Playing for Keeps (1986)
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In this comedy drama, three exuberant high-school graduates finally find a direction in life when they decide to fix-up a ramshackle Catskill resort and turn it into a little slice of rock & roll heaven for teens. They work hard to make the repairs and pay the over $8,000 in back taxes. When locals hear of their plans, they misunderstand and try to stop the young men as do wicked industrialists and the corrupt president of the town council who want to use the locale to dump toxic wastes. The lively soundtrack features songs by Phil Collins, Julian Lennon, Arcadia, and Pete Townshend. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Daniel Jordano, Matthew Penn, (more)
- Director(s):
- Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, (more)
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Playing for Keeps
In this comedy drama, three exuberant high-school graduates finally find a direction in life when they decide to fix-up a ramshackle Catskill resort and turn it into a little slice of rock & roll heaven for teens. They work hard to make the repairs and pay the over $8,000 in back taxes. When locals hear of their plans, they misunderstand and try to stop the young men as do wicked industrialists and the corrupt president of the town council who want to use the locale to dump toxic wastes. The lively soundtrack features songs by Phil Collins, Julian Lennon, Arcadia, and Pete Townshend. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 103 mins
Complete Cast of Playing for Keeps
- Daniel Jordano - Danny
- Leon Grant - Silk
- Marisa Tomei - Tracy
- Robert Milli - Cromwell
- John Anzaloni - Guitar Player, Silk's Band
- Ruth Judd - Employment Counselor
- Philip Kraus - Art Lewis
- Anthony Marciona - Ronnie Long
- William Soose - Man with Dog
- Jerry Leonti - Principal Canelli
- Martha Frei - 78 Pound Lady
- Anthony Arcure - Diner Customer
- Pat de Vita - Phone Caller
- Teresa Burns - Phone Caller
- John Randolph Jones - Sheriff Billy Sullivan
- Peter Carew - Phone Caller
- Jimmy Baio - Steinberg
- Gena D'Orazio - Spikes' Fantasy Dancer
- Madelaine Carol - Spikes' Fantasy Dancer
- Bonnie Jean Broen - Spikes' Fantasy Dancer
- Jack Banning - Executive
- Tom McDermott - Paint Store Salesman
- Raymond Thorne - Perkins
- Lisa Schultz - Jill
- Lenore Pemberton - Spikes' Fantasy Dancer
- Katherine Elizabeth Neuman - Danny's First Girl Friend
- Agnes Cummings - Supermarket Checker
- Jery Hewitt - Backhoe Driver
- Charles Morelli - Deputy
- Jerry McGee - Executive
- David Lile - Executive
- Hal Holden - Irate Bank Customer
- Chuck Picerni, Jr. - Flyer
- Monique Mannen - Susan
- Donna Moore - Keyboard Player,Silk's Band
- Paul Finan - Phone Caller
- John Bennes - Employment Counselor
- Willy Switkes - Mint Buyer
- Jean Spillane - Phone Caller
- J.D. Rosenbaum - Davey Beck
- Joseph J. O'Brien - Equipment Store Manager
- Louise Woolf - Luncheonette Waitress
- Robert Berger - Executive
- Court Miller - Claiborne
- Matthew Penn - Spikes
- Mary Ward - Chloe
- Harold Gould - Rockerfeller
- Jeff Pope - Drummer, Silk's Band
- Sheila Coonan - Edna
- Bruce Kluger - Gene Epstein
- Bonnie Lewis - Lady Who Finds Cheap Steaks
- Max Olivas - Head Flyer
- Frank Scasso - Van Go Go
- Kim Hauser - Marie
- John Corcoran - Sam, Luncheonette Owner
- Douglas Warhit - Larry Diamond
- William Cosgriff - Mint Buyer
- Kelly Wolf - Valedictorian
- Kevin Hagen - Chief Deputy
- Hildy Brooks - Danny's Mom
- Clement Fowler - Banker Williams
- Edna Chew - Spikes' Fantasy Dancer
- Joseph R. Burns - Deputy
- Ronnie Baron - Executive
- Harrison Balthaser - Deputy
- Sel Vitella - Executive
- Donald Sharton - Executive
- Albert Rutherford - Supermarket Manager
- Brad Orrison - Flyer
- Jeff Pope - Drummer, Silk's Band
- David Lipman - Bank Buddy
- William Newman - Joshua
- Liz McLellan - Spikes' Fantasy Dancer
- Michael May - Flyer
- Steven Hurwitz - Executive
- Frank Rollins Harrison - Executive
- William Burton - Flyer
- Joel Blake - Executive
- Germaine Goodson - Background Singer, Silk's Band
- Frank Faldermyer - Kidnaped Priest
- Vickie Weinstein - Secretary
- Susan Steed - Phone Caller
- Carol Schuberg - Background Singer, Silk's Band
- Glen Robert Robillard - Joel
- Larry Seansen - Steinberg's Priest
- Pete Antico - Flyer
- Timothy Carhart - Emmett
- Director(s):
- Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein
- Writer(s):
- Jeremy Leven, Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein
- Producer(s):
- Patrick Wachsberger, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Not For Children, Profanity, Nudity, Adult Situations, Violence)
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