Simpatico

Simpatico

106 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 15, 1999

As youths in Azusa, Vinnie, Carter, and Rosie pull off a racing scam, substituting winners for plodders and winning big bucks on long odds. When an official uncovers the scam, they set him up for blackmail. Jump ahead twenty years, Carter and Rosie are married, successful racers in Kentucky about to sell their prize stallion, Simpatico. Vinnie is a drunk in Pomona. Vinnie decides to make a play for Rosie, lures Carter to California, steals his wallet and heads for Kentucky with the original blackmail material. Carter begs Vinnie's friend, a grocery clerk named Cecilia, to follow Vinnie and get the stuff back that he has in a box. Will she succeed?

Simpatico

106 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 15, 1999

Simpatico
As youths in Azusa, Vinnie, Carter, and Rosie pull off a racing scam, substituting winners for plodders and winning big bucks on long odds. When an official uncovers the scam, they set him up for blackmail. Jump ahead twenty years, Carter and Rosie are married, successful racers in Kentucky about to sell their prize stallion, Simpatico. Vinnie is a drunk in Pomona. Vinnie decides to make a play for Rosie, lures Carter to California, steals his wallet and heads for Kentucky with the original blackmail material. Carter begs Vinnie's friend, a grocery clerk named Cecilia, to follow Vinnie and get the stuff back that he has in a box. Will she succeed?
IMDb rating 4.7
Producers Fine Line Features, Canal+, Emotion Pictures, Zeal Pictures
Original title Simpatico
Directors Matthew Warchus
Writers David Nicholls, Matthew Warchus, Sam Shepard

Cast

Nick Nolte

as Vincent Webb

Jeff Bridges

as Lyle Carter

Sharon Stone

as Rosie

Catherine Keener

as Cecilia

Albert Finney

as Simms

Shawn Hatosy

as Young Vinnie

Kimberly Williams-Paisley

as Young Rosie

Liam Waite

as Young Carter

Whit Crawford

as Jean

Bob Harter

as Louis

Angus T. Jones

as 5 Year Old Kid

Ken Strunk

as Charlie