The Florentine (film)
The Florentine is a 1999 American drama film directed by Nick Stagliano and produced by Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope. It stars Jeremy Davies, Michael Madsen, and Chris Penn.
The film was shot in the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania in the cities of Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, and in the Lehigh Valley borough of Hellertown.
Plot
As the owner of the Florentine—a working-class bar in an economically depressed town—Whitey dispenses drinks to a number of troubled locals. Among the regulars there are compulsive gambler Bobby and Whitey's sister, Molly, who is preparing to get married when her old flame, Teddy, returns to the area. Whitey and Bobby must contend with a no-nonsense mobster who is squeezing them both for money.Cast
- Jeremy Davies as Truby
- Michael Madsen as "Whitey"
- Chris Penn as Bobby
- Luke Perry as Frankie
- Tom Sizemore as Teddy Finn
- Virginia Madsen as Molly
- Mary Stuart Masterson as Vikki
- Hal Holbrook as "Smitty"
- Burt Young as Joe McCollough
- James Belushi as Billy Belasco
- Lillo Brancato as "Pretty"
- Jill Hennessy as Brenda
- Maeve Quinlan as Claire