Simpatico (1999)
As youths in Azusa, Vinnie, Carter, and Rosie pull off a racing scam, substituting winners for plodders and winning big bucks on long odds. When an official uncovers the scam, they set him up for blackmail. Jump ahead twenty years, Carter and Rosie are married, successful racers in Kentucky about to sell their prize stallion, Simpatico. Vinnie is a drunk in Pomona. Vinnie decides to make a play for Rosie, lures Carter to California, steals his wallet and heads for Kentucky with the original blackmail material. Carter begs Vinnie's friend, a grocery clerk named Cecilia, to follow Vinnie and get the stuff back that he has in a box. Will she succeed?
- Date of release
- 1999-09-15
- TMDB
- 4.9 / 10 (43)
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Matthew Warchus
Casting
- Nick Nolte — Vincent Webb
- Jeff Bridges — Lyle Carter
- Sharon Stone — Rosie
- Catherine Keener — Cecilia
- Albert Finney — Simms
- Shawn Hatosy — Young Vinnie
- Kimberly Williams-Paisley — Young Rosie
- Liam Waite — Young Carter
- Ken Strunk — Charlie
- Angus T. Jones — 5 Year Old Kid
- Whit Crawford — Jean
- Bob Harter — Louis
Interesting facts
- Based on: Simpatico
Simpatico is a 1999 crime film co-written and directed by Matthew Warchus and starring Nick Nolte, Jeff Bridges, Sharon Stone, Catherine Keener and Albert Finney. It was adapted for the screen from the 1994 play Simpatico by Sam Shepard.
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