Cosmo Vittelli, the proprietor of a sleazy, low-rent Hollywood cabaret, has a real affection for the women who strip in his peepshows and the staff who keep up his dingy establishment. He also has a major gambling problem that has gotten him in trouble before. When Cosmo loses big-time at an underground casino run by mobster Mort, he isn't able to pay up. Mort then offers Cosmo the chance to pay back his debt by knocking off a pesky, Mafia-protected bookie.
Ben Gazzara
as Cosmo Vittelli
Timothy Carey
as Flo
Seymour Cassel
as Mort Weil
Robert Phillips
as Phil
Morgan Woodward
as The Boss
Al Ruban
as Marty Reitz
Azizi Johari
as Rachel
Haji
as Haji
Alice Friedland
as Sherry
Derna Wylde
as Derna
Virginia Carrington
as Mama
Carolyn Warren
as Carol
