| Hoodlum & Son | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ashley Way |
| Written by | Ashley Way |
| Starring | Mia Sara Ted King Ron Perlman Robert Vaughn Myles Jeffrey |
| Distributed by | Anchor Bay Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | United Kingdom: September 27, 2003 United States: November 7, 2006 |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hoodlum & Son is a comedy/crime film released in 2003.[1]
Contents |
In 1933, a mischievous ten year old, Archie (Myles Jeffrey), is left in the care of his unattentive father, Charlie (Ted King), a reluctant gangster indebted to mob boss Benny “The Bomb” Palladino (Robert Vaughn). Benny gives Charlie a last chance to clear his ‘debt’ by collecting money from a rival, but when Archie follows his father into a rival gangster’s speakeasy, a series of bizarre events take place culminating in them fleeing without the money.
They head south to a dustbowl town where Charlie plans to repay his debt by stealing money from a bootlegging business run by Ugly Jim McCrae (Ron Perlman). However, Charlie realises things will not be that easy and is forced into taking a teaching job as cover which brings father and son closer.
When a beautiful widowed mother, Ellen Heaven (Mia Sara) takes offence at the new teacher, she does all she can to get him thrown out of town. Torn between their responsibilities and their attraction to each other, passions are awoken and Charlie and Ellen fall in love. However, the two revengeful mob bosses have not forgotten Charlie and arrive in town to settle scores.
Mia Sara - Ellen Heaven
Ted King - Charlie Ellroy
Ron Perlman - 'Ugly' Jim McCrae
Robert Vaughn - Benny 'The Bomb' Palladino
Myles Jeffrey - Archie Ellroy
Emily McArthur - Alabama Lubitsch
Michael Richard - Sheriff Duggan
Russel Savadier - 'Four Eyes' Morton
Ian Roberts - Earl
Karin van der Laag - Big 'Juicy' Lucy
Anthony Bishop - Gillis Johnson
Anthony Fridjhon - Police Chief
Charlotte Savage - Virginia Heaven
Giles Hudson - Undertaker