Rate this Movie

The Florentine   1999         R, 104 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama Director: Nick Stagliano   Cast: Jeremy Davies, Virginia Madsen, Luke Perry, Mary Stuart Masterson, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Hal Holbrook, Tom Sizemore, James Belushi, Lillo Brancato, Maeve Quinlan, Robert Downs, Burt Young, Chris Barnes, Jill Hennessy   Whitey (Michael Madsen) owns a Pennsylvania bar where losers—Robbie (Chris Penn), Truby (Jeremy Davies), Smitty (Hal Holbrook), and Frankie (Luke Perry)—come together and brood over their sad lots in life. Whitey is deeply in debt to loan shark Joe McCullough (Burt Young) who is being distracted by Whitey's friend Robbie, but there are more problems as well. His pal Frankie has lost the cash Whitey had planned to use for his sister Molly's (Virginia Madsen) wedding, and now her ex-boyfriend (Tom Sizemore) has returned, and more problems rise to the fore. But, Smitty just may prove to be the unlikely hero in this sad state of affairs, and Smitty just might save the day. Cast Jeremy Davies Truby Virginia Madsen Molly Luke Perry Frankie Mary Stuart Masterson Vikki Michael Madsen Whitey Chris Penn Robbie Hal Holbrook Smitty Tom Sizemore Teddy Finn James Belushi Billy Lillo Brancato Pretty Maeve Quinlan Claire Robert Downs Diner Owner Burt Young Joe McCullough Chris Barnes Nathan Jill Hennessy Brenda