The Florentine

5.1
  • Genre: DramaComedy
  • Run time: 104 min
  • Premiere: 1999. April 19.

A slice-of-life story unfolds inside The Florentine, a bar in a Pennsylvania steel town whose brightest days are behind it, leaving behind many of life's disillusioned "losers." Its owner, Whitey, is deep in debt to the town's loan shark, Joe McCollough, and desperate for a path forward which won't cost him the bar. His sister, Molly, is days away from her long-awaited nuptials, and then her former fiancé, Teddy, shows up in town for the first time since leaving her at the altar years before. Ne'er-do-well Billy Belasco runs a con on Frankie to steal the money for the wedding caterer, while long-time regular Bobby becomes a patron-cum-inhabitant as he hides from his fast-crumbling marriage to Vikki. Every plot in this multi-layered story seems to be at its nadir just as a pair of unlikely heroes emerge out of the backdrop to turn everything around.

Discover

Chris Penn

Bobbie

Luke Perry

Frankie

Tom Sizemore

Teddy Finn

Jim Belushi

Billy Belasco

Burt Young

Joe McCollough

James McCaffrey

Jack Ryan

Peter Maloney

Fr. Coyle

Michael Massee

Nickie Nepolitano

Gene Canfield

Dombrowski

Tony Devon

Construction Boss

Kenny Marino

Chickie

Doug DeWitt

Gilroy

Joseph Glenn

John Maguire

Jessica Hopper

Skeeter's Cousin

Guy Griffis

Tommy Culligan

Sylvia Kauders

Jewelry Saleswoman

Herbert Rubens

Pawnbroker

Russell Gibson

Burt's Sidekick

Robert Downs

Greek Cook

Charles J. Corrado Jr.

Construction Worker #1

John Brumfield

Construction Worker #2

Mark Ott

Diner Patron

Lester Smith

Bar Patron

Jay Spodaro

Busboy

Art

Jimmy C. Stapp

Set Dresser

Andromache Chalfant

Storyboard Designer

Marissa Nashel

Set Dresser

Oliver Wolf Wehner

Set Dresser

Christopher DesMarais

Property Master

Christian Halac

Runner Art Department

Ted Fairchild

Runner Art Department

Nick Evans

Set Decoration

Stephen McCabe

Production Design

Steven T. Duke

Assistant Property Master

Jason De Bari

Art Department Coordinator

Camera

Amanda Cole

Additional Second Assistant Camera

Samantha Schutz

Additional Second Assistant Camera

Christopher Green

First Assistant Camera

John Clifford

Still Photographer

Matthew W. Flannery

Second Assistant Camera

Michael Barrett

Second Unit Director of Photography

Christopher Muchow

Assistant Grip

Myles Aronowitz

Still Photographer

Amanda McCormick

Additional Grip

Brian 'Buzz' Buzzelli

Additional Key Grip

Raymond Edwards

Best Boy Grip

David Lambert

Assistant Grip

Stephen Kazmierski

Director of Photography

Greg Edwards

Key Grip

Costume & Make-Up

Stéphane Ferrante

On Set Dresser

Lissy Murphy

Wardrobe Assistant

Alicia A. Kochis

Hair Assistant

Caroline Keil

Principal Costumer

Cara Borrelli

Key Costumer

Natalya Khorover

Wardrobe Supervisor

Kym Coates

Assistant Makeup Artist

Martel Thompson Hale

Key Makeup Artist

Kasia Walicka Maimone

Costume Design

Crew

Jay Spodaro

Stunt Coordinator

Eric Strausser

Cableman

Joe Kuzan

Techno Crane Operator

Lori Magaro

Intern

Scott Jones

Intern

Dianna Walden

Set Production Assistant

Bill Tlusty

Set Production Assistant

Brad Katzev

Intern

Will Rowe

Intern

Greg Finkel

Set Production Assistant

Stacey Dolgos

Set Production Assistant

Robert Colletta

Sponsorship Coordinator

Thomas Fitzgerald

Transportation Captain

A. John Rath

Post Production Supervisor

Jodie Magid

Public Relations

Louis Duit

Thanks

Bob Brown

Thanks

Vincent R. Stagliano

In Memory Of

Beth Holden

Thanks

Directing

Nick Stagliano

Director

Mikki Ziska

Second Second Assistant Director

Christine Gee

Script Supervisor

Chip Signore

Second Assistant Director

Jim LaClair

First Assistant Director

Editing

Joe Violante

Dailies Technician

Mark Ginsberg

Color Timer

Patricia Sztaba

Negative Cutter

Stan Sztaba

Negative Cutter

Jordan Flaherty

Assistant Editor

James Palumbo

Dailies Manager

Lighting

Steven O'Neill

Assistant Electrician

Paul Lowery

Lighting Supervisor

Jason Summers

Assistant Electrician

Christy Archibald

Lighting Production Assistant

Casey Campbell

Best Boy Electric

Production

Michael Rath

Production Accountant

A. John Rath

Unit Production Manager

Lynn Appelle

Production Coordinator

Gayle Vangrofsky

Location Manager

John Robert Reed

Production Coordinator

Doug Van Buskirk

Location Assistant

Stephen Molinaro

Location Production Assistant

Farrah Falcone

Additional Production Assistant

Scott Hengst

Art Department Production Assistant

Kimberly R. Faulkner

Assistant Location Manager

Elaine Cooke

Assistant Accountant

Paul Wagtouicz

Additional Production Assistant

Leah Culton

Production Secretary

Bert French Jr.

Additional Production Assistant

Traven Rice

Additional Production Assistant

Christopher Savage

Key Set Production Assistant

Niamh Clancy

Producer's Assistant

Ann Gillette-Dolcini

Extras Casting Assistant

Fred Fuchs

Executive Producer

Leah Culton

Post Production Coordinator

Kathy Wickline

Locale Casting Director

Nick Stagliano

Producer

Steven Weisman

Producer

Bernadette Lee

Production Supervisor

Sound

Thomas Varga

Production Sound Mixer

Beth Henderson

Foley Artist

Reilly Steele

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dave Paterson

Foley Recordist

Rachel Chancey

Assistant Sound Editor

Ken Watson

Music Co-Supervisor

John Kurlander

Sound Engineer

Pete Anthony

Orchestrator

Tim J. Carroll

Dolby Consultant

Julian Bratolyubov

Music Coordinator

Bill Boston

Orchestrator

Marco Beltrami

Orchestrator

Esther Regelson

Dialogue Editor

Dan Wesson

Boom Operator

James P. Lay

Sound Effects Editor

Richard Partlow

Foley Artist

Andy Kris

Supervising Sound Editor

Marco Beltrami

Original Music Composer

Writing

Amy McCarty Baker

Original Story

Tom Benson

Writer

Damien Gray

Writer

Art

Jimmy C. Stapp

Set Dresser

Andromache Chalfant

Storyboard Designer

Marissa Nashel

Set Dresser

Oliver Wolf Wehner

Set Dresser

Christopher DesMarais

Property Master

Christian Halac

Runner Art Department

Ted Fairchild

Runner Art Department

Nick Evans

Set Decoration

Stephen McCabe

Production Design

Steven T. Duke

Assistant Property Master

Jason De Bari

Art Department Coordinator

Camera

Amanda Cole

Additional Second Assistant Camera

Samantha Schutz

Additional Second Assistant Camera

Christopher Green

First Assistant Camera

John Clifford

Still Photographer

Matthew W. Flannery

Second Assistant Camera

Michael Barrett

Second Unit Director of Photography

Christopher Muchow

Assistant Grip

Myles Aronowitz

Still Photographer

Amanda McCormick

Additional Grip

Brian 'Buzz' Buzzelli

Additional Key Grip

Raymond Edwards

Best Boy Grip

David Lambert

Assistant Grip

Stephen Kazmierski

Director of Photography

Greg Edwards

Key Grip

Costume & Make-Up

Stéphane Ferrante

On Set Dresser

Lissy Murphy

Wardrobe Assistant

Alicia A. Kochis

Hair Assistant

Caroline Keil

Principal Costumer

Cara Borrelli

Key Costumer

Natalya Khorover

Wardrobe Supervisor

Kym Coates

Assistant Makeup Artist

Martel Thompson Hale

Key Makeup Artist

Kasia Walicka Maimone

Costume Design

Crew

Jay Spodaro

Stunt Coordinator

Eric Strausser

Cableman

Joe Kuzan

Techno Crane Operator

Lori Magaro

Intern

Scott Jones

Intern

Dianna Walden

Set Production Assistant

Bill Tlusty

Set Production Assistant

Brad Katzev

Intern

Will Rowe

Intern

Greg Finkel

Set Production Assistant

Stacey Dolgos

Set Production Assistant

Robert Colletta

Sponsorship Coordinator

Thomas Fitzgerald

Transportation Captain

A. John Rath

Post Production Supervisor

Jodie Magid

Public Relations

Louis Duit

Thanks

Bob Brown

Thanks

Vincent R. Stagliano

In Memory Of

Beth Holden

Thanks

Directing

Nick Stagliano

Director

Mikki Ziska

Second Second Assistant Director

Christine Gee

Script Supervisor

Chip Signore

Second Assistant Director

Jim LaClair

First Assistant Director

Editing

Joe Violante

Dailies Technician

Mark Ginsberg

Color Timer

Patricia Sztaba

Negative Cutter

Stan Sztaba

Negative Cutter

Jordan Flaherty

Assistant Editor

James Palumbo

Dailies Manager

Lighting

Steven O'Neill

Assistant Electrician

Paul Lowery

Lighting Supervisor

Jason Summers

Assistant Electrician

Christy Archibald

Lighting Production Assistant

Casey Campbell

Best Boy Electric

Production

Michael Rath

Production Accountant

A. John Rath

Unit Production Manager

Lynn Appelle

Production Coordinator

Gayle Vangrofsky

Location Manager

John Robert Reed

Production Coordinator

Doug Van Buskirk

Location Assistant

Stephen Molinaro

Location Production Assistant

Farrah Falcone

Additional Production Assistant

Scott Hengst

Art Department Production Assistant

Kimberly R. Faulkner

Assistant Location Manager

Elaine Cooke

Assistant Accountant

Paul Wagtouicz

Additional Production Assistant

Leah Culton

Production Secretary

Bert French Jr.

Additional Production Assistant

Traven Rice

Additional Production Assistant

Christopher Savage

Key Set Production Assistant

Niamh Clancy

Producer's Assistant

Ann Gillette-Dolcini

Extras Casting Assistant

Fred Fuchs

Executive Producer

Leah Culton

Post Production Coordinator

Kathy Wickline

Locale Casting Director

Nick Stagliano

Producer

Steven Weisman

Producer

Bernadette Lee

Production Supervisor

Sound

Thomas Varga

Production Sound Mixer

Beth Henderson

Foley Artist

Reilly Steele

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dave Paterson

Foley Recordist

Rachel Chancey

Assistant Sound Editor

Ken Watson

Music Co-Supervisor

John Kurlander

Sound Engineer

Pete Anthony

Orchestrator

Tim J. Carroll

Dolby Consultant

Julian Bratolyubov

Music Coordinator

Bill Boston

Orchestrator

Marco Beltrami

Orchestrator

Esther Regelson

Dialogue Editor

Dan Wesson

Boom Operator

James P. Lay

Sound Effects Editor

Richard Partlow

Foley Artist

Andy Kris

Supervising Sound Editor

Marco Beltrami

Original Music Composer

Writing

Amy McCarty Baker

Original Story

Tom Benson

Writer

Damien Gray

Writer