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The Selling of Vince D'Angelo

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.

Top Cast

  • Danny DeVito

    Danny DeVito

    Vince D'Angelo

  • Rhea Perlman

    Rhea Perlman

    Vince's Wife

  • Vincent Schiavelli

    Vincent Schiavelli

    Vince's Right Hand Man

  • Frank Sivero

    Frank Sivero

    Vince's Left Hand Man

  • Tim Thomerson

    Tim Thomerson

    Sen. Pete Harisson

  • Joan Darling

    Joan Darling

    Cong. Mary McKenzie

  • Joe Santos

    Joe Santos

    FBI Guy

  • Jason Hervey

    Jason Hervey

    Vince's Son

  • Jessica Lee Smith

    Jessica Lee Smith

    Vince's Daughter

Overview

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.

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