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State of Grace

- … where crime is a family affair.

Hell's Kitchen, New York. Terry Noonan returns home after a ten-year absence. He soon reconnects with Jackie, a childhood friend and member of the Irish mob, and rekindles his love affair with Jackie's sister Kathleen.

Release Date : 1990-09-14

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Cinehaus

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Westies

Cast

Character Name : Terry

Original Name : Sean Penn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frankie

Original Name : Ed Harris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jackie

Original Name : Gary Oldman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kathleen

Original Name : Robin Wright

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nick

Original Name : John Turturro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Finn

Original Name : Burgess Meredith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nicholson

Original Name : R. D. Call

Gender : Male

Character Name : Borelli

Original Name : Joe Viterelli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stevie

Original Name : John C. Reilly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Irene

Original Name : Deirdre O'Connell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cavello

Original Name : Marco St. John

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frankie's Man #1

Original Name : Thomas G. Waites

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frankie's Man #2

Original Name : Michael Cambridge

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frankie's Man #3

Original Name : Michael Cumpsty

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frankie's Man #4

Original Name : Mick Cunningham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frankie's Man #5

Original Name : Daniel O'Shea

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frankie's Man #6

Original Name : Thomas F. Duffy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alvarez

Original Name : Jamie Tirelli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stevie's Date

Original Name : Sandra Beall

Gender : Female

Character Name : Borelli's Man #1

Original Name : Vincent Guastaferro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Borelli's Man #2

Original Name : Johnny Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Borelli's Man #3

Original Name : John Roselius

Gender : Male

Character Name : Borelli's Man #4

Original Name : Louis Eppolito

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maureen

Original Name : Mo Gaffney

Gender : Female

Character Name : Raferty

Original Name : John MacKay

Gender : Male

Character Name : Raferty's Son

Original Name : John Ottavino

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bar Customer #1

Original Name : Tim Gallin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bar Customer #2

Original Name : Timothy Klein

Gender : Male

Character Name : Matty's Bartender

Original Name : Jack Wallace

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender #1

Original Name : Frank Girardeau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender #2

Original Name : Michael P. Moran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender #3

Original Name : Frank Coletta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pool Hall Manager

Original Name : Paul-Felix Montez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Freddi Chandler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Detective

Original Name : Tommy Sullivan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hotel Doorman

Original Name : Ben Fine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frankie's Child #1

Original Name : Saasha Costello

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frankie's Child #2

Original Name : Catherine Stewart

Gender : Male

Character Name : DeMarco (uncredited)

Original Name : James Russo

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

The Westies. State of Grace is directed by Phil Joanou and written by Dennis McIntyre. It stars Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright, John Turturo and John C. Reilly. Music is by Ennio Morricone and cinematography by Jordan Cronenweth. Terry Noonan (Penn) returns to Hells Kitchen after a number of years away and finds his best pal, Jackie Flannery (Oldman), is a major player in the Irish/American mob being run by his elder brother, Frankie Flannery (Harris). With a love interest rekindled and a secret he dare not reveal, Terry is soon caught in a maelstrom of danger and tested loyalties. It got lost in the slipstream of Goodfellas, but although it’s not in the same league as Scorsese’s critical darling, State of Grace is a splendid slice of neo-noir gangsterism. The plot is made up of standard genre tropes, divided loyalties, betrayals, kinship, revenge, rivalries, territorial machismo and etc, all of which of course comes laced with spitfire dialogue and sparky violence. The strengths come with the performances of the lead cast members, the visual flourishes via Cronenweth and Joanou and Morricone’s classical score. Penn and Oldman are forces of nature, the former a ball of emotional turbulence, the latter a hopped up maniac with killer tendencies. Harris as the daddio main man is a moody and malevolent presence, as is Joe Viterelli as mafia boss man Borelli. Wright seems a little out of place in this material, Turturo isn’t used nearly enough, but Reilly scores well with a limited role and Burgess Meredith pops in for a superb cameo. It doesn’t have originality on its side, but it’s a mightily strong film regardless, with the human drama drawing one in as the tech skills impress across the board. 8/10

Bazzjazz

@Bazzjazz

2021-06-23

This is a fine film. Loved everything about it! Great ensemble cast, Sean Penn plays a fantastic role as imbedded mole unto his past ‘hoodlum’ friends. Gary Oldman is outstanding with such intensity and dynamic manic character he plays. Robin Wright plays the love interest, and you can understand how Penn fell for her (outside of movie) There’s such great music too. Brilliant soundtrack! Merrideth Burgess plays a lovely cameo which must have been one of his last appearances on film. The st Patrick’s Day Finale is beautifully filmed. Totally loved the film!! Seen it more than once!!