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The Grifters / Miramax Films ; Cineplex Odeon Films ; screenplay, Donald E. Westlake ; producers, Martin Scorsese, Robert A. Harris, Jim Painten ; director, Stephen Frears.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 59214437000 | Paramount Home EntertainmentLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English Publisher: Burbank, CA : Miramax Films, [1990]Distributor: Los Angeles, CA : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2021]Description: 1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 9786318439077
  • 6318439072
Uniform titles:
  • Grifters (Motion picture)
Related works:
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): Thompson, Jim, 1906-1977. Grifters
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Oliver Stapleton ; editor, Michael Audsley ; music by Elmer Bernstein.
Cast: John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening.Summary: Lily works for a bookie, placing bets to change the odds at the track. When her son Roy is hospitalized after an unsuccessful con job that leads to a beating, she finds that even an absentee parent has feelings for her child. Lilly doesn't warm to Roy's girlfriend Myra Langtry, and soon the two women compete for Roy in a battle that quickly turns dangerous.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD New DRAMA GRIFTERS Available 33111010006159
Total holds: 0

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Lily works for a bookie, placing bets to change the odds at the track. When her son Roy is hospitalized after an unsuccessful con job that leads to a beating, she finds that even an absentee parent has feelings for her child. Lilly doesn't warm to Roy's girlfriend Myra Langtry, and soon the two women compete for Roy in a battle that quickly turns dangerous.

DVD, wide screen; 2.0 Dolby digital.

English dialogue.

Title from disc surface.

John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening.

Wide screen.

Rating: R.

Lily works for a bookie, placing bets to change the odds at the track. When her son Roy is hospitalized after an unsuccessful con job that leads to a beating, she finds that even an absentee parent has feelings for her child. Lilly doesn't warm to Roy's girlfriend Myra Langtry, and soon the two women compete for Roy in a battle that quickly turns dangerous.

For private home use only.

Director of photography, Oliver Stapleton ; editor, Michael Audsley ; music by Elmer Bernstein.

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