Release Date: 1989-10-28
Overview: An innocent man is thrust into a political power struggle in this drama. After witnessing a mob killing, New York restaurant owner Sam Paxton (Aidan Quinn) reports the crime. Overzealous attorneys (Brian Dennehy and Stockard Channing) put pressure on Paxton to testify in court, but Paxton is in a tough spot when the mob starts threatening his family. Paxton now faces an impossible choice: testify and put his family at risk … or go to jail.
Rating: 6.5 / 10
Brian Dennehy
as James Falcon
Aidan Quinn
as Samuel De Valera Paxton
Stockard Channing
as Liz Sapperstein
Delroy Lindo
as Berger
Laura Harrington
as Jeanie Paxton
Robert Mandel - Director
Ron Hutchinson - Writer
Terry Curtis Fox - Writer
Liam Kiernan - Assistant Location Manager
Roy Farfel - Stunts
There's little cheer to be found here. It's a story that attempts to throw light on the average Joe six-pack's run-in with organised crime, as well as the daily toll it has on a working-class neighbor...