What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting Lionel Dolby with the help of his crew: Insideman Gordo, Shills Miles, and Big Al--and two corrupt LAPD officers, Lloyd Whitworth and Omar Manzano. But when both Lionel and Big Al turn up dead, it becomes clear that Lionel wasn't just any mark--as Jake soon learns, he was an accountant for eccentric crime boss Winston King. Never one to shy away from a challenge, Jake offers to repay "The King" by pulling off the biggest con of his career. The mark? Morgan Gillette, a banker with deep ties to organized crime. With so much riding on the outcome, Jake decides to bring in a brash, blonde pickpocket named Lily, who joins the crew in a complex scheme involving corporate loans, creative accounting, wire transfers and off-shore accounts. Jake and his crew will have to stay one step ahead of both the criminals and the cops to finally settle their debt.
Production Epsilon Motion Pictures [ch]; Lions Gate Films; Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG [de](as Cinerenta); Ignite Entertainment; Cinewhite Productions;
Cast Names Edward Burns; Rachel Weisz; Morris Chestnut; Leland Orser; Louis Lombardi; Paul Giamatti; Brian Van Holt; Donal Logue; Luis Guzmán; April O'Brien; Jay Giannone; Tommy 'Tiny' Lister; Franky G; Dustin Hoffman; Melissa Lawner; Nicole Marie Lenz; Robert Forster; Elle Alexander; John Carroll Lynch; Elysia Skye; Robert Pine; Andy Garcia; Mary Portser; Michael Dempsey; Steve Tom; Abdoulaye NGom; Barry Blueian; Jackson Bolt; Aaron Brumfield; Angelo Fierro; Steven Oliver Price; Michelle Ruben; Tamie Sheffield; Michael R. Thayer; Santiago Verdu;
Box Office USD 12,212,417
Release Date 2003-01-20 (Sundance Film Festival) (premiere) 2003-02-28 (Santa Barbara Film Festival) 2003-03-07 (Florida Film Festival) 2003-04-03 (Philadelphia International Film Festival) 2003-04-25
Genres Crime; Drama; Thriller;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for language, violence and sexuality/nudity.