The Grifters

The Grifters

110 mins | Drama, Crime | Aug. 8, 1990

A young short-con grifter suffers both injury and the displeasure of reuniting with his criminal mother, all the while dating an unpredictable young lady.

The Grifters

110 mins | Drama, Crime | Aug. 8, 1990

The Grifters
A young short-con grifter suffers both injury and the displeasure of reuniting with his criminal mother, all the while dating an unpredictable young lady.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Miramax, Cineplex-Odeon Films
Original title The Grifters
Directors Joe Camp III, J. Stephen Buck, Mary Cybulski, Stephen Frears
Writers Donald E. Westlake, Jim Thompson

Cast

Anjelica Huston

as Lilly Dillon

John Cusack

as Roy Dillon

Annette Bening

as Myra Langtry

Jan Munroe

as Guy in bar

Robert Weems

as Racetrack Announcer

Stephen Tobolowsky

as Jeweler

Jimmy Noonan

as Bartender

Henry Jones

as Sims

Eddie Jones

as Mintz

Sandy Baron

as Doctor

Lou Hancock

as Nurse

Noelle Harling

as Nurse Carol Flynn

Ivette Soler

as Maid

Pat Hingle

as Bobo Justus

Paul Adelstein

as Sailor - Young Paul

Jeremy Piven

as Sailor - Freshman

Gregory Sporleder

as Sailor - Spooney

David Sinaiko

as Sailor - Stinky

Jeff Perry

as Drunk

Jon Gries

as Drunk's Friend

Micole Mercurio

as Waitress

Charles Napier

as Gloucester Hebbing

J.T. Walsh

as Cole

Teresa Gilmore

as Receptionist 1

Elizabeth Ann Feeley

as Receptionist 2

Billy Ray Sharkey

as FBI man

Frances Bay

as Arizona Motel Clerk

Xander Berkeley

as Lt. Pierson

Steve Buscemi

as Kaggs (uncredited)

John Gillespie

as Bartender (uncredited)

Juliet Landau

as Young Lilly (uncredited)

Sy Richardson

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Martin Scorsese

as Opening voice-over (uncredited)