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The Selling of Vince D'Angelo · 1976
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo (1976) is a Comedy / Crime film directed by Danny DeVito, starring Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Vincent Schiavelli.
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Overview
Danny DeVito stars in and directs this critically acclaimed short film which was part of the ground breaking HBO/Cinemax anthology series, "Likely Stories." Danny plays corrupt Congressman Vince D'Angelo who is making a sleazy run to become Senator of New Jersey. In the process he spreads vicious rumors about his running mates and uses incendiary campaign commercials to get himself elected. His campaign is derailed when he is caught-on-tape giving a bribe to a G-man posing as a mobster. His response to the "Mobscam" debacle is to claim he was "conducting his own investigation" and then fakes an 11th hour assassination on himself to engender voter sympathy.
Cast
Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Vincent Schiavelli, Frank Sivero, Tim Thomerson, Joan Darling, Joe Santos, Jason Hervey
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What is "The Selling of Vince D'Angelo" about?
Danny DeVito stars in and directs this critically acclaimed short film which was part of the ground breaking HBO/Cinemax anthology series, "Likely Stories." Danny plays corrupt Congressman Vince D'Angelo who is making a sleazy run to become Senator of New Jersey. In the process he spreads vicious rumors about his running mates and uses incendiary campaign commercials to get himself elected. His campaign is derailed when he is caught-on-tape giving a bribe to a G-man posing as a mobster. His response to the "Mobscam" debacle is to claim he was "conducting his own investigation" and then fakes an 11th hour assassination on himself to engender voter sympathy.
When was "The Selling of Vince D'Angelo" released?
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo was released in 1976.
Who stars in "The Selling of Vince D'Angelo"?
The cast includes Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Vincent Schiavelli, Frank Sivero.
