Canada / Sep 14, 1990 / 18A / Toronto International Film Festival
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder. Who’s conning who?
1h 50min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Richard Holden | Cop |
| Henry Jones | Sims |
| Michael Laskin | Irv |
| Eddie Jones | Mintz |
| Sandy Baron | Doctor |
| Lou Hancock | Nurse |
| Gailard Sartain | Joe |
| Noelle Harling | Nurse Carol Flynn |
| Ivette Soler | Maid |
| Pat Hingle | Bobo Justus |
| Paul Adelstein | Sailor - Young Paul |
| Jeremy Piven | Sailor - Freshman |
| Gregory Sporleder | Sailor - Spooney |
| David Sinaiko | Sailor - Stinky |
| Jeff Perry | Drunk |
| Jon Gries | Drunk's Friend |
| Micole Mercurio | Waitress |
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| Charles Napier | Gloucester Hebbing |
| J.T. Walsh | Cole |
| Teresa Gilmore | Receptionist 1 |
| Elizabeth Ann Feeley | Receptionist 2 |
| Billy Ray Sharkey | FBI man |
| Frances Bay | Arizona Motel Clerk |
| Xander Berkeley | Lt. Pierson |
| John Gillespie | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Juliet Landau | Young Lilly (uncredited) |
| Sy Richardson | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Martin Scorsese | Opening voice-over (uncredited) |
Genres
CrimeDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Grifters |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Canada, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cineplex-Odeon Films |
| Release date | 8 agosto 1990 |
| Executive producer | Barbara De Fina |
| Production | Robert A. Harris, Peggy Rajski, Martin Scorsese, Jim Painten |
| Writer | Donald E. Westlake, Jim Thompson |
| Casting | Juliet Taylor, Victoria Thomas |
| Editing | Mick Audsley |
| Cinematography | Oliver Stapleton, Matthew Morrissey, Marco Mazzei, Suzanne Hanover, Katherine M. Butler |
| Assistant directors | J. Stephen Buck, Joe Camp III, Stephen Frears, Mary Cybulski |
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Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
United States / Dec 05, 1990 / R
Theatrical release
Germany / Aug 08, 1990 / 16
Greece / Oct 10, 1990 / 16
France / Jan 23, 1991 / U
United Kingdom / Feb 01, 1991 / 15 / Originally 18; downgraded 2018
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Australia / Feb 28, 1991 / M
Portugal / Apr 19, 1991 / M/16
Türkiye / Feb 28, 1992
South Korea / Jul 31, 1993 / 18
Physical media
Czechia / Sep 01, 1994 / 15+
France / Apr 17, 2008 / DVD
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