The Prime Gig

The Prime Gig

98 mins | Drama, Romance | Jan. 1, 2000

Pendelton "Penny" Wise is a smooth-talking con-artist who makes a living by scamming people with phoney travel comp vacations over the phone when, desperate for more fast cash, he's called to work for a shady, veteran con businessman, named Kelly Grant, in selling property for a gold mine over the phone, which takes a turn when Penny begins a relationship with Grant's mistress Caitlin, where Penny throws common sense and caution to the wind to woo her, while we wonder who is scamming who here. Written by Matthew Patay

The Prime Gig

98 mins | Drama, Romance | Jan. 1, 2000

The Prime Gig
Pendelton "Penny" Wise is a smooth-talking con-artist who makes a living by scamming people with phoney travel comp vacations over the phone when, desperate for more fast cash, he's called to work for a shady, veteran con businessman, named Kelly Grant, in selling property for a gold mine over the phone, which takes a turn when Penny begins a relationship with Grant's mistress Caitlin, where Penny throws common sense and caution to the wind to woo her, while we wonder who is scamming who here. Written by Matthew Patay
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Independent Pictures (II)
Original title The Prime Gig
Directors Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez, Gregory Mosher
Writers William Wheeler

Cast

Vince Vaughn

as Pendelton 'Penny' Wise

Julia Ormond

as Caitlin Carlson

Ed Harris

as Kelly Grant

Rory Cochrane

as Joel

Wallace Shawn

as Gene

George Wendt

as Archie

Jeannetta Arnette

as Cheryl

Shishir Kurup

as Sujat

Tom Wright

as Marvin Sanders

Romany Malco

as Zeke

Brian George

as Nasser

Amber Benson

as Batgirl

Christina Cabot

as Bank Teller

Marjorie Lovett

as Evelyn

Randy Sklar

as Twin #2

Jason Sklar

as Twin #1

Pat Healy

as Wendell

Matt Landers

as Bank Manager