''Laws of Gravity'' is a 1992 American
crime drama
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film written and directed by
Nick Gomez
Nick Gomez (born April 13, 1963) is an American film director and writer. He has directed for a number of television and film. His first feature-length film was the 1992 movie ''Laws of Gravity'', which won awards at both the Berlin Internatio ...
and starring
Peter Greene
Peter Greene (born Peter Green; October 8, 1965) is an American actor. A character actor, he is generally known for portraying villains. He is best known for the roles in the 1994 films ''The Mask'', where he plays the films antagonist, Dorian ...
.
Plot
Jimmy and Johnny are two Brooklyn street toughs who never made it into workaday society. Danger is the hit that gets them out of bed. Jimmy owes a loan shark money and Johnny is wanted by the police. Things go further out of control when their old friend Frankie arrives in a stolen car with a trunkload of guns for sale.
Cast
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Peter Greene
Peter Greene (born Peter Green; October 8, 1965) is an American actor. A character actor, he is generally known for portraying villains. He is best known for the roles in the 1994 films ''The Mask'', where he plays the films antagonist, Dorian ...
as Jimmy
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Edie Falco
Edith Falco (born July 5, 1963) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Carmela Soprano on the HBO series ''The Sopranos'' (1999–2007), and Nurse Jackie Peyton on the Showtime series ''Nurse Jackie'' (2009–2015). She also ...
as Denise
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Adam Trese
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as Jon
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Arabella Field
Arabella Field (born February 5, 1965) is an American actress and film producer known for her roles in films such as ''Dante's Peak'', ''Feeling Minnesota'', ''Godzilla'', '' National Treasure'', '' Paper Man'' and as Melinda Bitterman in the ...
as Celia
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Paul Schulze
Paul Schulze (born June 12, 1962) is an American actor. He is known for appearing in ''The Sopranos'', ''Nurse Jackie'', '' 24'' (2002–2004), and '' The Punisher'' (2017), and his films roles in ''Panic Room'' (2002), and ''Rambo'' (2008).
C ...
as Frankie
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Saul Stein as Sal
* Tony Fernandez as Tommy
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Larry Meistrich as Pete
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James Michael McCauley
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*James (name), the typically masculine first name James
* James (surname), various people with the last name James
James or James City may also refer to:
People
* King James (disambiguat ...
as Kenny (as James McCauley)
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Rick Groel as Kevin
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Anibal O. Lleras as Rey (as Anibel Leirras)
* John Gallagher as Bobby
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David Troup as Sullivan
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Miguel Sierra as Vasquez
* David Tuttle as Ted
References
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1992 films
1992 crime drama films
American crime drama films
American independent films
Films directed by Nick Gomez
1992 directorial debut films
1992 independent films
1990s English-language films
1990s American films
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