The Neon Empire
The Neon Empire is a 1989 American television crime-drama miniseries directed by Larry Peerce and starring Ray Sharkey and Linda Fiorentino.[1][2] It originally aired on two consecutive nights (December 3 and 4, 1989) on Showtime.[2]
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| Directed by | Larry Peerce |
| Produced by | Richard Maynard |
| Written by | Pete Hamill Edward Anhalt |
| Starring | Ray Sharkey Linda Fiorentino |
| Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
| Cinematography | Gerald Hirschfeld |
| Edited by | Bob Wyman |
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| Language | English |
Plot
Junior Morloff, a Jewish gangster, is traveling out west when he comes across Las Vegas, a small town at the time. Surprised that gambling is legal there, he gets an idea, build a casino.
Cast
- Ray Sharkey as Junior Molov
- Linda Fiorentino as Lucy
- Gary Busey as Frank Weston
- Dylan McDermott as Vic
- Martin Landau as Max
- Julie Carmen as Miranda
- Harry Guardino as Nick
- Michael Zelniker as Burt Stone
- Richard Brooks as Tampa
- Andreas Katsulas as Vito
- Dale Dye as Chief Bates
- Tyra Ferrell as Samantha
- Natalia Nogulich as Mildred
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References
- Hiltbrand, David (December 4, 1989). "Picks and Pans Review: The Neon Empire". People (23). Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- O'Connor, John J. (November 30, 1989). "Inventing Las Vegas In 'The Neon Empire'". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
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