The Selling of Vince D'Angelo (1976)
Danny DeVito stars in and directs this critically acclaimed short film which was part of the ground breaking HBO/Cinemax anthology series, "Likely Stories." Danny plays corrupt Congressman Vince D'Angelo who is making a sleazy run to become Senator of New Jersey. In the process he spreads vicious rumors about his running mates and uses incendiary campaign commercials to get himself elected. His campaign is derailed when he is caught-on-tape giving a bribe to a G-man posing as a mobster. His response to the "Mobscam" debacle is to claim he was "conducting his own investigation" and then fakes an 11th hour assassination on himself to engender voter sympathy.
Director: Danny DeVito
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Danny DeVito as Vince D'Angelo |
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Rhea Perlman as Vince's Wife |
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Vincent Schiavelli as Vince's Right Hand Man |
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Frank Sivero as Vince's Left Hand Man |
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Tim Thomerson as Sen. Pete Harisson |
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Joan Darling as Cong. Mary McKenzie |
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Joe Santos as FBI Guy |
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Jason Hervey as Vince's Son |
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Jessica Lee Smith as Vince's Daughter |
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Corky Pigeon as Vince's Fake Son |
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Paige Taylor as Vince's Fake Daughter |
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Mary Linda Phillips as Vince's Fake Wife |
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Harvey Miller as Vince's Lawyer |
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Tawny Tyler as Marya Small |
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Lawrence Parks as Reporter #1 |
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Jeffrey Lampert as Reporter #2 |
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Lisle Wilson as Reporter #3 |
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Ava Megna Bonamy as Pregnant Mom |
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Fred Scialla as Nephew Asssassin |
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Janet Rotblatt as Nun |
| Production | David Jablin | Producer |
| Writing | Jim Mulholland | Writer |
| Writing | Michael Barrie | Writer |
| Production | Lee Biondi | Co-Producer |
| Production | Alain Silver | Production Executive |
| Production | Patrick Regan | Production Executive |
| Production | John Arvanites | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Irv Goodnoff | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Eric Jenkins | Editor |
| Editing | Marshall Harvey | Editor |
| Camera | Samuel Buddy Fries | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Ray Peschke | Gaffer |
| Camera | Wendell Wethington | Key Grip |
| Camera | Jim McEachen | Best Boy Grip |
| Lighting | Randy Polk | Electrician |
| Lighting | Ron Halpern | Electrician |
| Lighting | Jesse Mather | Electrician |
| Lighting | Brian McEachen | Electrician |
| Sound | Ken Beauchene | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Walter Gorey | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Doris Cosmo | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Darlis Chefalo | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tonyia Verna | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pamela Carter | Costumer |
| Art | Dennis White | Props |
| Art | Nancy Arnold | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Danny DeVito | Director |
| Directing | Patrick Regan | Stage Director |
