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Very Mean Men (2000)

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Film details

Featuring

Matthew Modine Ben Gazzara Charles Durning
Director

Tony Vitale
Country

USA
Year

2000
Genre

Comedy
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Black comedy. To keep a customer sitting at the bar, so that he will make as many tips as possible, a bartender starts to tell the tale of two warring mob clans in the San Fernando Valley. Everything is peaceful between the Minettis and Paddy Mulroney's gang, until Paddy complains that the 'boys' led by the head of the Minetti family, Gino, are taking over his 'business' in the Valley. Gino's son, Paulie, gets into hot water when his gang have a bad meal at Mulroney's diner, and the bullets start flying on both sides. Since the bartender is making the whole story up as he goes along, he changes the tale as and when his customer interrupts.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - bartender
    
    Matthew Modine
  - Gino Minetti
    
    Ben Gazzara
  - Paddy Mulroney
    
    Charles Durning
  - Dominick Piazza
    
    Burt Young
  - Paulie Minetti
    
    Scott Baio
  - Katherine Mulroney
    
    Louise Fletcher
  - Mr White, a drunk
    
    Martin Landau
  - Donny Mulroney
    
    Patrick Renna
  - Jocko Mulroney
    
    Jack Mcgee
  - Jimmy D
    
    Paul Ben-Victor
  - Dante
    
    Billy Drago
  - Argentine
    
    Idalis Deleon
  - cast member
    
    Paul T. Murray
  - cast member
    
    Leigh-Allyn Baker
  - cast member
    
    Paul Gunning
  - cast member
    
    Steven Frejek
  - cast member
    
    David Deblinger
  - cast member
    
    Brent Bush
  - cast member
    
    Rebecca Dessertine
  - cast member
    
    Joe Lara
  - cast member
    
    Charles Napier
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Tony Vitale
  - Assistant Director
    
    Phillip Christon
  Production:
  - Presented by
    
    Giants Entertainment
  - Production Company
    
    Baio/White
  - [Production Company]
    
    Very Mean Men
  - Executive Producer
    
    Lydia Dadon
  - Executive Producer
    
    Cataldo, Anthony
  - Producer
    
    David Dadon
  - Producer
    
    Steven Baio
  - Producer
    
    Neil P. White
  - Line Producer
    
    John Duffy
  - Associate Producer
    
    Scott Baio
  Casting:
  - Casting
    
    Henderson, Cathy
  - Casting
    
    Dori Zuckerman
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Paul T. Murray
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Alex Vendler
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Gregory Hobson
  Design:
  - Production Designer
    
    Ladislav Wilheim
  Costumes:
  - Costume Designer
    
    Ann Lambert
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Ennio Di Berardo
  Sound:
  - Sound Design
    
    Clive Taylor

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