In the Shadows

In the Shadows

105 mins | Drama, Thriller | June 24, 2001

When a stunt man dies in Miami, his uncle, a New York mob boss, sends a hit man to tail the stunt coordinator, whom the boss wants dead. The hit man, Eric O'Bryne, gets close to his mark's daughter, and through her he asks her dad to teach him to do stunts. While waiting for the word to kill this mentor, Eric discovers the joy of stunt work and of being part of a family. Meanwhile, several people are looking for the dead man's briefcase of money and a cloth bag of illegal drugs that he stole from an undercover FBI agent now desperate to get the borrowed drugs back to the bureau. The stunt coordinator says that 'we dance in the shadows of death.' Can Eric step out into the sun?

In the Shadows

105 mins | Drama, Thriller | June 24, 2001

In the Shadows
When a stunt man dies in Miami, his uncle, a New York mob boss, sends a hit man to tail the stunt coordinator, whom the boss wants dead. The hit man, Eric O'Bryne, gets close to his mark's daughter, and through her he asks her dad to teach him to do stunts. While waiting for the word to kill this mentor, Eric discovers the joy of stunt work and of being part of a family. Meanwhile, several people are looking for the dead man's briefcase of money and a cloth bag of illegal drugs that he stole from an undercover FBI agent now desperate to get the borrowed drugs back to the bureau. The stunt coordinator says that 'we dance in the shadows of death.' Can Eric step out into the sun?
IMDb rating 4.9
Producers Cutting Edge Entertainment, Newman/Tooley Films
Original title In the Shadows
Directors Ric Roman Waugh
Writers Ric Roman Waugh

Cast

Matthew Modine

as Eric

James Caan

as Lance Huston

Joey Lauren Adams

as Clarissa Huston

Cuba Gooding Jr.

as Draven

Lillo Brancato

as Jimmy Pierazzi

Catherine Stone

as Hairstylist

Antoni Corone

as Vito

Duke Valenti

as Biker

Jeff Chase

as Sergei

Joe Candelora

as Bartender

Kava Stewartson

as District Attorney

Paul Louis

as Harry

Roy Ageloff

as Sal Canzoni

Scott Waugh

as Graham

Val Avery

as Carlo Pierazzi