Sugartime (film)
| Sugartime | |
|---|---|
 Television release poster | |
| Genre | Crime Drama Romance |
| Based on | Roemer: Man Against the Mob by William F. Roemer Jr. |
| Written by | Martyn Burke |
| Directed by | John N. Smith |
| Starring | John Turturro Mary-Louise Parker Elias Koteas Maury Chaykin Louis Del Grande Deborah Duchêne Larissa Laskin |
| Composer | Sidney James |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Gale Anne Hurd |
| Producer | David Coatsworth |
| Production location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Cinematography | Pierre Letarte |
| Editor | Ralph Brunjes |
| Running time | 111 minutes |
| Production companies | HBO Pictures Pacific Western |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | November 25, 1995 |
Sugartime is a 1995 American crime film directed by John N. Smith and written by Martyn Burke. It is based on the 1991 book Roemer: Man Against the Mob by William F. Roemer Jr. The film focuses on the true story of the affair between singer Phyllis McGuire of The McGuire Sisters, and Mafia boss Sam Giancana, famous for his alleged connections to John F. Kennedy and Frank Sinatra. It stars John Turturro, Mary-Louise Parker, Elias Koteas, Maury Chaykin, Louis Del Grande, Deborah Duchêne and Larissa Laskin. The film premiered on HBO on November 25, 1995.[1][2][3]
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (May 2018) |
Cast
[edit]- John Turturro as Sam Giancana
- Mary-Louise Parker as Phyllis McGuire
- Elias Koteas as Butch Blasi
- Maury Chaykin as Tony Accardo
- Louis Del Grande as Chuckie English
- Deborah Duchêne as Christine McGuire
- Larissa Laskin as Dorothy McGuire
- Amanda Blitz as Annette Giancana
- Renessa Blitz as Francine Giancana
- Kelly Bodanis as Doris
- Bob Clout as Mr. McGuire
- Stuart Clow as Vince Inserra
- Bill Cross as Robert Maheu
- Reg Dreger as Wadden
- Greg Ellwand as William F. Roemer Jr.
- Ron Gabriel as Frederick Jones
- Carole Galloway as Mrs. McGuire
- Yamit Geiger as Bonnie Giancana
- Sam Grana as Johnny Roselli
- Howard Jerome as Russian Louie
- Nahanni Johnstone as Carlene Delfano
- Patrick Jude as Frank Sinatra
- David Keeley as Ralph Hill
- Deborah Kirshenbaum as Marie Perno
- John Kozak as Eddie Vogel
- Peter Krantz as Robert F. Kennedy
- Corinne Langston as Queen Mother
- Adam Large as Fanning
- John Lefebvre as Bennett Williams
- Vincent Marino as Jimmy Perno
- Robin McCulloch as Dick Martin
- Gerry Mendicino as Libonati
- Tony Munch as Moretti
- Michael Rhoades as Schippers
- Nicholas Rice as Judge Campbell
- Rino Romano as Phil Alderisio
- Tony Rosato as Frank Ferraro
- Chuck Shamata as Michael Delfano
- Ralph Small as John Bassett
- Jonathan Whittaker as Dan Rowan
References
[edit]- ^ McCarthy, John P. (1995-11-19). "Sugartime; Nov. 26, HBO". Variety.com. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
- ^ O'Connor, John J. (1995-11-25). "TELEVISION REVIEW; Bad Boy Meets Good Girl, And Then Sparks Fly". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
- ^ "TV Review: 'Sugartime': Humor, Hit Men in McGuire-Giancana Story". Articles.latimes.com. 1995-11-25. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
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