8.0Borough of Kings · 2000
Borough of Kings (2000) is a film directed by Elyse Lewin, starring Kerry Butler, Philip Bosco, Joseph Lyle Taylor.
8.0Overview
Toil and trouble. Jimmy, an aspiring actor, wants out of South Brooklyn where hoods run the show. Since the death of his firefighter father, Jimmy's family has been the guys at the station house and Tommy, a mobster who owns a gym where Jimmy works. Tommy encourages Jimmy's dreams, and Jimmy gets the part of Banquo in a Joseph Papps production of "Macbeth." He goes to tell Tommy the good news and walks in on a mob hit. Tommy protects him temporarily from Nunzio, a murderous Mamaluc, but soon the cops get word Jimmy knows something. Can Jimmy succeed as an actor, be a stand up guy for Tommy, avoid Nunzio, and get closer to Anna, a woman he falls for at the theater?
Cast
Kerry Butler, Philip Bosco, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Erik Jensen, Olympia Dukakis, Jim Stanek, Patrick Newall, Michael Mastro
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What is "Borough of Kings" about?
Toil and trouble. Jimmy, an aspiring actor, wants out of South Brooklyn where hoods run the show. Since the death of his firefighter father, Jimmy's family has been the guys at the station house and Tommy, a mobster who owns a gym where Jimmy works. Tommy encourages Jimmy's dreams, and Jimmy gets the part of Banquo in a Joseph Papps production of "Macbeth." He goes to tell Tommy the good news and walks in on a mob hit. Tommy protects him temporarily from Nunzio, a murderous Mamaluc, but soon the cops get word Jimmy knows something. Can Jimmy succeed as an actor, be a stand up guy for Tommy, avoid Nunzio, and get closer to Anna, a woman he falls for at the theater?
When was "Borough of Kings" released?
Borough of Kings was released in 2000.
Who stars in "Borough of Kings"?
The cast includes Kerry Butler, Philip Bosco, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Erik Jensen.
