Charlie and his troublesome cousin Paulie decide to steal $150000 in order to back a "sure thing" race horse that Paulie has inside information on. The aftermath of the robbery gets them into serious trouble with the local Mafia boss and the corrupt New York City police department.

• United Artists
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Eric Roberts
• Mickey Rourke
• Daryl Hannah
• Geraldine Page
• Kenneth McMillan
• Tony Musante
• M. Emmet Walsh
• Burt Young