lia Chang ... Mr. Green's Receptionist
David Deblinger ... Lawyer
Vincent J. Mazella ... Hero Messenger (as Vinnie Josserian)
Ian O'Donnell ... Misha
Buzz Roddy ... Police Officer
Molly Schulman ... Natalia

Casey Siemaszko ... Abrasha Topolev

Mike Starr ... Mike Neals

Rick Washburn ... Serge Utisov
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for graphic violence and strong language.
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Runtime:
104 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Russian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Certification:
Iceland:16 | USA:R | Australia:MA
Filming Locations:
Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA more
Company:
Counterclock Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Wade Dominguez died after filming was completed. The film is dedicated to his memory. more
Movie Connections:
References Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) more

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Powerful character study and suspense thriller all in one!, 26 February 2001
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Author: CineMOTH from New York

I saw this film in the theater when it opened in New York and just rented it again, I loved it so much. It is one of those rare, moving but subtle movies that you don't see much of anymore... a true work of art. The main character is so flawed, like each and every one of us, and makes so many mistakes -- falls for the young girl, gets his friends hurt, screws up his investigation -- but we love him anyway. Joe Pantoliano (who I have seen in the previews for the new season of The Sopranos... great actor!!!) is fantastic as a man who is so misled by his own desire for fame, and is so human at the same time... we root for him no matter what he is doing... chasing the mysterious Wizard behind the scheme or dancing at the wedding of the woman he loves. Wonderful!!! An incredibly directed, wonderfully acted story everyone should see.

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