Movie
The Grifters
Overview
A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.
Details
- Release date
- 1990-08-08
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Cineplex-Odeon Films
- Country
- Canada, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Anjelica Huston as Lilly Dillon
- John Cusack as Roy Dillon
- Annette Bening as Myra Langtry
- Jan Munroe as Guy in bar
- Robert Weems as Racetrack Announcer
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Jeweler
- Jimmy Noonan as Bartender
- Richard Holden as Cop
- Henry Jones as Sims
- Michael Laskin as Irv
- Eddie Jones as Mintz
- Sandy Baron as Doctor
Crew
- Stephen Frears - Director
- Donald E. Westlake - Screenplay
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