Drama starring Dustin Hoffman and Dennis Franz. Junk-shop owner Donny Dubrow is plotting with his young helper, Bobby, to steal back a valuable buffalo-head nickel Dubrow inadvertently sold for peanuts. But when Dubrow's sleazy friend, Teach, hears about the plan, he decides he wants a piece of the action too.
Dustin Hoffman returns to the skid row of Midnight Cowboy's Ratso Rizzo for this talkfest, scripted by David Mamet from his stage play and directed by Michael Corrente. Hoffman's an aggressive petty thief who decides to muscle in on the burglary plans of ghetto junk dealer Dennis Franz (of NYPD Blue fame), at the expense of Franz's teenage sidekick, Sean Nelson. The plot disappears into the Pinteresque pauses, but the dialogue has such power, the acting such conviction, you hang on every word however obscene it is.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Teach | Dustin Hoffman |
| Donny Dubrow | Dennis Franz |
| Bobby | Sean Nelson |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Michael Corrente |
