Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Armand Assante, J.T. Walsh, John C. Reilly, Natalija Nogulich, Kevin Crowley, Robert Prosky, Kevin Anderson, Frank Whaley, John Judd, John P. Ryan, Nicholas Pryor, Paul Guilfoyle, Karen Young
A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles with the RTA and President Roosevelt.
This is quite an interesting postulation about the internecine politics of the USA in the 1960s. Centring on the rise of the hugely charismatic Teamster's Union leader Jimmy Hoffa (Jack Nicholson) whom, aided by sidekick "Ciaro" (Danny DeVito), is determined to build his union into a formidable political force using whatever means necessary. To that end he hooks up with the mob (Armand Assante) be...