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Phoenix is a american film of genre Drama directed by Danny Cannon released in USA on 4 september 1998 with Ray Liotta
Phoenix (1998)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 4 september 1998
Length 1h47
Directed by Danny Cannon
OriginUSA
Themes Gangster films
Rating62%
Phoenix is a 1998 American crime film directed by British director Danny Cannon and starring Ray Liotta. Liotta plays a cop whose gambling debt leaves him indebted to the underworld and desperate to find a way out without compromising his principles.
Synopsis
In Phoenix, Arizona, Harry Collins is a cop whose compulsive gambling has indebted him to a local gangster, Chicago. As his losses mount and time counts down, Collins resorts to exploiting a young woman, Veronica, that he has picked up to distract his friends in a poker game. Despite the successful distraction, he still loses, and he rejects Veronica's sexual advances, as he considers her to be bad luck. When Collins drops her off at her house, Veronica's mother sees her daughter in tears and glares at Collins. Collins later tracks down Veronica's mother, Leila, and defends himself, stating that he did not have sex with her. Unimpressed, Leila rebukes him, which causes him to reassess his behavior and offer a sincere apology. Surprised by his apology, Leila slowly warms to Collins, and they begin a romance. Having lost his lucky lighter, Collins asks her for a keepsake, but Leila tells him that he must make his own luck and avoid whatever trouble in which he's become involved.Actors
Ray Liotta
(Harry Collins)
Anjelica Huston
(Leila)
Anthony LaPaglia
(Mike Henshaw)
Daniel Baldwin
(James Nutter)
Jeremy Piven
(Fred Shuster)
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