Jerry (Joe Mantegna), a low-level mobster, is tasked with keeping Gino (Don Ameche), an old shoeshiner, safe the weekend before he is set to confess to a murder he didn't commit. The misadventure begins when Gino is mistaken for a mob boss when Jerry takes him out for a final fling. Ameche and Mantegna shared Best Actor honors at the Venice Film Festival for their roles in this David Mamet romp.
