Cosmo Vittelli, the proprietor of a sleazy, low-rent Hollywood cabaret, has a real affection for the women who strip in his peepshows and the staff who keep up his dingy establishment. He also has a major gambling problem that has gotten him in trouble before. When Cosmo loses big-time at an underground casino run by mobster Mort, he isn't able to pay up. Mort then offers Cosmo the chance to pay back his debt by knocking off a pesky, Mafia-protected bookie.
Cast
Ben Gazzara
Cosmo Vittelli
Timothy Carey
Flo
Seymour Cassel
Mort Weil
Robert Phillips
Phil
Morgan Woodward
The Boss
Al Ruban
Marty Reitz
Azizi Johari
Rachel
Haji
Haji
Alice Friedland
Sherry
Derna Wylde
Derna
Virginia Carrington
Mama
Carolyn Warren
Carol
John Kullers
The Accountant
Donna Gordon
Margo Donnar
Meade Roberts
Mr. Sophistication
Kathalina Veniero
Annie
Yvette Morris
Yvette
Jack Ackerman
Musical Director
David Rowlands
Lamarr
Trisha Pelham
Waitress
Eddie Shaw
Taxi Driver
Sonny Aprile
Sonny
Gene Darcy
Commodore
Ben Marino
Bartender
Arlene Allison
Waitress
Vincent Barbi
Vince
Val Avery
Blair Benoit
Elizabeth Deering
Lavinia
Soto Joe Hugh
Chinese Bookie
Catherine Wong
The Bookie's Girl
John Finnegan
Taxi Driver
Miles Ciletti
Mickey
Mike Skloot
Scooper
Frank Buchanan
Flo's Friend
Jason Kincaid
Parking Lot Attendant
Frank Thomas
Poker Player
Jack Krupnick
Poker Player
James Lew
Guard (uncredited)
Crew
John Cassavetes
Director, Writer
Tom Cornwell
Editor
Terri Messina
Assistant Editor
Fran Morgenstern
Assistant Editor
Neal Meisenheimer
Assistant Editor
David Armstrong
Additional Editing, Location Manager
Al Ruban
Director of Photography, Producer
Mitch Breit
Director of Photography, Lighting Technician
Nathan Haggard
Second Assistant Director
Phil Burton
Associate Producer
Sam Shaw
Production Design
Michael Ferris
Camera Operator
Frederick Elmes
Camera Operator
Rob Hahn
Assistant Camera
R. Michael Stringer
Assistant Camera
M. Todd Henry
Assistant Camera
Catherine E. Coulson
Second Assistant Camera
Jack Woods
Post Production Consulting
Mary Herne
Wardrobe Master
Bryan Ryman
Assistant Art Director
Bo Harwood
Sound Designer, Original Music Composer
Craig Holt
Apprentice Sound Editor
Robert 'Buzz' Knudson
Sound Mixer
Don Robinson
Lighting Technician
Chris Taylor
Lighting Technician
Bruce Knee
Lighting Technician
Anthony Harris
Music Arranger, Conductor
Sadikhussain
Music Producer
Jack Sheldon
Musician
Connie McFeeley
Accountant
Bruce Hartman
Construction Coordinator
Verna Bagby
Construction Coordinator
Robert Vehon
Construction Coordinator
Miles Ciletti
Props
Richard Upper
Still Photographer, Title Designer, Graphic Designer
Sandy King
Script Supervisor
Craig R. Baxley
Stunts
Paul Baxley
Stunt Coordinator
Art Levinson
Production Manager
Phedon Papamichael
Art Direction
Teresa Stokovic
Production Secretary
Lanie Heffernan
Other
Steve Brooks
Other
Robert Heffernan
Other
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