The Grifters Director: Stephen Frears Cast: John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening, Pat Hingle
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- DVD Release Date: 09/24/2002
- Original Release: 1990
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- Sales Rank: 8,769
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Closed Caption; Feature commentary track with director Stephen Frears, screenwriter Donald E. Westlake, and actors John Cusack and Anjelica Huston; The Making of The Grifters; The Jim Thompson story; The Grifters scrapbook; French language track; Dolby Digital Surround Sound; Widescreen (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 televisions
Full Product DetailsScene Index
Side #1 --
1. Main Credits [2:35]
2. Lilly, Roy and Myra [9:59]
3. Roy's Story [6:12]
4. "Says She's Your Mother" [4:19]
5. The Hospital [2:15]
6. Troubadour [1:31]
7. Nurse Carol [7:34]
8. The Lady or the Loot [5:04]
9. Bobo [8:33]
10. Taking the Train [5:22]
11. Myra and Cole [10:15]
12. Lilly Eats Alone [1:15]
13. Separate Rooms [2:27]
14. "I Pay My Debts" [2:43]
15. At the Track [2:00]
16. "What a Team We'll Make" [5:36]
17. Roy Calls Lilly [1:12]
18. On the Run [4:14]
19. "A Room in Back" [5:14]
20. Next of Kin ID [3:29]
21. "I Need That Money" [14:43]
22. End Credits [3:30]
Editorial Reviews
Director Stephen Frears' tense adaptation of Jim Thompson's novel The Grifters was one of a number of revival film noirs in the first half of the '90s. Updating the setting to contemporary Los Angeles, the film follows a trio of con artists who are intent on out-foxing each other. Roy Dillon (John Cusack) is a simple, two-bit con, whose life is thrown into turmoil when his estranged mother Lilly (Anjelica Huston) returns home in an attempt to evade the law. Lilly doesn't warm to Roy's girlfriend Myra Langtry (Annette Bening), who is too similar to herself. Soon, the two women are competing for Roy in a battle that is more of a power struggle than a pursuit of affection, and the battle quickly turns dangerous. Huston was nominated for an Academy Award for her work. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide
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