Simpatico (film)
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Directed by | Matthew Warchus |
Written by | Sam Shepard (play) Matthew Warchus & David Nicholls (screenplay) |
Produced by | Jean-François Fonlupt Dan Lupovitz Timm Oberwelland |
Starring | Nick Nolte Jeff Bridges Sharon Stone Catherine Keener Albert Finney Liam Waite |
Cinematography | Laurent Bassett John Toll |
Edited by | Pasquale Buba Seth Flaum |
Music by | Stewart Copeland |
Distributed by | Fine Line Features |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Language | English |
Box office | $929,606 |
Simpatico is a 1999 film starring Nick Nolte, Jeff Bridges, Sharon Stone, Catherine Keener and Albert Finney. It was adapted for the screen from a 1993 play by the American playwright Sam Shepard.
Synopsis
Three young confidence tricksterss— Vinnie, Carter and Rosie — pull off a racing scam, substituting winners for plodders and winning big money on long odds. When an official uncovers the scam, they set him up for blackmail. Twenty years later, Carter and Rosie are married, successful racers in Kentucky about to sell their prize stallion, Simpatico. Vinnie, meanwhile, 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 recover the material that he has in a box. Will she succeed?
Cast
- 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
Reception
Simpatico received negative reviews from critics. It currently[when?] holds a 25% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 61 reviews.
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