Scam (film)

Scam (released theatrically in the Philippines as Restless Heart) is a 1993 television film adaptation of crime drama novel by Craig Smith titled Ladystinger. It originally aired on Showtime in May 1993.

For the 2009 South Korean film, see The Scam (film).
Scam
VHS Artwork
GenreCrime
Drama
Based onLadystinger
by Craig Smith
Written byCraig Smith
Directed byJohn Flynn
StarringChristopher Walken
Lorraine Bracco
Miguel Ferrar
Martin Donovan
Theme music composerStephen Graziano
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerFrederick Schneier
ProducersDavid Lancaster
Donald L. Gold (line producer) (as Don Gold)
CinematographyRic Waite
EditorMichael N. Knue
Running time102 minutes
Release
Original release
  • May 22, 1993 (1993-05-22)

Plot

Maggie Rohrer (Lorraine Bracco) is a seductive con-artist scamming the rich in Miami Beach. When she picks the wrong mark, Jack Shanks (Christopher Walken), he blackmails her into working with him on the ultimate scam in Jamaica. He wants to use her talents in a much bigger scam: ripping off a crime lord by getting at his programmer's computer files. But she starts to have doubts about what he's really after when she finds a huge stash of loot with the disks. He claims no knowledge of the money, she distrusts him, he's using her, things start getting dangerous and even murderous - and then her boyfriend shows up. When the scam turns deadly, murder and double-cross become the only way to finish their dangerous game.

Cast
Actor/Actress Role
Christopher WalkenJack Shanks
Lorraine BraccoMaggie Rohrer
Miguel FerrerBarry Landers
Martin DonovanGordon Wexler
James McDanielDaniel Poole
Daniel von BargenAlbert Magliocco
Eric AvariMr. Ayub

Production

John Flynn says he was offered the film by Showtime on the basis of his work for them on Nails (1992). The movie was shot in Jamaica. Flynn:

It was a privilege to work with Chris Walken. What a fine actor he is. Miguel Ferrer and Martin Donovan are also first-rate talents, but Lorraine Bracco was clinically depressed at the time, having trouble with her boyfriend Edward James Olmos and her ex-husband Harvey Keitel. So Lorraine wasn't at the top of her game in Scam.[1]

Release

Scam was first aired on Showtime in the United States on May 22, 1993. In the Philippines, the film was released in theaters as Restless Heart by Golden Films on July 6, 1994.[2]

References
  1. Harvey F. Chartrand (2005). "Interview with John Flynn". Shock Cinema. pp. 26–29+46.
  2. "Sizzling Action Starts Today!". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. July 6, 1994. p. 23. Retrieved July 27, 2021. Original Songs by Maxi Priest
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