The Neon Empire
GenreDrama
Written byPete Hamill
Edward Anhalt
Directed byLarry Peerce
StarringRay Sharkey
Linda Fiorentino
Music byLalo Schifrin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerCharles W. Fries
ProducerRichard Maynard
Production locationsEloy, Arizona
Casa Grande, Arizona
Coolidge, Arizona
Florence, Arizona
CinematographyGerald Hirschfeld
EditorBob Wyman
Running time3hr. 6min.
Production companiesFries Entertainment
Richard Maynard Productions
Original release
NetworkShowtime
ReleaseDecember 3, 1989 (1989-12-03)

The Neon Empire is a 1989 American television crime-drama miniseries directed by Larry Peerce and starring Ray Sharkey and Linda Fiorentino.[1][2] It originally aired on two consecutive nights (December 3 and 4, 1989) on Showtime.[2]

Plot

Junior Morloff, a Jewish gangster, is traveling out west when he comes across Las Vegas, a small town at the time. Surprised that gambling is legal there, he gets an idea to build a casino.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Hiltbrand, David (December 4, 1989). "Picks and Pans Review: The Neon Empire". People. No. 23. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b O'Connor, John J. (November 30, 1989). "Inventing Las Vegas In 'The Neon Empire'". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 January 2016.

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Films directed by Larry Peerce
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