
Men of Means
1999-05-25 · 80 min · ★ 7.0
In a world where two men in close proximity will eventually draw guns, Rico "BULLET" Burke finds himself at a crossroads. Having long ago ruined his brilliant collegiate football career through his own folly, Rico must now decide whether to continue in complacent servitude as the collection muscle for a vicious Brooklyn mobster, or to put behind him the vagaries of his youth and look for that window of opportunity that will provide a better life for him and his wholly dependant brother Joey.
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- Directors
- George Mendeluk
- Production companies
- Saban Entertainment, Producers Network Associates
- Countries
- Canada
- Status
- Released
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Michael ParéRico 'Bullet' Burke
Austin PendletonJerry Trask
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