Federal Protection (2001)
Directed by Anthony Hickox
Genres - Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Action Thriller, Black Comedy |
Release Date - Jan 1, 2002 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 94 min. |
Countries - Canada, United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Buzz McClain
"Chop Chop" Frankie Carbone (Armand Assante) has made a career out of stealing cars for the mob in Chicago. An attempted assassination by a mob boss goes badly and Frankie retaliates, only to wind up in the hands of the Feds. Frankie agrees to testify against the mobsters and his life is suddenly worthless -- unless he submits to going into federal protection. The FBI gives him a new name -- Howard Akers -- and relocates him to a sleepy middle-class suburb in Little Rock, AR. Howard catches the attention of his lovely neighbor, Leigh (Angela Featherstone), a bored fund-raiser for a non-profit zoo whose husband, Dennis (David Lipper), is having an affair -- and she knows it, but she doesn't know it's with her hot-blooded sister, Bootsie (Dina Meyer). Leigh becomes friends with the enigmatic Howard, but Dennis and Bootsie see an opportunity to earn the million-dollar bounty the mob has put on his head by turning him in to the mob.
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assassination, car-theft, extramarital-affair, FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), Mafia, suburbs