Dead Broke

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Release date: May 5, 1999

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Movie Info

The potential witnesses to a mysterious murder all become suspects when a determined detective fails to crack the case in a hard-boiled mystery directed by Edward Vilga and starring Jill Hennessy, Paul Sorvino, and John Glover. When gunshots pierce the black stillness of the night and a body plunges into the icy depths of a deserted pier, an unidentified call to 911 sets into motion a curious series of chilling events. Though a subsequent murder outside of the Polite Persistence debt collection agency adjacent to the pier leads detective Sam (John Glover) to sense a connection between the two crimes, the tight-lipped employees of the agency seem to be taking extra caution to hide something big. Someone has to hold the key to this mystery, and whether it's the mob-connected Harvey (Sorvino), agency black sheep James (Justin Theroux), short-fused Frankie (Patricia Scanlon), anal-retentive Walter (Tony Roberts) or once-shady single mom Kate (Hennessy), Sam vows to crack the tough case even if it costs him his life.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By:

Edward Vilga
Written By:

Edward Vilga
In Theaters:

May 5, 1999 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

May 30, 2006
Runtime:

93 minutes

Cast

Jill Hennessy
as Kate

Paul Sorvino
as Harvey

John Glover
as Sam

Christopher Lawford
as Joshua

Justin Theroux
as James

Jayne Deely
as Emily

Kevin Dewey
as Steve

Daniel Mastrogiorgio
as Veduccio

Tony Roberts
as Walter

Cheryl Rogers
as Luanne

Patricia Scanlon
as Frankie

Nela Wagman
as Sherry

Arthur M. Jolly
as Police Diver

Isabel Keating
as Forensics Specialist

Leslie Lewis
as EMT Technician

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Critic Reviews for Dead Broke

All Critics (2) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (1)

I have to say this failed, because it squanders all the rich oddity of its premise, but that doesn't mean you'll regret watching it.

Sep 19, 2019 | Full Review…

Eve Tushnet
Patheos
This is a sharp little film, smart and funny and bitter and yes, even genuinely engaging as a mystery.

May 14, 2006 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

David Cornelius
DVDTalk.com