City Hall (1996)
- Starring:
- Al Pacino, John Cusack, (more)
- Director(s):
- Harold Becker
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Drama
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Three A-list screenwriters -- (Nicholas Pileggi, Bo Goldman, and Paul Schrader) -- contributed to the script of this idealistic political drama. John Pappas (Al Pacino) is the popular, ethical Mayor of New York; Kevin Calhoun (John Cusack) is his even more idealistic and principled deputy. When a detective and mobster kill each other and an innocent six-year-old black child in a shootout, questions arise about what the cop was doing meeting with the gangster in the first place. The Mayor and his staff handle the situation ably, but Calhoun digs deeper and finds troubling evidence that even his seemingly incorruptible boss has not escaped the shadier aspects of political life. The Mafia boss (Tony Franciosa) whose nephew was the dead gangster, along with a Brooklyn political boss (Danny Aiello) with his own agenda, come into the story, becoming part of a series of larger links, secret relationships, and bonds of "honor" between men who, on the surface, would have no reason to be in business with each other. ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 111 mins
Complete Cast:
- Al Pacino - Mayor John Pappas
- Bridget Fonda - Marybeth Cogan
- Martin Landau - Judge Walter Stern
- David Paymer - Abe Goodman
- Ray Aranha - James Bone
- Larry Romano - Tino Zapatti
- Lucia Mendoza - Elaine Santos' Sister
- Rob La Belle - Wakeley
- Joseph Kelly - Hospital Priest
- Richard Gant - Deputy Commissioner Samuels
- Brian Murray - Corporation Council
- Murphy Guyer - Captain Florian
- Mel Winkler - Detective Holly
- Miguel Sierra - Israel Torres
- Richard Schiff - Larry Schwartz
- Tony Lo Bianco - Paul Zapatti
- Harry Bugin - Morty the Waiter
- Lindsay Duncan - Sydney Pappas
- John Cusack - Kevin Calhoun
- Danny Aiello - Frank Anselmo
- Anthony Franciosa - Paul Zapatti
- Stanley Anderson - Train Conductor
- Steve Aronson - Murray Safire
- Roberta Peters - Nettie Anselmo
- Mark Lonow - Lenny Lasker
- Edward I. Koch - Newscaster
- Sylvia Kauders - Gussie
- Mary Murphy - Field Reporter
- Lauren Vélez - Elaine Santos
- John Slattery - Intel Detective, George
- Tamara Tunie - Leslie Christos
- Nestor Serrano - Det. Eddie Santos
- Jordan Baker - Mrs. Marquand
- Fran Brill - Angie
- Angel David - Vinnie Zapatti
- John Finn - Commissioner Coonan
- Director(s):
- Harold Becker
- Writer(s):
- Ken Lipper, Paul Schrader, Nicholas Pileggi
- Producer(s):
- Edward R. Pressman, Charles B. Mulvehill, Harold Becker
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Questionable for Children, Profanity, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Drama
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