Grifters
Director: Stephen Frears; Stars: Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening, John Cusack; Release Date: September 24, 2002 |
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Grifters - THE GRIFTERS is an intense character study of a group of people caught up in a world where nobody can be trusted. Stephen Frears presents this cool and brutal adaptation of Jim Thompson's stylish noir novel, which centers on the complex lives of three con artists. Shady Roy Dillon (John Cusack), a low-level Los Angeles con man and petty thief, and Roy's sexy, amoral girlfriend Myra (Annette Bening), a con artist who is down on her luck and willing to do whatever it takes to get back on top of her game; are the focal point of the action. Rounding out the trio is Roy's mother, Lilly (Angelica Huston), a veteran con artist who shares little with Roy other than a bizarre oedipal attraction. The seedy underbelly of LA life is played out in evocative tableaux, as Myra and Lilly compete for Roy's attention until they ultimately drive him away.
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Key Information |
| Directors | Stephen Frears |
| Stars | Anjelica Huston |
| Actors | Jeremy Piven |
| Genre | Dramas |
| Subgenre | Family Interaction • Scams And Cons • Comedy • Dra |
| MPAA Rating | R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats | DVD |
| UPC | 786936190984 |
| Release Date | 1990 |
| Running Time | 1hr 54min |
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Languages |
| Original Language | English |
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DVD Editions |
| DVD Editions | DVD1hr 54minWarner Home VideoJune 30, 1998R (MPAA)026359054525Sound Features: Surround, Digital, AC3 |
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VHS Editions |
| VHS Editions | VHS1hr 54minFacets VideoJune 05, 1991R (MPAA) |
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Professional Reviews |
| Professional Reviews | (05/01/2007, p.120, Neil Smith): 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] stylishly retro adap of one of the author's most representative works....With its coldly amoral nihilism intact." |
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