

The Neon Empire
1989-12-03 · 186 min · ★ 6.7
New York mobster Junior Moloff begins plans to transform Las Vegas into a mecca of prostitution and gambling.
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- Directors
- Larry Peerce
- Production companies
- Fries Entertainment, Richard Maynard Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Ray SharkeyJunior Molov
Linda FiorentinoLucy
Gary BuseyFrank Weston
Dylan McDermottVic
Martin LandauMax
Julie CarmenMiranda
Harry GuardinoNick
Michael ZelnikerBurt Stone
Richard BrooksTampa
Andreas KatsulasVito
Dale DyeChief Bates
Natalija NogulichMildred
Tyra FerrellSamantha
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