The Real Thing
Their plan was simple. Get the cash.
Their plan was simple...Get the Cash. As Rupert, an ex-con, tries to go straight, his younger brother James pursues a life of delinquency. Days after being released from jail, James is gunned down and lies waiting in a hospital for a liver transplant. In a desperate attempt to save his brother's life, Rupert decides to execute a heist at a downtown club on New Year's Eve that will give him the money he needs. Rupert assembles an eclectic crew of ex-cons, including his best friend and his ex-girlfriend. Rupert and his gang converge on the nightclub for a climax that spins out of control. New Year's Eve has never been so explosive!
- Year: 1996
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Crime, Action
- Studio: LACCP, LAC, LP
- Keyword: new year's eve, heist, gang
- Director: James Merendino
- Cast: James Russo, Jeremy Piven, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Robert LaSardo, Ashley Laurence, Emily Lloyd