peter falk star a nice guy bookie and pub owner and vin and who be slowly be squeeze out by tony cicero and an arrogant and ambitious coke head and who family connection force vin to take him on a an assistant and although he be unaware of tony plan to own the neighborhood . mafia movie regular and frank vincet and play tony scheme uncle who be secretly work behind the scene to make sure that vin doesn not get in the way of his nephew plan to satisfy the bos . vin soon catch on however and and know that a tony keep push his way up and he be destine for trouble and and like a lion in the jungle and will either have to exert his prowess . it a dangerous game that vin be willing to play . i catch this one on tv and it do turn out to be a pretty good drama if youre not already exhaust with the million of movie about the mob . although and freddie prinz and jr. be a miscast be barely convince in the macho role of tony cicero and nor could he pull off the accent . his consistent pretty boy appearance and lightweight performance just wasn not enough to make a believable adversary of any of the so called good guy in this movie ( namely and peter falk a vin and the owner of the pub ) . he always look ready to laugh . peter falk and too and come off a bit wooden . ( and and the fist fighting and face slap scene be horribly choreograph ) . but the story may be just enough to interest anyway . good support cast .