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The Grifters
The Grifters

The Grifters

Seduction. Betrayal. Murder. Who’s conning who?

Genres

CrimeDrama

OverView

A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$13446769

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

6.497/10

Release Date

08 August 1990

Country

Canada

Cast

Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston

Lilly Dillon

John Cusack

John Cusack

Roy Dillon

Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Myra Langtry

Jan Munroe

Jan Munroe

Guy in bar

Robert Weems

Robert Weems

Racetrack Announcer

Stephen Tobolowsky

Stephen Tobolowsky

Jeweler

Jimmy Noonan

Jimmy Noonan

Bartender

Richard Holden

Richard Holden

Cop

Henry Jones

Henry Jones

Sims

Michael Laskin

Michael Laskin

Irv

Eddie Jones

Eddie Jones

Mintz

Sandy Baron

Sandy Baron

Doctor

Lou Hancock

Lou Hancock

Nurse

Gailard Sartain

Gailard Sartain

Joe

Noelle Harling

Noelle Harling

Nurse Carol Flynn

Ivette Soler

Ivette Soler

Maid

Pat Hingle

Pat Hingle

Bobo Justus

Paul Adelstein

Paul Adelstein

Sailor - Young Paul

Jeremy Piven

Jeremy Piven

Sailor - Freshman

Gregory Sporleder

Gregory Sporleder

Sailor - Spooney

David Sinaiko

David Sinaiko

Sailor - Stinky

Jeff Perry

Jeff Perry

Drunk

Jon Gries

Jon Gries

Drunk's Friend

Micole Mercurio

Micole Mercurio

Waitress

Charles Napier

Charles Napier

Gloucester Hebbing

J. T. Walsh

J. T. Walsh

Cole

Teresa Gilmore

Teresa Gilmore

Receptionist 1

Elizabeth Ann Feeley

Elizabeth Ann Feeley

Receptionist 2

Billy Ray Sharkey

Billy Ray Sharkey

FBI man

Frances Bay

Frances Bay

Arizona Motel Clerk

Xander Berkeley

Xander Berkeley

Lt. Pierson

John Gillespie

John Gillespie

Bartender (uncredited)

Juliet Landau

Juliet Landau

Young Lilly (uncredited)

Sy Richardson

Sy Richardson

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Opening voice-over (uncredited)

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